Malalcahuello has a lot of options for accommodation given its small size. The choice ranges from camping to the 4 star hotel Corralco. In Chile, the auditing of tourism establishments is limited to non existent so there are many informal establishments offering accommodation. If you are looking for a place…
Malalcahuello comes alive in winter with ski and snow enthusiasts. The small town cuadruples in size and local businesses and entrepreneurs maximise their activity and earnings offering all sorts of activities and products. Skiing/Snowboarding From July to September skiing and snowboarding are the main winter activities in Malalcahuello. Cross country…
Malalcahuello in winter Winter in Malalcahuello is a bustling place alive with activity largely from the influx of ski tourists to the area. The town swells to more than triple the usual population. This means that vacation cabins are highly sought after and command top prices. All is not lost,…
Cabins in Malalcahuello So you´ve reserved your cabin in Malalcahuello, you may now be wondering what you need to take with you. Here we have some suggestions for you.Hopefully your host or the reservation website has communicated clearly what your cabin includes and doesn´t include. The quality on offer in…
How to choose a cabin online Recently a family told me of their distressing experience reserving a cabin in the south of Chile using a well known reservation website. After travelling all day, including a ferry car shuttle service, they arrived at their destination around 9pm only to find that…
Winter in Malalcahuello, in the ninth region of Chile (called the Araucanía region), has much to offer tourists. Snow From July one is guaranteed to experience snow. Sometimes it starts snowing solidly from June, sometimes from the first or second week of July. When it snows Malalcahuello awakes from its…
At the time of writing this blog, Chile is leading the stakes with its vaccination programme. Here in Malalcahuello we hope that the speed of the vaccination continues so that they reach their target of community immunity by the end of June 2021. This will be just in time for…
Malalcahuello is a quaint rural town situated in a beautiful valley of the Andes mountains in the central-south of Chile. It is surrounded by forested mountains which in winter turn completely white with snow creating a stunning landscape. Cycleway Manzanar to Malalcahuello Passing through this beautiful valley the cycleway was…
Volcano Lonquimay is a strata volcano of 2,865 m.a.s.l (9,400 ft) located in Malalcahuello National Reserve in the Araucanía region in the south of Chile. The Reserve contains some of the best examples of Araucaria forest, although much of the park is dominated by the volcano and the rocky andesite…
In Malalcahuello, we are towards the end of the first major outbreak of COVID-19. As always, being human, people are finding ways to pick themselves up and carry on, despite the hard knocks. Being desperate to get out and enjoy the fresh air, powder snow and the wide outdoors, people…