Huilo-Huilo falls
A deep round basin.
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Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve is a private nature reserve and ecotourism area in southern Chile, near the village of Neltume on the international road to the Hua Hum Pass towards Argentina, and its centre lies about 26 km in a straight line south of Neltume. It was created in 1999 and covers about 600 square kilometres of native forest dedicated to wildlife conservation and tourism. The reserve includes many waterfalls and the eastern slopes of Mocho-Choshuenco, an ice-capped stratovolcano. It has unusual hotels, among them the Montaña Mágica, shaped like a small plant-covered mountain, as well as cabins and long trails. Its best-known sight is the Huilo-Huilo waterfall, where the Fuy River plunges into a deep round basin ringed by rock walls covered in moss and ferns, and nearby the La Leona falls spread in broad steps over volcanic rock. Dense temperate rainforest of southern beech surrounds them, its leaves turning red and gold in autumn. The trail to the Huilo-Huilo waterfall is short and easy and starts from the road. Rain is frequent here even in summer, so bring a rain jacket and good shoes.
A deep round basin.
Broad steps.
Southern beech.
Near Neltume, Los Ríos Region, Chile
No, it is short and easy from the road.
No, it is privately owned.