Corralco Is a ski centre located within the Malalcahuello National Reserve in the central-south of Chile 127 km (79 mi) from the city of Temuco . It consists of a 54 room hotel and ski centre with 29 runs and 4 lifts. The location within the park is at the…
Conguillío National Park Is the jewel in the crown of the Araucanía region in the central south of Chile. It is quite popular in summer for local tourists but not so well known outside of the region or country. Nevada. There are numerous walking tracks and several attractive lakes and…
Summer in Malalcahuello Malalcahuello in summer offers the chance to escape from the rat race and enjoy peace and quiet. There are many options for activities and water sports. January and February are the hottest summer months in Malalcahuello, February being when much of the Chilean population takes holidays. Temperatures…
Summer in Malalcahuello – accommodation The first thing to be clear about is that there are a lot of cabins and other forms of accommodation available for vacation rental in summer in Malalcahuello. The most plentiful option are cabins of varying price and quality. Other options include camping, hostels, lodges…
Hotel Corralco is located in the Malalcahuello National Reserve at the base of Volcano Lonquimay. The Corralco ski centre is also located there. The hotel has 54 rooms which get booked out completely in winter, often by visiting ski teams from the northern hemisphere. The hotel offers many services such…
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 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,…
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…
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…