Conguillio-National-Park, on the feet of the active Llaima volcano, belongs to the most beautiful parks in Chile. The landscape of the park is alterated with every eruption of the powerful volcano.
The Araucania region is the home of the Mapuche. In the surroundings from Temuco, from the Pacific to the Andes nowadays are living about half a million of the Araucarian natives.
Rodeo is Chile’s national sport. In almost every bigger village You will find a Media-Luna. It’s different than in the United-States though. Two well dressed riders with their horses drive a small bull through the arena. According to the rules they have to make the bull stop in a signed area and then they change his direction. The team with most points wins the competition.
The word Mapuche means “people of the earth“. They are the native inhabitants of the surroundings of Temuco, Chile. Many families still live in tribes, quite outspread in sometimes very basic conditions. Their own language, the Mapudungun, is used, almost only by older Mapuche-people.
The region IX Araukania is situated in the southern Chile, about 600 km south of Santiago de Chile. Capital is Temuco.
The region ranges from the pacific-ocean to the Argentinean boarder. In the north, the frontier is the Bio-Bio region and in the south the 14. region of the rivers.
Llaima is an active volcano with 3.125 m altitude, in the Conguillio National-Park, 100 km east of Temuco, close to the village of Melipeuco. It’s one of the most active volcanoes of Chile and may be seen from the cabin of Adela y Helmut. You can see the eruption from the 1. January 2008 with lava and smoke in this video.
Adela y Helmut Cafeteria Hotel Temuco Cunco Chile: Videos
Parque nacional Conguillio
Araucanía y región de los Ríos. chile
Rodeo chileno
Musica Mapuche
La Araucanía: Naturaleza y Emociones
Volcan Llaima erupcion
