Location
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Pucón, the center in southern Chile
The commune of Pucón is in southern Chile in the region of AraucanÃa, also known as the capital of adventure tourism where because of their privileged natural environment is possible to make an endless of activities all the year.
Trekking to National Parks and Reserve, Canopy between thousand-year-old forests, horse riding in the Nature Sanctuary The Cañi, rafting on the Rio Trancura, bird watching, sport fishing, visit hot springs, practicing ski and snowboard on the slopes of the mountain and the ascend to Villarrica Volcano Crater, are some activities that can be made at the lake resort.
In Pucón there are to wide range of accommodation from five star hotels to hostels with friendly family atmosphere offered its visitors to chance to enjoy Pucón anyway.
How to get there?
Pucón is located to 780 kms to the south of the capital Santiago of Chile and 100 kms to southeast of Temuco. It is possible to accede to Pucón for three means.
In vehicle
Exist three principal routes:
1. From the north - from Santiago or Concepcion passing for Temuco, Freire and Villarrica.
Route completely paved and in good conditions, the route Panamericana has characteristics of highway. The average travel time from Santiago to Pucón is 9 hours.
2. From the south - from Puerto Montt or Valdivia passing for Loncoche and Villarrica. Route completely paved and in good conditions, the Panamericana has characteristics of highway. The average travel time from Puerto Montt to Pucón is 4 hours.
3. From the east (Argentina) - from San Martin de los Andes crossing the step border Mamuil Malal, passing for Currarrehue.
The international way takes rubble approximately 100 kms. In summer there are no problems using this route, but in winter it is possible to need a vehicle of double traction. The average travel time from San Martin to Pucón is 3 hours.
In bus
According to the routes mentioned above:
1. From Santiago, most of the buses circulate during the night, but also there are diurnal services. The most important companies are Tur Bus, Condor Bus and Buses JAC, who also offer comfortable services Executive, Classic and Lounge Bed. From Temuco there is transport towards Pucón every half hour in Buses JAC.
2. From Valdivia there are four daily buses. The most important companies are Tur Bus and Buses JAC.
3. From (Argentina) San Martin, the company Centenario realizes a daily service, except on Sunday
In Plane
This city has an airfield, national services arrive here but only in high season (January-February) and only some long weekends there are flights from Santiago.
Lan and Sky Airlines have several daily flights to and from Santiago, Puerto Montt and other destinations, arriving at the airport in Temuco, from there you can take a taxi to the bus station JAC in downtown Temuco, thence departing buses to Pucón every half hour. Another alternative is to pay a transfer service that will leave you at the door of his hotel.
