Sur and Lake District of Chile

Chile's Osorno volcano has been called the Fujimaya of South America. The Lake District has been likened to Switzerland, but Chile's spectacular arrangement of lakes, volcanos, rivers and waterfalls stand completely on its own as a major travel destination.

The lake crossing between the lake districts of Chile and Argentina is an all-season trip that thousands of visitors enjoy every year. It involves both road and lake crossings, with scenic vistas of Andean mountain peaks, waterfalls and wildlife.

Popular Tours in Chile's Lake District includes a Helicopter Flight over the Osorno Volcano and visits to Petrohue Waterfalls, Horse Ride to the Hacienda Kila Leufu, Puyehue National Park, Ski Center and Volcanic Caves, Thermal Springs, Pucon City Tour and Huife Hot Springs. Frutillar,

Valdivia, called the City of Rivers and La Perla del Sur, is considered one of Chile's most beautiful cities. With a rich and vivid history, natural beauty and a fine tourist infrastructure, the port in Chile's gorgeous Lake District is a pleasure to visit.

Concepcion, familiarly called Conce, is Chile's second largest city. Located on the southern coast on the Bio Bio river, it's an important commercial and educational city. With parks, natural scenery, forests, lakes, wildlife and birding in close proximity, it's a good place to begin your tour of Chile's Lake District.

This article, like the others contributed by Sr. Fisk, is in Spanish. An account of guest author Clarence Fisk's visit to Lota, near Concepción, south of Santiago, to see the town, a fabulous park, and a coal mine, now open to visitors. The mine is called "El Chiflón del Diablo", or the Devil's Whistle, for the wind whistling through the tunnels. The text is accompanied by a photo gallery, with descritpions in English.

No wonder this area is so popular with visitors!

Hotel del Lago Resort and Casino is located in Pucon, on Lake Villarica in the gorgeous Chilean lake district, surrounded by lakes and volcanoes and all season attractions and recreational facilities. The hotel offers all the amenities of a major resort and the gamining opportunities of the casino offer an alternative source of entertainment.

These pictures capture only a portion of the volcano's beauty.

Puerto Montt is the capital of Region XX, Los Lagos, and the gateway to travel through the fjords, the Lake Crossing into Argentina, the mystical island of Chiloé and the center of commerce for the region.

Puerto Montt is the capital of Los Lagos region in the Araucanía and Lake District - a very scenic location.