Blogs from Pucón, Araucanía, Chile, South America - page 14

My arrival in Pucon was on a cloudy, cheerless day and I would have had little idea that one of Chile's most active volcanoes was lurking just 15km to the south if my guidebook hadn't told me (though it's possible I might have figured it out from the many tour agencies around town offering volcano climbs). Smart cafes and a wealth of lodgings indicated a tourist hotspot, and some of the first voices I heard were American. I somehow managed to pick a hostel that was both overpriced and underendowed with facilities, learning only after having checked in that strictly speaking they weren't lying when they said the place had wifi (it just didn't work), the "toasty" conditions that would apparently result from the wood-burning stove being fired up only extended about a metre away from ... read more

Hasta luego Argentinien und Chile!!! Hola chicos!!!! Nosotros terminamos nuestro viaje en Argentina y Chile. El viaje a la Patagonia es muy lindo, ..... Patagonia tiene muchos lugares diferentes !!! Hay montanas, vulcanos, lagos, hielos,....... que bueno !!!! Hace 4 semanas tenemos solo sol , no nubes y no lluvia .... :o) Pero por las noches esta mucho frio en la carpa !!!! ...... tenemos hielo en nuestro carpa por la manana ... brrrrr ! El curso de Espanol es muy importante -- ahora hablamos y escribemos espanol perfecto :0) .... o no ?? Hasta luegooooo !!!!!!! So, wir hoffen wir haben euch jetzt mit unseren erwobenen Spanischkenntnissen beeindrucken koennen. Der Spanischkurs und der Aufenthalt bei einer argentinischen Familie in Bariloche war wirklich super. Da Bariloche neben spanisch Stunden auch jede Menge schoener Berge zu bieten ... read more

Day 197 - Friday 4 April The bus pulled into Pucon about 8 in the morning and apart from the stray dogs you get in every south american town, the place was deserted. We´d already booked in somewhere so set off to find it. Suddenly a car pulled up and asked us if we were going to the hostel we´ve booked into. It was the owner and she´d come to give us a free lift. Rather decent of her. After checking in I left Russ and Pa to go and have a walk around town whilst I had a shower and freshend up. Everybody who comes to Pucon climbs the volcano but as I did one a few weeks ago in New Zealand I wasn´t planning on doing so. However after reading about it on the ... read more

¡Queridos amigos! Vom ziemlich touristischen Puerto Varas aus wollten wir mal wieder etwas von den ganz grossen Touristenstroemen ausscheren und fuhren mit dem Minibus à la Türkye ins malerische Petrohue mitten im Parque Nacional Vicente Perez Rosales. Die Fahrt war denn auch schon recht unterhaltsam, da im komplett ueberladenen Bus der Feuerloescher losging und eine dicke Staubwolke alles bedeckte. Die Chilenen nahmen das aber ziemlich mit Humor und der Staub wurde kurz abgeklopft und die Fahrt rasch fortgesetzt. Petrohue selber ist aeusserst klein und besteht eigentlich bloss aus einem (teuren) Hotel, einem Schiffssteg mit Kiosk und ein paar Campingplaetzen mit angeschlossenen Pensionen. Wir bezogen unser Zimmer in der aeusserst idyllisch gelegenen Hospedaje Kuescher mit schoenster Aussicht auf den Volcán Osorno und den Lago Todos los Santos. Den Nachmittag verbrachten wir gemue... read more

Right, We´re just about to leave Pucon in the Chilean lake district and head off over 2 ish days of travelling to Los Roques in venezuela. There´s been too much going on to put any decent info on everyhting we´ve done so we´ll do that properly upon our return to blighty. Very quick highlights, Patagonia was amazing Buenos aires - jolly good Glaciers - quality Pucon volcano climbing brill, mountain biking splendid although suffering a little today. Overall weather been good, food and wine and beer even better. Most random moment of the trip so far was when i was sat next to robert from venezuela on the plane. he is venezuela´s best U19 javelin thrower and had just started to learn english. I have left him with a copy of pies and prejudice to accelerate ... read more