0255 World Tour: Chile (Villarrica, Pucon) http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A734362BC0A&cb=PW "IMG_8813.jpg" "Camped out in Villarrica" "IMG_8816.jpg" "and again in Pucon" "IMG_8815.jpg" "next to a magnificent lake" "IMG_8824.jpg" "" "IMG_8822.jpg" "at the base of the incredible Volcan Villarrica" "IMG_8821.jpg" "" "IMG_8825.jpg" "a drive up to the lookout" "IMG_8826.jpg" "" "IMG_8827.jpg" "" "IMG_8828.jpg" "" "IMG_8829.jpg" "a perfect morning to climb it" "IMG_8831.jpg" "" "IMG_8832.jpg" "" "IMG_8833.jpg" "the group tour makes its way by bus to the initial ski lifts" "IMG_8835.jpg" "" "IMG_8834.jpg" "Looking down on Pucon" "IMG_8838.jpg" "where we begin the climb" "IMG_8840.jpg" "a cattle train of euros" "IMG_8843.jpg" "" "IMG_8844.jpg" "the first rest stop" "IMG_8845.jpg" "" "IMG_8846.jpg" "looking like a real adventurer" "IMG_8848.jpg" "and back on the trail" "IMG_8849.jpg" "" "IMG_8850.jpg" "you could easily run up yourself in a hour without special gear" "IMG_8851.jpg" "" "IMG_8852.jpg" "" "IMG_8854.jpg" "" "IMG_8855.jpg" "first view into the active crater" "IMG_8856.jpg" "sulphur burns the lungs and sinuses" "IMG_8857.jpg" "pioneer" "IMG_8858.jpg" "around the crater lip" "IMG_8859.jpg" "the fire" "IMG_8863.jpg" "" "IMG_8869.jpg" "shoots up over 30m" "IMG_8873.jpg" "showering the shore with newly formed rocks" "IMG_8874.jpg" "the slide down" "IMG_8875.jpg" "Back at mamas, the dog that kept me up all night gives a shot at my shoes" "IMG_8878.jpg" "Laguna Verde - A couple nearby sites before heading off" "IMG_8879.jpg" "" "IMG_8894.jpg" "Salta La China" "STA_8900.jpg" "Salta La China (1 of 2)" "STB_8901.jpg" "Salta La China (2 of 2)" "IMG_8914.jpg" "The rather typical Chile backroad to the border" "IMG_8922.jpg" "through Mamuil Malal national park" "IMG_8908.jpg" "wildflowers enroute" "IMG_8920.jpg" "" "IMG_8923.jpg" "to the pass at 1200m" "IMG_8924.jpg" "where it changes to Lanin Park" "IMG_8926.jpg" "at the border to Argentina"