Budi Lake
In short
A brackish coastal lake of about 56 km² between Saavedra and Teodoro Schmidt, surrounded by Mapuche Lafkenche communities. Black-necked swans live here.
Lake Budi, on La Araucanía's coast, has about 56 km² of brackish water and is surrounded by Mapuche Lafkenche communities. Sernatur describes it as the only brackish lake in South America (source: Sernatur, chile.travel).
Things to do
- Birds: black-necked swans, gulls and cormorants (source: Sernatur, chile.travel).
- Puerto Saavedra: at the mouth of the Imperial river, with artisanal fishing and the Casa del Telar, selling Mapuche textiles (same source).
- Puerto Domínguez: known as «the garden of Budi», with the Lafken Leufu ruka and the Carlos Schalchli ferry to Huapi Island (same source).
- Mapuche Lafkenche tourism: Sernatur suggests a three-day itinerary with the lake's communities (same source).
Getting there
About 85 km west of Temuco on route S-40. From La Araucanía Airport it's around an hour and a half to Puerto Saavedra; some rural roads are gravel (source: Sernatur, chile.travel).
Before you go
You can visit all year; the climate is mild and maritime, so bring a rain jacket (source: Sernatur, chile.travel).
Where it is
- Area
- Araucanía Coast
-38.88158, -73.34084 (reference point inside the area) · View on map · Source of the point (© OpenStreetMap contributors / Wikidata)
Today's conditions
No conditions have been added for this area yet.
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