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February 5, 2017January 19, 2019

Curarrehue to Liucura

Written by Neon

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A peaceful morning leaving Curarrhue

It had rained during our time off near Pucon, but the skies were clear as we hiked out of Curarrehue and into the Chilean mountains. We walked up out of the town’s valley along a dirt road that turned into an older, more-trail-like road. I was wondering about the change in conditions of the roads, and we figured out we had come back into another part of Villarica- Reserva (instead of Parque) Nacional Villarica. It was nice to have more shade again, as the sun bore down on us in the meadows. We hiked along a large lake to an area of designated campsites for a lunch break. That evening, we found ourselves back on a road, walking between parts of the Reserva. As dusk settled in, we found a small camp spot along the river and slept.

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Enjoying the beautiful view and clear skies

The next morning, we continued our road walk along the dirt road and found some friendly folks along the way. We attempted to greet each person we saw, and everyone greeted us kindly in return. Stopping for lunch in the shade of a bridge, we saw a few kids fishing along the river. We exchanged greetings in Spanish upon their arrival, and they called out excitedly the few English words they knew as they left. As we continued down the road that afternoon, the heat became oppressive. With no breeze to cool us, we stopped in the shade of the few trees along the way to our next camp. We were able to find a campsite near where we re-entered Reserva Villarica (for the 3rd time – those of you counting), and I rinsed the sweaty salt off my face in the stream, ate dinner and fell into a deep sleep.

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A roofless puesto along the track
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Fidgit enjoying the viewpoint
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Grateful for clouds along this roadwalk


Waking up the next morning, I sat up and immediately laid down again, as I almost passed out from light-headedness. We decided to sleep a bit longer, and I felt much better, though still out of it by the time we packed up camp and moved on. I thought it was mild dehydration/heat exhaustion from the previous evening. I made sure to drink plenty of water as we walked along, making our way past a couple of large mountains and across many river crossings, down the valley that led to the CONAF station and trailhead for a hike up one of the volcanoes. Stopping at the trailhead for our evening break turned into talking with the CONAF employees about their work and the tourist season in the area – it seems as though this seasonal station usually opens in October, but this year hadn’t opened until early December. They were unsure what that would mean for future seasons and funding. We walked on to our home for the night, discussing tourism in Chile and wondering what will happen in the future – will these parks and reserves continue to be funded, or are they the first to have their funding cut in times of money shortage? It is uncertain what’ll happen until it happens.

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Neon: professional river-crosser
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Enjoying the heat of the stove in the downpour

As we set up camp that evening, clouds were moving in and we awoke in the the morning to rain falling heavily on the tent. We packed up in the downpour and walked along, getting more and more wet. The trail went up and became old road, and we slipped and slid in the mud up and up until we came to a saddle and found a puesto. At this point, we were soaked and cold even in our rain gear, so we decided to stop and build a fire for the day – the cost of pushing on through the rain was not worth it for us, and we had enough food to make it to the next town. Fidgit collected wood to dry while I started the fire, and we were able to dry out and warm up. We tucked in for the day and night under a metal roof that protected us from the deluge that continued until early morning. When we awoke in the puesto, the rain had stopped but everything was still dripping wet. We walked along an old road that turned into trail through a bamboo forest that turned back into a road and led us into the town of Icalma.

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Fidgit walking along the muddy road after the downpour.

We resupplied in Icalma and stayed for a day to make sure we had tied up loose ends, as there was a long town-less stretch coming up after the small frontera town of Liucura. We took an alternate of the GPT out of town to avoid road walking on the main road, and instead walked along a lesser-used road that led to trail and another, even less-used road. Walking between Icalma and Liucura took about a day and a half, so we made it into Liucura mid-afternoon and went into the small shop to resupply. A couple of British boys were also resupplying – the 3rd and 4th GPT hikers we’ve met this year! They were friendly, and we talked trail and culture – they told us about the route to the north, and we were able to help them with trail information to the south and what we had seen of the lakes they would be pack rafting across. We left town heavy with food and rife with knowledge about part of the upcoming stretch.

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Laguna Icalma
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Pinones/Pine nuts freshly pulled out of boiling water
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Old and new bridges near Liucura
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Neon, Nathan, Liam, and Fidgit in Liucura before parting ways

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Curarrehue a Liucura

Escrito por Neon
Traducción por Henry Tovar

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Una manana tranquila dejando Curarrehue

Había llovido durante nuestro tiempo cerca de Pucón, pero los cielos estaban claros mientras salíamos de Curarrehue y entramos en las montañas chilenas. Caminamos por el valle de la ciudad a lo largo de un camino de tierra que se convirtió en una carretera más antigua, más como sendero. Me preguntaba sobre el cambio en las condiciones de las carreteras, y nos dimos cuenta que habíamos regresado a otra parte de Villarica-Reserva (en vez de Parque) Nacional Villarica. Fue agradable tener más sombra de nuevo, ya que el sol se abatía sobre nosotros en los prados. Hicimos una excursión a lo largo de un gran lago a una zona de campings designados para una hora de almuerzo. Esa noche, nos encontramos de vuelta en una carretera, caminando entre partes de la Reserva. Cuando el crepúsculo se instaló, encontramos un pequeño lugar de campamento a lo largo del río y dormimost.

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Disfrutar de la hermosa vista y cielo despejado

La mañana siguiente, continuamos nuestro camino a pie por el camino de tierra y encontramos algunos amigos a lo largo del camino. Tratamos de saludar a cada persona que vimos, y todo el mundo nos saludó amablemente a cambio. Parando para almorzar a la sombra de un puente, vimos algunos niños pescando a lo largo del río. Hemos intercambiado saludos en español a su llegada, y llamaron con entusiasmo las pocas palabras inglesas que sabían cuando se iban. Mientras seguíamos por el camino esa tarde, el calor se volvió opresivo. Sin brisa para refrescarnos, nos detuvimos a la sombra de los pocos árboles a lo largo del camino a nuestro próximo campamento. Fuimos capaces de encontrar un camping cerca de donde volvimos a entrar en Reserva Villarica (por tercera vez – los de ustedes contando), y enjuagué la sal sudorosa de mi cara en el arroyo, comí la cena y cayó en un sueño profundo.

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Una pieza sin techo a lo largo de la via
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Fidgit enjoying the viewpoint
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Agradecido por las nubes a lo largo de este roadwalk

Despertando a la mañana siguiente, me senté e inmediatamente me acosté de nuevo, ya que casi me desmayé de la aturdimiento. Nos decidimos a dormir un poco más, y me sentí mucho mejor, aunque todavía fuera de él por el tiempo que empaquetó el campamento y se trasladó. Pensé que era deshidratación leve / agotamiento por calor de la noche anterior. Me aseguré de beber mucha agua mientras caminábamos, haciendo nuestro camino pasado un par de grandes montañas y cruzando muchos cruces de río, por el valle que condujo a la estación CONAF y trailhead para una caminata hasta uno de los volcanes. Detenerse en el camino para nuestro descanso por la noche se convirtió en hablar con los empleados de CONAF sobre su trabajo y la temporada turística en la zona – parece que esta estación estacional suele abrir en octubre, pero este año no había abierto hasta principios de diciembre. Ellos no estaban seguros de lo que eso significaría para las temporadas futuras y la financiación. Caminamos a nuestra casa por la noche, discutiendo el turismo en Chile y preguntándonos qué pasará en el futuro – ¿seguirán siendo financiados estos parques y reservas o serán los primeros en cortar fondos en tiempos de escasez de dinero? No se sabe qué pasará hasta que suceda.

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Neon: rio profesional crosser
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Disfrutar del calor de la estufa en el aguacero

Cuando montamos el campamento esa noche, las nubes se movían y nos despertamos en la mañana a la lluvia cayendo pesadamente sobre la tienda. Empaquetamos en el aguacero y caminamos, consiguiendo cada vez más mojado. El sendero subió y se convirtió en camino viejo, y nos deslizamos y nos deslizamos en el barro hasta arriba y hasta hasta que llegamos a una silla y encontramos un lugar. En este punto, estábamos empapados y fríos, incluso en nuestro equipo de lluvia, así que decidimos parar y construir un fuego para el día – el costo de empujar a través de la lluvia no valió la pena para nosotros, y teníamos suficiente comida para hacer A la ciudad siguiente. Fidgit recogió madera para secar mientras yo encendía el fuego, y pudimos secarnos y calentar. Nos metimos en el día y la noche bajo un techo de metal que nos protegió del diluvio que continuó hasta la mañana temprano. Cuando nos despertamos en el lugar, la lluvia había parado pero todo estaba todavía goteando mojado. Caminamos a lo largo de una vieja carretera que se convirtió en sendero a través de un bosque de bambú que se convirtió en una carretera y nos llevó a la ciudad de Icalma.

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Fidgit caminando por el camino fangoso despues del agucero.

Nos resupplied en Icalma y nos alojamos por un día para asegurarse de que habíamos atado a cabos sueltos, ya que había una larga ciudad-menos estirar subiendo después de la pequeña ciudad frontera de Liucura. Tomamos una alternativa de la GPT fuera de la ciudad para evitar el caminar por la carretera principal, y en su lugar caminamos por un camino menos utilizado que condujo a la pista y otro camino, menos utilizado. Caminar entre Icalma y Liucura tomó alrededor de un día y medio, así que llegamos a Liucura a mediados de la tarde y fuimos a la pequeña tienda para reabastecer. Un par de chicos británicos también fueron reabastecimiento – la 3 ª y 4 ª GPT excursionistas que hemos conocido este año! Ellos eran amables, y hablamos de rastro y cultura – nos dijeron sobre la ruta hacia el norte, y pudimos ayudarles con información de senderos al sur y lo que habíamos visto de los lagos que sería rafting de paquete a través. Dejamos la ciudad pesado con la comida y abundante con conocimiento sobre parte de la extensión próxima.

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Laguna Icalma
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Pinones recien sacados de agua hirviendo
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Puentes antiguos y nuevos cerca de Liucura
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Neon, Nathan, Liam y Fidgit en Liucura antes de despedirse
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