Things to do in La Araucanía
Waterfalls, lakes, volcanoes, parks, hot springs and snow. Filter by area or type.
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Feria Pinto market
A popular market next to the Temuco railway station, founded in 1945. Mapuche growers sell vegetables, merkén, piñones (...
Galletué Lagoon
A lagoon in Lonquimay, near Icalma Lake.
Huapi Island
A peninsula on Budi Lake with Lafkenche communities and Mapuche-run tourism, reached on the Carlos Schalchli ferry from...
Huerquehue National Park
A 12,500-hectare national park created in 1967, next to Caburgua Lake. Its Los Lagos trail is 10.8 km one way (about 4 h...
Icalma Lake
A lake in Lonquimay, 130 km from Temuco. Its name means "water mirror" in Mapudungun.
Indio Waterfall
A waterfall right by route CH-181 in Curacautín, on the way to Malalcahuello.
Kütralkura Geopark
An 8,100 km² geopark with six protected areas and five volcanoes, centered on Conguillío National Park and Llaima volcan...
Laguna Chica de Icalma
A small lagoon in the Icalma area of Lonquimay.
Laguna Verde (Quililo Lagoon)
A lagoon in Conguillío National Park, called Verde (green) for the color of its water. The Allipén river starts here.
Laguna Verde (Tolhuaca National Park)
An emerald-green lagoon surrounded by native forest in Tolhuaca National Park.
Las Araucarias Ski Resort
A ski resort on the western slope of Llaima volcano, in the Los Paraguas sector, about 79 km from Temuco.
Las Raíces Tunnel
A 4,528 m tunnel built for the railway between 1930 and 1940. It links Curacautín and Lonquimay on route CH-181.
Licán Ray and Calafquén Lake
A village in the Villarrica district on the north shore of Calafquén Lake, 30 km from Villarrica. Its volcanic-sand beac...
Llaima Volcano
A 3,125 m stratovolcano inside Conguillío National Park and one of the most active in Chile.
Lonquimay Volcano
A volcano in the Malalcahuello-Nalcas National Reserve. The Corralco ski area sits on its slope.
Malalcahuello Hot Springs
A thermal hotel with a 1,300 m² indoor pool at 37-38 °C, at km 86 of route CH-181 in Malalcahuello.
Malalcahuello National Reserve
A reserve at the foot of Lonquimay volcano, with Navidad Crater, lagoons and araucaria forests.
Malleco Hot Springs
The former Tolhuaca Hot Springs, with a spring at 86 °C and geysers by the Dillo river, 34 km from Curacautín.
Malleco Waterfall
A 49 m drop where Malleco Lagoon drains, inside Tolhuaca National Park.
Manzanar Hot Springs
Hot springs with 3 thermal pools, tubs, spa and hotel on route CH-181, 18 km from Curacautín, open to visitors since 194...
Manzanar-Malalcahuello Bike Path
A 12 km family bike path along an old railway line between Manzanar and Malalcahuello.
Nahuelbuta National Park
A 6,831-hectare national park in the Coastal Range, created in 1939, with araucaria forests. It covers parts of Angol, P...
Navidad Crater
A crater of Lonquimay volcano born in the 1988 eruption, reached by trekking through Malalcahuello National Reserve.
Ojos del Caburgua (waterfalls)
Turquoise pools and waterfalls in native forest near Caburgua Lake. The water comes from the lake, filtering through the...