Buenas Tardes!
If you are reading this stateside, there is now only an hour time difference between us - thank you daylight savings! The Chilean government decided not to participate in any time change because of their energy shortage.
[quick back story: There was a significant drought this summer in Chile,
and they are tight on energy]
and they are tight on energy]
Not sure how it helps in the end, but that is the word on the street.
I am back from Pucón, and have SO much to share!
[A 2 minutes summary of my journey to Pucón]
It all began with a 12 hour bus ride from Valpo to Pucón - 9pm-9am
Friday [forgot my camera, whoops]
Tour of Pucón... wet & rainy, but wonderful:
Trekked to see some Saltos, which are narrow waterfalls, but can be hundreds of meters long
Visited a Mapuche homestead, where we were warmed & dried by the fire and got a taste of the Mapuche people.... literally... after sitting in a hut around the fire, we shared sopapillas [similar to a doughnut/fausnaught], another scone-like pastry, jam, pebre [onion & tomatoe salsa], and tea
The Mapuche homestead was definitely my favorite part of the day, it warmed my body & my soul ;]
Then we went to some natural hot springs, and hung out there for a while
Returned to our cabañas [cabins], and SLEPT
Saturday
Somehow, I managed to reset the time on my clock, and woke up an hour late, and missed rafting.... unfortunate, but everything worked out in the end
Walked around the town of Pucón, and got a feel for the town's focus on experiencing the outdoors and local culture
Went horseback riding - hiked to another salto - then rode back on our horses
Here we are with our very experienced little Chilean guide
We got back and 3 of us made dinner with our random purchases from the convenient store from the previous day. Somehow we ended up with a potato-pumpkin-carrot curry soup. Perfect dinner shared with great friends. :]
Saturday
Hiked a volcano.
This was one of the most incredible experiences of my life..... more to come.
At the base
Villarrica, or Rucapillan in Mapuche, which means House of the Spirit
Here's our AWESOME mountain team with our 2 guides
I will have to go more in depth later about all this - I have a bunch of pictures, which I will share one way or another.
We headed home on another 12 hour bus ride. My host mom had breakfast all ready for me when I got back :] ....and then I took a nice 4 hour nap.
Luckily I don't have classes on Mondays, and I can rest all day today.
besos,
Amie
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