Villa Pehuenia

Introducing Villa Pehuenia

Villa Pehuenia is an idyllic little lakeside village on the shores of Lago Aluminé. There are several Mapuche communities nearby, including the community of Puel, located between Lago Aluminé and Lago Moquehue. The villa lies at the heart of the Pehuen region, named of course after the pehuen (araucaria) trees that are so marvelously present. If you have a car, the Circuito Pehuenia is a great drive; it’s a four- to six-hour loop from Villa Pehuenia past Lago Moquehue, Lago Ñorquinco, Lago Pulmarí and back around Lago Aluminé.

The drive from Zapala on RP 13 via Primeros Pinos is spectacular with sweeping vistas across the high Pampa de Lonco Luan, where the tip of Volcán Lanín is visible off to the left and the double peaks of Volcan Llaima (3125m) in Chile.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009