Pucón, Chile, ladies and gents., is where the people in Chile go.
You go here to raft. You go here to subir (climb) a volcano, and at the top, view straight into the pit of red hot magma. You go here to sit on the beach and revel in the beauty of everything around you. You can gallop horses alongside a riverbed, criss-crossing through trails through the Andes. You can visit workshops of the indigenous Mapuches that populate the region. You can sit back after a completely full day, and enjoy natural hot spring baths. You can shop. You can eat, (man, you can eat!) You can walk around the center of town, a place where buildings are wooden and comfortable-looking, and enjoy feeling like you are in Alaska, but you´re probably spending half the price.
RAFTING TIME!
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Brad, looking dazed. Or is it daring.
Our group, comprised of 6 people (one who didn´t know how to swim!) and our guide. He took us through a crash course of rafting, shouting BACK! FRONT! LEFT! RIGHT! Super intimidating, but sooo fun.
This was when the command for LEFT SIDE GO! was shouted. The entire left side of the raft came to the right side to make directional ajustments.
Mouth-full of river
1 comment:
Sounds like you are writing a song by the Village People... "You can have a good meal, you can get yourself clean, you can do whatever you feel! Come on and stay in PUCON"
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