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Futaleufú Patagonia Chile Travel Guide by All Southern Chile
Futaleufu ( Futaleufú ) Patagonia Southern Chile has recently become a very popular destination with foreigners. It is the white water rafting, natural beauty, and the legendary size of the rainbow trout that helps Futaleufu land more fly fishermen than fish. Perhaps one of the things that keeps the Futaleufu, and the Futaleufu river
a well kept secret is the isolation from the rest of Chile.
Futaleufu is in the heart of the Chilean Patagonia, and just over the
boarder from Argentina.
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Futaleufu's future and the environment of Futaleufu
Futaleufu is a small town of less than 2,000 people. This also goes a long way to keeping Futaleufu and the Futaleufu
river environment pristine and unspoiled by large tourist crowds. The
tourist that venture here tend to be mostly foreigners looking
for for this environmental wonderland in patagonia.
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Much of the Futaleufu tourism industry is operated by foreigners that have moved to southern Chile, and fallen in love with Futaleufu.
Rafting, fishing and fly fishing, and general outdoor guide services
have popped up all around the area. Of all the ways an area could develop
economically, we believe this will be the most likely to insure the
protection of Futaleufu, Patagonia, and southern Chile for generations to come.
AN IMPORTANT TRAVEL NOTE:
There is no ATM in Futaleufú,
and the local bank can not give you money from a credit card over the
counter. The nearest ATM or bank is in Chaiten (3 hours away). This
will hopefully change soon. Please bring sufficient cash and keep some
backup money available for emergencies. More than one visitor has run
out of money in Futaleufú by assuming there was an ATM
(including us). Some local businesses can accept credit cards, but
they are not common.
UPDATE: AS OF JANUARY 2007 THERE IS NOW AN ATM MACHINE AT THE BANK IN FUTALEUFU
The machine was provided by Banco Estado after hard lobbing by allsouthernchile.com, the local city hall, and the tourism association of Futaleufu. We still advise that you be careful as there is only one, and it only accepts Master card on the Plus system. If the machine should go down or it should run out of money on a weekend, it can take a few days to get it back in service again.
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On Friday, May 2nd the Chaiten volcano 10 kilometers from the town of Chaiten erupted in region X, Palena, in the Patagonia of Southern Chile. The volcanic activity forced the complete evacuation of the town of Chaiten and a partial evacuation of the town of Futaleufu. Read on for the latest on what we know, and how you can help.
The photo to the right is an electrical storm generated by Chaiten Volcano. More photos and maps inside.
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 Responsible tourism starts with picking
the right tourism company when booking your travel to Chile. Not all
are created equally, and like many places in the World potential
tourist and travelers have a hard time judging which companies are
really following best practices in responsible tourism. Lu Warner
from the Valle Bonito Lodge in Futaleufu , Southern Chile shares with
us some thoughts on the problems and issues in picking companies in
the Patagonia.
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This is the second in a series of articles by Vicki Lansen regarding life in Futaleufu, Chile. Vicki and her husband Greg recently relocated to Futaleufu after years of living in Panama and Central America.
By Vicky Lansen
A walk around Futa is an easy stroll, and if you get lost, you should be ashamed! The town sports a fastidiously kept central park, a radio station, a police station with extremely friendly, helpful police (who seem to often serve as information officers), a small, but tidy hospital, a large, fabulously new school, two internet cafe/call centers, fly-fishing and rafting/kayak guide companies, hospadajaes, restaurants, two in-home laundry services, a seamstress and a bank with an ATM (warning: Master card only) - while still keeping it's other-century charm. One end of town is blessed with Lago Espejo (Mirror Lake), a great place to have a picnic and relax. There is no place to rent a car here, and no gas station if you've ventured here with one. Your nearest pump is in Chaiten (four hours away) or Trevelin, Argentina (a little more than an hour).
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This is the first in a series of articles by Vicki Lansen about life in Futaleufu, Chile. Vicki and her husband Greg recently fell in love with Futaleufu after years of living in Panama and Central America.
By Vicki Lansen
Starstruck, moonstruck, landstruck, struck, or just plain stricken - by the beauty. Screaming mountains, thorny rhubarb, snaking rivers, crashing waterfalls greet us just 3 kilometers outside of Chaiten on the four-hour bus ride to Futaleufu. And even at the end of summer, laces of snow drape higher mountain peaks, skirted below along the road with wildflowers. We cannot "not" come here. The pavement ends several kilometers from town and becomes a carefully graded gravel road. The awesome scenery never ends and four hours is gone before we know it
(Bus ride from Chaiten to Futaleufu is 6,000 pesos).
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Futaleufú is one of the small towns where an international event like the Cruces de los Andes race can easily double the population for a day. In fact, there were almost as many participants as there are residents of Futaleufú, with more than 800 runners from around the World.
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 We are asked this question on a regular basis, and find ourselves defending Chile just as frequently when people make sweeping generalizations about Latin America and Crime. Well, the Chilean National Police force or the Carabineros de Chile is one the major reasons why Chile does not fit the Latin American or even South American stereotype of corruption and crime.
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Maps of Futaleufú Chile and area. The truth is that if you get
lost in a town as small as Futaleufu Chile, chances are you are no
longer in the town. The town is so small that if you walk around in
a circle for about 30 mins to an hour, chances are you will find
whatever it was you were looking for and get full tour of the town
(yea, we forgot the name of our hostel a few times). A big thanks
to the nice folks at City hall in Futaleufú for the orginal photo from the air.
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Much of the food around Futaleufu is
grown and raised locally. The summers are when most restaurants are
open. Also, don't under estimate the cooking you will find at the
hostel or Bed and Breakfast where you might stay. Futaleufu also
receives daily shipments of fresh seafood from the cost.
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Futaleufu ( Futaleufú )
Tourism agencies and Guides including lodges, rafting, hiking, and fly fishing
guides, and many other tourism services around the Futaleufú area. Sometimes you simply
just have to ask people in Futaleufú, they will be
happy to put you in contact with the right person for the job.
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South of Pumalin park is where the real Chilean Patagonia begins.
Futaleufú ( Futaleufu without
the accent ) is one of the hardest places in Southern Chile's Patagonia to reach,
but the spectacular scenery alone is enough to make the trip worth
it. The town of Futaleufu has gained much international recognition
lately for its whitewater rafting, fly fishing, and pristine
environment; however, almost nowhere is it explained just how
difficult it is to get to Futaleufu. So, we took a trip that included
a few of the most common methods for getting to and from Futaleufu,
and collected all the information we could to help you get there.
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Hotels and places stay near Futaleufu ( Futaleufú ) Southern Chile including hostals,
lodges, cabins, and B&B type places to stay in and around the Futaleufu area.
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Don't let the map of Southern Chile fool you, Futaleufú is not an easy place to get to. The problems of travel to Futaleufú ( Futaleufu ) are perhaps what
makes it worth going. Futaleufú's
limited access helps protect the environment and natural wonders that
make this place one of the best destinations in Southern Chile for nature. All Southern Chile will do our best to help you sort out the best way to travel to Futaleufú ( Futaleufu ) and back again.
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