Pucón is a beautiful city located in southern Chile, 100 km from Temuco, capital of the Araucanía Region and 670 km from Santiago. It has many options for outdoor entertaining, along with volcanoes, lakes, native forests, national parks and thermal facilities. Pucon is considered one of the most important tourist destinations in Chile and is the gateway to the Chilean Patagonia.
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How to get to Pucón?
Pucón is located 109 km. from Temuco, 25 km. from Villarrica and 789 km from the city of Santiago de Chile. You can get:
By Plane
From Santiago, you must arrive at Maquehue Airport in Temuco located approximately 7 km from Temuco. From there, you must take a bus or shuttle to Pucón (100 km)
By Bus
From Temuco, there are departures every half hour. Most buses that depart from Santiago circulate overnight.
By Train
Every night there are departures from Santiago to Temuco, in different classes. In Temuco, you must take a bus to Pucon at the Local Passenger Terminal of this city.
By Car
There are two main ways to get to Pucón, from the north through the Pan American Highway, Santiago or Concepción through Temuco, Freire and Villarrica until getting to Pucón through a paved road that borders Villarrica Lake. From the south, Puerto Montt and Valdivia through Loncoche and Villarrica; both roads are in good conditions and paved. The total distance if traveling from Santiago to Pucon is 789 km, which corresponds to about 10 hours of travel.
Accommodation
The Gran Hotel Pucón (http://www.enjoy.cl/enjoy-pucon/hotel), place where the Congress will be held, has special rates for attendees. For this, you should make the reservation to reservas@enjoy.cl or the phone number +56 - 600-700-6000.
Other places for accommodation can be found in this guide: http://www.visitpucon.com/servicios/empresas-certificadas/
About Pucón
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