Twenty-five years ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Vicente Perez Rosales National Park in the
Los Lagos Region, Llanquihue Province in southern Chile. The park covers
2,530 km2 almost entirely within the Andes mountain chain. The park contains the
Todos los Santos Lake, which has a
surface area of 178.5 km² and a maximum depth of 337 meters. From this lake flows the Petrohue River. Due to its protected status, the water in this river is an absolutely stunning turquoise color. A short ways downriver, the river flows over the Petrohue Waterfalls. Although the Falls are beautiful in their own right, when framed against the background of Volcan Osorno, they are absolutely gorgeous. The eastern slope of the volcano is located within the park boundaries. Volcan Osorno is 2,652 meters tall, and sits on the southeastern shore of Lake Llanquihue. It is one of the most active volcanoes in southern Chile, with 11 historical eruptions between 1575 and 1869. It is also the second most conical volcano in the world (after only Mount Fiji in Japan). The upper slopes of the volcano are almost completely covered in glaciers.
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| Petrohue Falls |
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| Petrohue with Volcan Osorno in the background |
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| Another waterfall |
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| Petrohue Rapids |
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| turquoise waters |
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| Flora in Vicente Perez Rosales NP |
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| Snowball fight on the slopes of Volcan Osorno |
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