Lake Villarrica, also known as Mallalafquén
(its pre-Hispanic name is
Mapudungun), is located about 700 kilometers south of
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...
in
Chile's Lake District in the southeast area of the
Province of Cautín. On its east shore lies the city of
Pucón
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, a major tourist attraction and a popular ski resort, and on the west shore lies the town of
Villarrica.
Water sports such as
sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
,
kayaking,
sport fishing
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and
water ski
Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski. The sport requires suffi ...
ing are popular in the summer due to the lake's warm waters (surface temperatures range from 19 to 22 °C). In winter, the average water temperature is around 10 °C.
The
Villarrica Volcano
Villarrica ( ) ( es, Volcán Villarrica, arn, Ruka Pillañ) is one of Chile's most active volcanoes, rising above the lake and town of the same name, south of Santiago. It is also known as Rucapillán, a Mapuche word meaning "great spirit's hous ...
, one of the ten most active in the world, is situated to the south of the lake. There are two Chile
National Parks close by: the
Huerquehue and the
Villarrica. The latter is famous for its natural
hot springs.
Gallery
File:Villarrica, Lago Villarrica 2019 04.jpg, View of the lake from the town of Villarrica
File:Villarrica_town_and_volcano.jpg, Aerial view of Lake Villarrica, the town of Villarrica and Villarrica Volcano
References
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