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Five Days in the Lake Country
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The Chilean Lake District in Southern Chile is defined by its many lakes in the shadows of the Andes. It includes the cities of Temuco, Villarrica, Pucon, Valdivia, Osorno, Puyehue, Puerto Octo, Frutillar, Puerto Varas, and Puerto Montt.
Not as wild as Chilean Patagonia to the south, in contrast to other regions of Chile this is an area of snow-capped volcanoes, pale green lakes and endless miles of virgin and ancient forest. At approximately 600 miles in length, from Concepcion in the north, to Chiloe and Chilean Patagonia to the south, the Lake District is without doubt one of the most visually beautiful areas in Chile.
Mixed in with the natural beauty are interesting and quirky towns. Puerto Varas and Frutillar, both villages located on Lake Llanquihue, over 600 miles south of Santiago, were founded during the first German immigration wave to Chile in 1850. The region, characterized by forests, rivers and mountains, gives the feeling of being in the Alps. Only the Osorno volcano with its conical shape, shown here, reminds visitors that they are not traveling through southern Bavaria..
Not as wild as Chilean Patagonia to the south, in contrast to other regions of Chile this is an area of snow-capped volcanoes, pale green lakes and endless miles of virgin and ancient forest. At approximately 600 miles in length, from Concepcion in the north, to Chiloe and Chilean Patagonia to the south, the Lake District is without doubt one of the most visually beautiful areas in Chile.
Mixed in with the natural beauty are interesting and quirky towns. Puerto Varas and Frutillar, both villages located on Lake Llanquihue, over 600 miles south of Santiago, were founded during the first German immigration wave to Chile in 1850. The region, characterized by forests, rivers and mountains, gives the feeling of being in the Alps. Only the Osorno volcano with its conical shape, shown here, reminds visitors that they are not traveling through southern Bavaria..
