Along the collage of rusty Villarrica Volcanoes and shores of splendid turquoise-blue lake, lies the city of Pucon. This place is an integral part of Southern Chile region and bestows ethereal beauty to the region through its snowcapped anecdote mountains. The biggest attraction of Pucon is the Villarca Volcano that is an active volcano covered with snow and it radiates a red hue during the night time. Pucon is a destination that shadows along many glistening lakes, to explore forests and grandiose mountains. This makes Pucon a breath-taking place to visit round the clock.Pucon is also well known for unforgetful adventure sports. Trekking, horse-riding, skiing, canopy, volcano hiking, mountain biking, sport fishing, bird watching, kayaking and rafting, Pucon has it all. Pucon also has a prosperous flora and fauna; it is packed with many rare species like skunks, world’s smallest deer pudu, puma, and wild boar along with a rich diversity of bird life. As Pucon is open round the year, tourist arrival is continuous here; hence it has been given the name "Entrance to the mountain range".
Pucon is the hub and base for many sport affairs in the summer season like "The Challenge of the Volcanoes" and "Triathlon". The summer excursions in Pucon are great. You can trek to the Villarcia Volcano in the summers, as the it is way hot in the February in Chile, you have to chose your pick. You should hire a local guide to reveal a better experience. As it is an active volcano, it always stays smoky, hence you should be little cautious as the smoke can be toxic. Tourists can also enjoy seeing the volcano by a helicopter.
There is even Lake Villarcia and Trancura River, were you can enjoy the adventurous water sports like fly-fishing and white river rafting. You can also enjoy water skiing, kayaking and sport fishing here. You can also bask in the black sand beach along the side of Lake.
Other tourist attractions here are National Parks like Villarrica National Reserve, Villarrica National Park and Huerquehue National Park. If you are looking for Hot-Springs then Los Pozones, Río Blanco, Quimey-Co, Huife and Palguín are the names.
Pucon is a small region that even if you walk around it, you will end your walk in hardly 45 minutes. But the undoubted fact about Pucon is that it gives alluring scenic views and vast assortment of activities all over the year. It grants as an eye appealing gateway to the Chile trip. Visit once to Pucon, to unveil many secrets that it bestows on the visitors all round the year.