Pucon

   Those who want to conquer the Villaricu volcano usually come here. Early in the morning they set off for the ascent, first on foot, then on the cable car, then they walk along the edge of the glacier using “crampons”, climb to the crater, to the very top, wearing respirators, fumes they are dangerous from the crater, but they slide down on a toboggan in the snow. Many excursion agencies recruit groups of people who want to. I wanted to. But when I watched the video, I changed my mind. Still that fan of extreme. Maybe some other time, when I’m mentally prepared) Instead We were planning to visit another nature reserve with waterfalls and thermal spa springs. But when we were there, I realized that we would not visit anything. It was raining like a wall, the temperature outside was about 10 degrees.

   In between the rains, we managed to walk through the park, decorated with authentic sculptures of Indians, apparently reflecting the essence of their whole life.

   We drove to the lake, but the rain charged so much that we had to look at it from the window. And the traditional Christmas tree, New Year all the same.

   Then my friend announced that he had found an interesting place very close, and took us to … ”Enchanted forest”.

   You walk along a boardwalk labyrinth towards fairytale characters and heroes of local folklore. Who appear from the thickets with sounds. Each has a sign with a description, but I don’t remember whether there was an English version or only Spanish. I remember that it was cold and rain. The weather was good for children. I would definitely like it here.

   After the “Forest” there was an offer to go to the Ojos de Caburgua waterfall (eyes of Caburgua), with azure reservoirs with a pure turquoise color. But when I imagined that now I would have to wade through a wet forest, in the rain, with wet feet … brrr. The best solution There was nothing more to do here, and we can assume that here we wasted time. We had to overcome another 400 km to Concepcion and early in the morning, the next day, fly to Santiago.