PUERTO MONTT

Llanquihue National Reserve

Región de los Lagos
Lake Disctrict

It is located 60 km east of Puerto Montt, with a surface area of 33,974 hectares extending over a mountain range separated from the Andes and bordered to the south by Chapo Lake, to the east by Estuario de Reloncaví and to the north by the Petrohué River.

The landscape consists mainly of green forest, with species such as Tepas, mañíos, coigües, thiazides, and quilas lumas. The fauna, on the other hand, consists mainly of mammals such as pumas, guiñas, pudúes and wild cats, among others. It is also home to birds such as geese, peucos, black-necked swans, hawks and condors.

There is a hike of 8 kilometers that ends in the Calbuco volcano and begins at Rio Blanco. You can stay in the rustic CONAF refuge, located at the foot of the volcano.

Possible activities in the park:

- Mountaineering : You can practice in both rocky sectors and in snowy one, but with a low degree of difficulty. The altitude reaches 5,000 meters.

- Trekking: Walks can last several days and landscapes include mountains and natural areas, all paths are organized into stages to know the landscape, fauna, flora and native communities of the area from an anthropological point of view.

- Flora and fauna observations: it consists of a walk through natural areas to admire the animals and flowers.

- Bird observations: flight, behavior and habitat are observed.