Pucon

The Lake District

---

January 15th 2010
After Valparaiso, I headed on a bus south to Pucon, Chile, as I had heard about the beautiful volcano there. I arrived at the hostel in Pucon, which was actually a family's old converted house, called Donde German Hostel. It was in a beautiful setting, with a big backyard with an amazing view of the hostel. The family running the hostel was very nice, and the hostel owner (German) even drove a ... read more

South America » Chile

---

Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more