

Pucon, Chile
Next stop was Pucon which is home to the fairly spectacular 2,847m high Villarrica Volcano and the huge glacial lake below. The town has quite a ski-resort feel (although not as nice as El Calafate) and some great restaurants. The plan the next day was for some of the group to get up at 3.30a, (yes, I did say that!) and hike up the volcano. We were told it was much harder than the W trek back in Torres del Paine so I knew i would struggle and decided to have a 'm...