Lake, Volcano, waterfalls, thermal springs and lots of 'adventure' activities.
Since we can see the lake from our cabin and wander down to the small beach to watch the sunset every evening, we decided to visit the waterfalls and lagoon at Caburgua and then to drive up the volcano to see the visitor exhibition and visit their caves – essentially a long lava tube.
The Ojos de Caburgua were very pleasant and getting there before the crowds meant that we could enjoy the walk down to the blue lagoon and around the waterfall without interruption. Would be interesting to come back in Spring to see how they look when the melt-waters are running off the volcano – the high water marks were at least a metre or more above the current levels.
Heading up the volcano from the ranger station as you enter the National Park, the road runs out within 200metres and we drove 4km over steep and very pitted track to the entrance to the caves – the X-Trail has really come into its own on this trip – must remember to recommend it to Martin Byrne when I get back to Clare.
Unfortunately the company running the cave tours have changed their programme for the high season and we decided not to pay the price for an expensive guided tour in Spanish and settled for a hike across the lava fields instead.
While we had a clear view of the Volcano when we arrived in town on Monday, it has been hidden behind a veil of cloud for the last 3 days but as we were hiking along the trail which circles the mountain, the clouds cleared and we had a great view of the peak – with its small smoke plume and the snowfields on the upper parts. Found a nice cafe for lunch on the way down and then headed into town for some of those essentials – laundry, post office, telephone and wifi.
We are on the road again tomorrow morning heading for the town of Quilleco where we are hoping to see a rodeo on Saturday.
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