Westfalia Puerto Varas

La Paz 507 Puerto Varas, Lake District, Chile

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Puerto Varas: days 1 & 2

A travel blog entry by lieselbotha

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... hat, gloves, jacket and umbrella, I first started at the church, which was built between 1915 and 1918. It mirrors a church in the Black Forest of Germany and is covered by corrugated iron sheets, like a lot of buildings in the southern parts of Chile. After having my fill of German-Chilean architecture of the turn of the last century, I found myself at the lake’s edge. The wind was whipping up some small waves. I walked along the path towards the pier and the TIC. Here ...

Look, its a Volcano!!

A travel blog entry by knaeve

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... I was traveling with met a girl that was going the same place as him, so they decided to go there together the following day. I was very hungover the following day, so I did nothing. The weather wasnt too nice, so it wasnt that bad.

The next day the weather was amazing. So Michael and I got up early and took a bus to the waterfalls of Petrohue. The were pretty nice, but the park was very small, and after ...

Recovery, borders and fantastic fish!

A travel blog entry by nick88

... was actually a newly forming volcano in the middle of two other volcano's! This also means that there might be various aftershocks and tremors sometimes on a weekly basis which could be pretty interesting in the upcoming weeks!

Right now all the sights from the coach window had been seen, it was time for me to catch up on some much needed sleep! Manged to grab about 3 hours before we arrived in a quiet quaint town called Puerto Varas, with a view of the best ...

Another day watching the world go by

A travel blog entry by sasi_lassies

... was a fauna talk - boy the sea birds out here are huge! We spent a lot of time up on the navigation bridge sighting lots of whale spouts but no breaching. Thankfully the swell is only 2-2.5 metres the last few crossings have been up to 10 metres - however we have taken the kwells just in case. Not much else happening here just relaxing!

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Saying So Long to the South

A travel blog entry by jmabro

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... do to be staying in hostels, the benefits of kitchens and social interaction far outweigh the benefits of a hotel or b&b BUT I have no doubt we will go for the odd night or two of anti-social hotel luxury :-)

We headed off to the bus station walking into the brightest of sunsets as we bid a very fond farewell to Patagonia. We really do understand the reasons for so many people wanting to find their own piece or experience of Patagonia; it really is so very ...