I’d not heard of this city until I was in Puerto Varas, Chile. The woman working at the hostel I was staying at highly recommended I visit this city. Conveniently it was on the route I would be taking back from Bariloche, so I decided to take her advice.
There were not a lot of reasonable places to stay so I decided to try Couchsurfing, which I hadn’t done in a few years. To my surprise, I found Milagros who was available on short notice to host me for a couple nights. When I arrived she pointed out a few great hikes to do, so I followed her advice and it was spot on.
The first hike was a viewpoint (mirador) near her house. The view of the lake was quite beautiful especially as evening set in.
The following day I went hiking in Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes on the Quetrihué peninsula. This hike was 11km each way (6.8 miles). You can opt to take a ferry back, but I had time, so I decided to hike both ways. It was a beautiful day and the hike was very peaceful. The lake surrounding the peninsula was still and the only sound you could hear occasionally was a motorboat in the distance and some birds chirping.
Along the hike, I came across Laguna Patagua. This lake was completely still with crystal clear water. If I had brought more food to eat this would have been the perfect place for a picnic and to spend several hours just enjoying the peace.
The draw for some people to this island is to view the cinnamon colored arrayán trees on the southern part of the peninsula. They are certainly pretty, but I much more appreciated the views and peacefulness of the park.
I immensely enjoyed the nature around this city. The city itself was small and very quiet since the peak tourist season had passed a few weeks before. I wished I had a motorcycle to ride around here. There were so many beautiful places just outside the town that having the freedom of a motorcycle would have allowed me to explore so much more.
On to the next city!
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