| | Cathedral of Puerto Montt, made of wood, is one of the city's oldest buildings. |
| | | Entrance to the Petrohue' Rapids. |
| | | The volcanic rocks surrounding the volcanos in the Lake District have been ... |
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| | ... cut through by flowing water, creating powerful rapids and falls. |
| | | The Petrohue' Rapids and Falls are impressive. |
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| | | | The rapids serve to oxygenate the waters, turning them blue. |
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| | | Walk ways out over the rapids enable people to walk out and gain views from ... |
| | | ... the far side of the rapids. |
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| | The walk to the rapids is long and not too easy, so take care. |
| | | Following the rapids, we traveled to and up the Osorno Volcano. |
| | | Midway up there's an observation center and chair-lift. |
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| | There's a pathway to walk around the side of the mountain. It's not easy ... |
| | | ... but it's worth the walk. |
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| | The volcanic ash/rock/gravel is difficult to walk on, and the path is narrow ... |
| | | ... but the views are breathtaking. |
| | | The desolation has its own beauty. |
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| | | Mixed in with the black dust and rock ... |
| | | ... is scrub-brush and ... |
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| | ... the orange/red of sulfur. |
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| | As I watched, the clouds began to lift enabling a view of the plain bellow. |
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| | | Looking up toward the peak, show covers it. |
| | | From the plain bellow, the peak of the Osorno Volcano becomes visible. |
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| | | | The peak is still snow-capped, even though the volcano is active ... |
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| | ... and has erupted in the recent past. |
| | | The shore of Lago Llanquihue |
| | | The Osorno Volcano on the shore of Lago Llanguihue. |
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| | The Catholic Church in Puerto Varas: Iglesia del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus. |
| | | The Rotterdam sits at anchor in Puerto Montt bay. |
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