Pucon Travel Guide

One of the main tourist centers in the Chilean Araucanía Region, the City of Pucón lies at the foot of the Villarrica Volcano, in the foothills of the Andes Mountain Range. Its urban center is located on the southern shores of Lake Villarrica, one of the first links of a long chain of lakes in southern Chile.
Located 789 kilometers from the City of Santiago, it may be accesed along the Panamericana Route or through the Mamuil Malal Pass from Argentina. The leafy scenery and the attractive flowers that ornament the roads anticipate the beauty of Pucón.

Everybody climbs the volcano, but you can also go around it. It's a trekking, you need to carry everything and it's a ballbuster to find the path sometimes but i never experienced such a quiet trek, you cross the argenintan border as well at some point. Really recomendable, there's a map you can get in the office of natural parks in Pucon, you skip the first 3 days of the treck around villarica, and start further down the path, because the first part is less interesting. Don't do it without binoculars and if you can't read a map.

Pucon is a small town, but a lovely one. Lots of rock buildings, tall trees, cold (but nice) weather, beautiful landscape. If you go to Pucon you should definitely go to a Cafe in the city and order a hot chocolate and a chilenito (yummy cake). You can also go to the lake and do some water sports or you can go skiing in the Cordillera. Is one of the most amazing places I've ever been and you would love it too!