After not sleeping very much on the night bus from Santiago, I arrived bright and early Wednesday morning in Pucón. It´s a small-ish town in a beautiful setting on the edge of Lake Villarrica, overlooked by (still active) Volcano Villarrica, and is one of the main tourist centres in the Chilean Lake District. And boy, is it touristy...loads of cafes, restaurants and bars, all packed, mainly, with Chileans on holiday. It´s one of the main centres for outdoor adventure activities in Chile, and in that way reminded me a bit of Taupo in New Zealand. There are loads of tour and travel agencies wanting to sell you various activities - whitewater rafting, volcano climbing...After Valparaíso, it was all a bit overwhelming, particularly seeing as I was feeling a bit sleep deprived. Thankfully, the hostel I stayed
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