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Awesome and active: Villarrica volcano, Chile Machu Picchu, Peru
IMAGE: PROM PERU
MACHU PICCHU
The “Lost City of the Incas”, high up in the
Peruvian Andes, is a mystical place for many
VOLCANOES & CANYONS travellers, but also one of South America’s
Chile is a country of the great outdoors and most visited tourist sites.
has some of South America’s most awesome Some visitors follow in the Incas’ footsteps
scenery including the Llaima volcano – literally – by taking one of the ancient routes
about 400 miles south of Santiago, which through the mountains known as the Inca
erupted in January this year. Fortunately Trail. Tourists with less time and energy
there was no loss of life and tourism has take the train from the city of Cusco, as
not suffered. Chile’s Lake District around there is no road access to Machu Picchu.
the resort town of Pucon is where to The main Inca Trail has become over-
experience hiking and trekking, including crowded, with limits on numbers in high
up the Villarrica volcano, still active season. Clients will need a permit (issued
and smoking. The trek takes a full day by UK operators) and will need to book
including the descent. far in advance, with the dry season
Around Pucon there’s trekking through (April-October) having better availability.
monkey puzzle forests, rafting and These restrictions mean alternative
kayaking. After hiking up Villarrica, clients trekking routes have become more
can ski or snowboard down during the winter popular. These include the Salkantay Trail
season (June-August). Above: trekking and (see below) and the Weavers’ Trail, which sets
Sample package: Sunvil Latin America offers an rafting in Chile’s Lake off from Cusco and visits Andean villages.
11-night Chile tour, from £2,825 including flights. District Sample package: Journey Latin America
It features the salt flats of Atacama, flamingos and describes the Salkantay Trail as “Machu Picchu
geysers. There’s a climb up Villarrica volcano and through the back door”. The four-night trek
excursions take in pretty lakes, hot springs, caves, costs from £395 in fully serviced tents, including
glaciers and an adobe village.
www.sunvil.co.uk meals.
www.journeylatinamerica.co.uk
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