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Pichicolo Destination Guide

Explore Pichicolo in Chile

Pichicolo in the region of Los Lagos is a town in Chile - some 598 mi or ( 963 km ) South of Santiago , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pichicolo

Current time in Pichicolo is now 01:13 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Valdivia, Temuco, Rio Negro, Puerto Montt, and Llancahue. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Valdivia . Where to go and what to see in Pichicolo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Apagado

Apagado (Spanish for Extinct, also known as Hualiaque) is a pyroclastic cone with scattered vegetation cover. It has an approximately 400 m -wide crater and a base diameter of approximately 2 km . The volcano is located in Chile's Los Lagos Region, and lies 13 km west of the Hornopirén Volcano and southwest of Yate Volcano on a peninsula that borders the Reloncaví Estuary, Reloncaví Sound and Gulf of Ancud. Apagado has a nearly intact summit crater.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.88 -72.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Mountains of Chile, Pyroclastic cones, Volcanoes of Chile, Volcanoes of Los Lagos Region

Hornopirén (volcano)

Hornopirén is a stratovolcano located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile, south of Yate Volcano and east of Apagado or Hualiaque pyroclastic cone. Hornopirén lies on the major regional Liquine-Ofqui Fault. The volcano is said to have erupted in 1835, although no details are known. The name of the volcano derives from the Spanish word for oven, horno and the native Mapudungun word for snow pirén, thus Hornopirén means snow oven.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.87 -72.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Mountains of Chile, South Volcanic Zone, Stratovolcanoes of Chile, Volcanoes of Los Lagos Region