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South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Osorno January 25th 2018

Landing in Osorno is a shock. Flying south from Santiago de Chile all you see from the Eastern side of the plane are volcanoes. They seemed to get larger and more frequent as we went on. Then we dropped down onto a huge rolling fertile plain, with small farms, green meadows, ripening wheat, rivers and lakes. Wait. This is Uruguay – or Austria. The town of Osorno with some 150,000 inhabitants reminds me a lot of Melo – the one time Fairless/Brown home in Northern Uruguay. It is an agricultural town, serving rich farms that stretch East to the hills and down to the coast. The motto of the town is Meat, Milk and Wood -- the main sources of livelihood for the past 150 years. This area was tightly held by the Mapuche Indians, who ... read more
Osorno Airport
Osorno Airport and tourists
Hotel garden - lots of hydrangeas in gardens here

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Osorno March 9th 2017

We were told that Volcano Osorno, last errupted 1835 when Charles Darwin visited Chile. Noting, that no murmuring was going on below the surface, we took two chairlifts before a 4.5 hour round hike to touch the snow and drink from the run off from icicles, before the chairlifts decent to base camp and the zig zag drive back down the remaining steep slope. Very breathtaking views of the the massive Llanquihue lake below, the second largest lake in South America and the cordillera mountain tops competing with majestic Osorno and Volcano Calbuco also in view. There are two other volcanoes in this vicinity, Puntiagudo and Tronador. Though these were not in view od our angle. Fasinating flora and fauna in the area and volcanic dust and larva rock of so many colours, depending on how ... read more
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South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Osorno March 5th 2017

A sight-seeing off the village of Las Cascadas, turn off a beaten track around lake Llanquihue and arrive at a beautiful walk/hike over wooden bridges and ladders, approximately three kms in to see stunning waterfalls and streams running over volcanic rocks. Along the way stop to view a salmon farm on the lake.... read more
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South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Osorno February 7th 2017

Sunday is family outing day, with everyman and his dog, tourists galore, bus loads and cars/autos tail to tail on return from lakes side swims, trekking, picnics, waterfalls and visiting Volcanoes eateries quaint cafes/restaurants and small towns in the surrounds of the massive lake Llanquihue that circumference can take up to four hours to drive around. A whole day trip of all the fascinating things to do and see along the way. This Sunday, was a car trip to the base camp of the volcano Orsono and a climb up to the ski chair lift point and a beautiful visual ride down for me of mountains and the "huge" lake ;)... read more
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South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Osorno March 7th 2016

After less than 24 hours on board everyone is bemoaning the loss of contact with the outside world and the onboard internet packages have been studied. Bernie has signed up for 250 minutes (US$0.40/minute). I would like to get Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu published seeing as we consider those two days to be a tour highlight but, after that, we might wait until we have free internet access again. We were at sea all day today sailing from Valparaiso toward Puerto Montt. Captain PJ (Pieter Jan van Maurik) announced that we were travelling at an average speed of 17-18 knots which is about twice the speed that we cruised around the Northern Aegean last year. I guess the Mediterranean coastline of Turkey and the Northern Aegean Greek Isles is much more compact than the distances ... read more
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South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Osorno January 18th 2015

Folgende Highlights sind in den Fotos zu bewundern: 1) der katholische Friedhof und das Gefängnis unmittelbar daneben (nur von außen, sie sind mir noch nicht auf die Schliche gekommen). 2) ein privater Flohmarkt, Auslage im Fenster 3) Kunst (Rindviecher- größter Viehmarkt in Südchile in Osorno) 4) die Kathedrale (während einer Messe) 5) die Piazza del Armas, direkt vor der Kathedrale mit einem aufregenden Brunnen, einem Musikpavillion und der städtebaulichen Kulisse von Osorno, es war gerade ein kleiner Markt mit lokalem Kunsthandwerk... read more
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South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Osorno January 17th 2015

Mit diesen Schönheiten ist so eine Sache - die umgebende Landschaft ist schön, aber für Osorno hat's offenbar nicht mehr gereicht. Osorno liegt an der Panamericana, ist eine recht wohlhabende Industrie- und Handelsstadt mit einem agrarwirtschaftlich geprägtem Umland und hat so etwa 160.000 Einwohner (die mir sehr leid tun...). Ab 1850 wurde die Gegend, planmäßig mit europäischen Einwanderern besiedelt. besonders auch deutschsprachigen Kolonisten. Eine deutsche Kirche wurde errichtet. Die Einwohnerzahl im Jahr 1875 betrug 1895 Personen, meist Deutsche. Das "Instituto Alemán de Osorno" (Deutsche Schule Osorno) feierte im März 2004 sein einhundertfünfzigjähriges Bestehen. Dabei brachten die Einwandere nicht nur ihre Handwerke mit, sondern auch ihre Rreligionen, so dass es auch hier zu lebhaften A... read more
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Gartenabteilung in einem Chinesenladen
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South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Osorno January 17th 2015

Several days into our Honeymoon Adventure, and we have made it South to Puerto Varas. Santiago is a fascinating city, with so much history and culture. The architecture is stunning, with very obsious European influences. Being 92 degrees, we were ready to head South toward Patagonia just as soon as we landed. We had to take a couple of days to orient ourselves to being in the southern hemisphere, in the heat. . . .and also we were not able to leave until last night as the trains and buses were all booked. At least we were able to wander the city, go to one of the oldest Cathedrals in Santiago, and went to the Muesum of Art Precolumbia. No words can describe the incredible art that indeginous people created, some thousands and thousands of years ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Osorno January 16th 2015

Langweiliger Tag, Flug nach Osorno, dort ins Hotel, Waschtag, Wäscheleinen dekorativ durchs Zimmer. Deutlich kühler als in Santiago, aber das ist wirklich angenehm.... read more
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South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Osorno March 12th 2013

Voilà, la boucle est bouclée, le dernier voyage en bus en Argentine se fera avec Andesmar, tout comme il a commencé ! Dernière chance de se racheter ! Déjà, je les remercie d’avoir une liaison directe vers le Chili et des places dispos. En plus le service pour le voyage Bariloche-Osorno était parfait (je leur pardonne donc leur heure de retard à l’arrivée à Bariloche…) : plateau déjeuner et gouter pour 5 heures de route, un « steward » qui était très sympa et qui donnait toutes les infos au micro (oui, il branchait le micro à chaque fois pour nous parler !), des films décents, le top ! Et la route ma foi était jolie, à repasser var Villa La Angostura sur la route des 7 lacs et avant revoir de loin les montagnes de ... read more
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