Day Trip

Climbing the Villarrica Volcano

5 December 2011
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Climbing Volcán Villarrica is a part of our 200 things to do in Chile list. If you are going to Pucón in the south of Chile, then you will notice a smoking volcano just out of town. I mean, it is an obvious in-your-face volcano, perfectly conical and generally cool looking… smokin’. And yes, you [...]

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Todos Los Santos Lake Crossing Chile

10 January 2011
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Todos Los Santos Lake Crossing Day Trip We have just completed number 74 of our 200 Things to do in Chile list And it just about didn’t happen!! The crossing of Lago Todos Los Santos (Lake) is only part of the journey which takes you from Puerto Varas in Chile to Bariloche in Argentina. The [...]

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Frutillar Day Trip

6 January 2011

A day trip to Frutillar Frutillar can easily be enjoyed on a day trip from Puerto Varas or Puerto Montt. There are a number of tours that can be taken there (if you like to be herded along like sheep) though it is very easy to get there and back by yourself. NOTE: Frutillar is [...]

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Reserva Nacional Laguna Torca – Chile

30 August 2010
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Reserva Nacional Laguna Torca The Reserva Nacional Laguna Torca (Torca Lagoon National Park) which is administrated by CONAF (the Government’s National Forest Corporation), encompasses 604 hectares of beautifuls landscape. The Park is made up of 3 areas: Bosque de Llico (Llico Forest) Laguna Torca (Torca Lagoon) and Isla Cerrillos (Cerrillos Island) It is reserve where you [...]

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Laguna de Chaxa National Reserve for Flamingos

9 August 2010
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Laguna de Chaxa National Reserve for flamingos Laguna de Chaxa (Chaxa Lake) lies in the Salar de Atacama, about 70 km from San Pedro de Atacama (or about 30 km from Toconao). When you make your way from San Pedro, South to Salar de Atacama, the scenery is really captivating, mountains in the back, a [...]

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Day trip to Colonia Uruguay

19 July 2010
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A day trip to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay COLONIA is just an hour by fast boat from Buenos Aires, but it seems a world away. The historic centre of this small Uruguayan town is so well preserved that you’ll think you’ve stumbled on a film set for a historical drama. And because of its [...]

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