We spent four lovely days in Pucon, Chile. This small town is a major outdoor adventure destination and we got experience quite a bit. We started out by going to the Pozones hot springs which were a natural rock hot springs followed by cold plunges in the river, que frio!!! The next day we had a great time white water rafting down class four rapids. It was a beautiful sunny day and the rapids were very exciting and we even got out of the raft and did a jump off a huge rock! Yes, I screamed a lot! There is a nice lake called Lago Villarica and we sat and read by it, very relaxing and beautiful. We saved the best for last and climbed up to the top of Volcano Villarica, an ACTIVE Volcano. Trekking to the top through volcanic rock, snow and then to the top was spectacular. The vistas of the mountains and lakes below were breathtaking. However there were toxic gases that come out of the volcano so when walking around the top you have to be careful! When we reached the top, inside the cone of the volcano were layers of different colors of volcanic rock and you could see and smell the gases and hear rumblings below. Then we got to slide down part of the mountain in the snow which was a lot of fun. We had a blast in this adventure town!
We spent four lovely days in Pucon, Chile. This small town is a major outdoor adventure destination and we got experience quite a bit. We started out by going to the Pozones hot springs which were a natural rock hot springs followed by cold plunges in the river, que frio!!! The next day we had a great time white water rafting down class four rapids. It was a beautiful sunny day and the rapids were very exciting and we even got out of the raft and did a jump off a huge rock! Yes, I screamed a lot! There is a nice lake called Lago Villarica and we sat and read by it, very relaxing and beautiful. We saved the best for last and climbed up to the top of Volcano Villarica, an ACTIVE Volcano. Trekking to the top through volcanic rock, snow and then to the top was spectacular. The vistas of the mountains and lakes below were breathtaking. However there were toxic gases that come out of the volcano so when walking around the top you have to be careful! When we reached the top, inside the cone of the volcano were layers of different colors of volcanic rock and you could see and smell the gases and hear rumblings below. Then we got to slide down part of the mountain in the snow which was a lot of fun. We had a blast in this adventure town!
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