It's March 2011 and we just got back from a great Chile vacacion! We went to Pucón. It's a popular, if not THE most popular vacation spot of the country. During the Chilean summer break (Dec-Feb) this place is packed with Santiaguinos (Santiago citizens) while the busy metropolis actually feels quite deserted. But now everyone is back on track, so perfect time for us to escape the urban jungle...
The first stop on our way down south was in the township of Angol. Not much to see there, but the town provides excellent access to the nearby Nahuelbuta National Park. Nahuelbuta was especially created to protect the Chilean auraucaria pines, a tree symbolic to the area. A few of these species, like the one we "climbed", are said to be 2000 years old! But it's not only the ancient auraucarias, the whole park has a wild and mystic feeling to it, and I honestly expected a giant dragonfly from the carbon age passing by at any moment... Also, despite arriving there at 1pm and in high season, the park ranger at the registry gate told us we were the first visitors today - so we enjoyed exploring our very own 6800ha of wilderness!
The first stop on our way down south was in the township of Angol. Not much to see there, but the town provides excellent access to the nearby Nahuelbuta National Park. Nahuelbuta was especially created to protect the Chilean auraucaria pines, a tree symbolic to the area. A few of these species, like the one we "climbed", are said to be 2000 years old! But it's not only the ancient auraucarias, the whole park has a wild and mystic feeling to it, and I honestly expected a giant dragonfly from the carbon age passing by at any moment... Also, despite arriving there at 1pm and in high season, the park ranger at the registry gate told us we were the first visitors today - so we enjoyed exploring our very own 6800ha of wilderness!
