Pucón, is a lacustrine city that is located 789 kilometers from Santiago, 110 kd. from Temuco, 26 kilometers from Villarrica. Considered as an important tourist center, “South Center of Chile”.
It is located in the province of Cautín, IX Region of La Araucanía. Territorially it extends from the commune of Melipeuco and Cunco in the north to the communes of Panguipulli and Villarrica in the south. To the east it limits with Curarrehue and to the west with Villarrica.
Its precordillerana location, with lakes, intermediate towns, rivers, wooded and cattle areas, as well as the location of the city between Lake Villarrica and the volcano of the same name, place it as a prime tourist enclave in the country, which has allowed the displacement of investment capital in infrastructure, services and housing for an increasingly growing population, with a growth rate of 1.24%, one of the communes with the highest population growth in the region.
This area is accessible by air and land. From the Panamericana Sur, Temuco-Freire-Villarrica route (5 South – R. 55); and from Argentina (International Route 119) through the Mamuil Malal International Pass; air to Pucón in summer time, and long weekends. No less than five interprovincial bus companies connect Pucón with the capital of Chile, daily. From the one of December of 2003, the railroad route begins, after the rejuvenation of tracks and trains, which will allow to count daily with this service from the capital to Temuco. From Temuco to Pucón, bus lines have frequencies every half hour.
There is a great interconnection between the different lakes through paved roads and gravel roads that allow transit throughout the year.
In the middle of the Andes mountain range, in the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, there are Llaima, Villarrica, Quetrupillan, Lanin and Mocho-Choshuenco volcanoes, as well as other extinct ones in the area of Lake Caburga, such as the San Sebastián volcano. The most active in Chile are the Llaima and the Villarrica, with a record of 10 eruptions each in the present century.
Located in the Villarrica National Park of 2,847 SNM; It is considered to be one of the 10 most active volcanoes in the world, with permanent fumaroles, it is characterized as the only active volcano where you can climb to the summit.
On its slopes is the Villarrica Ski Center, which has a cafeteria, lifts and equipment rental service and instructors in the snow season between July and October. It is accessed by the road that goes from Pucón-Villarrica.
As a study and observation of local flora and fauna with abundant presence of birds.
The existence of more than 140 volcanoes in the Araucanía Region between active and extinguished, its proximity to important population centers, allow its study and systematic visit.
It incorporates agrotourism, where tourists can meet on the land itself, such as a harvest, a planting, a cavalcade, experiences that for children who live in cities is very difficult to know and is of great educational value.
Fishing and Sports Hunting, every day, the best control and sowing of fry, recover these interesting sports. Private authorized preserves allow the hunting of deer and wild boar.
The Raids, characterize the lake area. The Raids by the Mountain range of The $ andes that present / display great attractive by their difficulties and the ingredient of adventure that they have; Double traction vehicles, motorcycles, mountainbikes and trekking, allow organizing in a beautiful geography International events how “The challenge of the Volcanoes”
