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CHILE 1993: Lake District; Patagonia

28 images Created 18 Oct 2012

View Tom Dempsey's photos of the Lake District in Chile, Patagonia. Visit a rare Monkey Puzzle Tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park, in Chile, Patagonia, South America.

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  • The Dempsey family explores an enchanting Monkey Puzzle tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, the coast range near Angol (north of Temuco), Chile, South America. Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) are conifers which are usually dioecious, where male and female cones grow on separate trees, though some individuals bear cones of both sexes. Its edible seeds (about 200 in each female cone) are similar to large pine nuts. Branches form an umbrella of sharp leaves on a straight trunk which grows to over 100 feet high. Araucaria araucana, the national tree of Chile, is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. As the hardiest species of its genus, this tree has become popular in gardens. Unfortunately, due to logging, burning, grazing, and habitat conversion to Pinus radiata plantations, Araucaria araucana is listed as an endangered species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). In France, the Monkey Puzzle tree is known as désespoir des singes or "monkeys' despair." In the native Mapuche language, Nahuelbuta means "big tiger." What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). For licensing options, please inquire.
    93CHI-X2-30_Nahuelbuta-vista.jpg
  • Fishermen's traditional wood houses (palafitos) rise on stilts in Castro on Chiloé Island, in Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America. Colorful boats are moored on the sea water below. Founded in 1576, Castro is the capital of Chiloé Province. Isla de Chiloé is the largest island in Chile.
    93CHI-13-02_Castro-Palafitos_Chiloe-...jpg
  • Llaima volcano rises to 3125 meters elevation (10,253 feet) in Conguillio National Park in the Andes mountain range, near Temuco, Araucanía Region, Chile, South America. Volcan Llaima is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. The ski center Las Araucarias lies on the volcano's western slopes. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
    93CHI-08-26_Volcan-Llaima_Conguillio...jpg
  • Hear the warble of exotic birds as you walk through an enchanting Monkey Puzzle tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, a coast range near Angol (north of Temuco), Chile, South America. Mysterious mists water a garden of yellow lichen draped over the trees. Branches form an umbrella of sharp leaves on a straight trunk which grows to over 100 feet high. Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) are conifers which are usually dioecious, where male and female cones grow on separate trees, though some individuals bear cones of both sexes. Its edible seeds (about 200 in each female cone) are similar to large pine nuts. Araucaria araucana, the national tree of Chile, is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. As the hardiest species of its genus, this tree has become popular in gardens. Unfortunately, due to logging, burning, grazing, and habitat conversion to Pinus radiata plantations, Araucaria araucana is listed as an endangered species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). In France, the Monkey Puzzle tree is known as désespoir des singes or "monkeys' despair." What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). Published in: 1) The "Dinosaur Encyclopedia" 2007 by British publisher Dorling Kindersley; and 2) United States Fish and Wildlife Service, International Affairs web site concerning CITES.
    93CHI-06-25_Nahuelbuta-NP_Monkey-Puz...jpg
  • At the Chonchi Rodeo on Chiloé Island, Huasos (Chilean cowboys, skilled horsemen) try to pin a bull against a fence between two flags then reverse the animal, three times. Alli, alli, alli! Good and bad points (bueno y malo) are awarded for their efforts. Huasos are found all over Central and Southern Chile (but the Magellanes Region sheep raisers are called gauchos). A country woman skilled with horses is a huasa, and the wife or sweetheart of a huaso is called a china. Founded in 1767, Chonchi is a town of 12,500 people (as of 2002) on Isla de Chiloé, the largest island in Chile. Huasos typically wear a straw hat called a chupalla and a poncho (called a manta or a chamanto) over a short Andalusian waist jacket. Photo is from 1993 in Chonchi, Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America.
    93CHI-12-08_Huasos_Chonchi-Rodeo_Chi...jpg
  • Salto del Leon waterfall is worth visiting near Pucon and Villarica in the Andes mountain range, in Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). In Chile, Patagonia includes the territory of Valdivia through Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Spanning both Argentina and Chile, the foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants ("Patagão" or "Patagoni" who were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm taller than the Spaniards) who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world.
    93CHI-16-17_Salto-del-Leon_waterfall.jpg
  • Hear the warble of exotic birds as you walk through an enchanting Monkey Puzzle tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, a coast range near Angol (north of Temuco), Chile, South America. Mysterious mists water a garden of yellow lichen draped over the trees. Branches form an umbrella of sharp leaves on a straight trunk which grows to over 100 feet high. Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) are conifers which are usually dioecious, where male and female cones grow on separate trees, though some individuals bear cones of both sexes. Its edible seeds (about 200 in each female cone) are similar to large pine nuts. Araucaria araucana, the national tree of Chile, is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. As the hardiest species of its genus, this tree has become popular in gardens. Unfortunately, due to logging, burning, grazing, and habitat conversion to Pinus radiata plantations, Araucaria araucana is listed as an endangered species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). In France, the Monkey Puzzle tree is known as désespoir des singes or "monkeys' despair." In the native Mapuche language, Nahuelbuta means "big tiger." What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). In Chile, Patagonia includes the territory of Valdivia through Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Spanning both Argentina and Chile, the foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants ("Patagão" or "Patagoni" who were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm taller than the Spaniards) who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world.
    93CHI-06-18_Nahuelbuta-NP.jpg
  • At the Chonchi Rodeo on Chiloé Island, Huasos (Chilean cowboys, skilled horsemen) try to pin a bull against a fence between two flags then reverse the animal, three times. Alli, alli, alli! Good and bad points (bueno y malo) are awarded for their efforts. Huasos are found all over Central and Southern Chile (but the Magellanes Region sheep raisers are called gauchos). A country woman skilled with horses is a huasa, and the wife or sweetheart of a huaso is called a china. Founded in 1767, Chonchi is a town of 12,500 people (as of 2002) on Isla de Chiloé, the largest island in Chile. Huasos typically wear a straw hat called a chupalla and a poncho (called a manta or a chamanto) over a short Andalusian waist jacket. Photo is from 1993 in Chonchi, Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America.
    93CHI-12-11_Huasos_Chonchi-Rodeo_Chi...jpg
  • A farmers market at Chillan sells sacks of beans and corn in the Bio Bio Region, Chile, South America. A young Chilean girl takes sales orders.
    93CHI-X2-09_Chillan-Farmers-Market.jpg
  • Hear the warble of exotic birds as you walk through an enchanting Monkey Puzzle tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, the coast range near Angol (north of Temuco), Chile, South America. Mysterious mists water a garden of yellow lichen draped over the trees. Branches form an umbrella of sharp leaves on a straight trunk which grows to over 100 feet high. Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) are conifers which are usually dioecious, where male and female cones grow on separate trees, though some individuals bear cones of both sexes. Its edible seeds (about 200 in each female cone) are similar to large pine nuts. Araucaria araucana, the national tree of Chile, is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. As the hardiest species of its genus, this tree has become popular in gardens. Unfortunately, due to logging, burning, grazing, and habitat conversion to Pinus radiata plantations, Araucaria araucana is listed as an endangered species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). In France, the Monkey Puzzle tree is known as désespoir des singes or "monkeys' despair." In the native Mapuche language, Nahuelbuta means "big tiger." What tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" is termed Zona Sur (Southern Zone) in Chile (located between Zona Central and Zona Austral). Zona Sur stretches from below the Río Bío-Bío river to just below Isla de Chiloé.
    93CHI-07-09_Nahuelbuta-NP.jpg
  • The Pudu of South America is the world's smallest deer genus. This photo shows a captive Southern Pudu (Pudu puda) living in a fenced area in Vilches nature reserve, near Talca in the Maule Region, Chile. Historically, the Maule river marked the southern limits of the Inca Empire.
    93CHI-03-08_Pudu-deer_Vilches-Natura...jpg
  • Salto del Leon waterfall is worth visiting near Pucon and Villarica in the Andes mountain range, in Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). In Chile, Patagonia includes the territory of Valdivia through Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Spanning both Argentina and Chile, the foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants ("Patagão" or "Patagoni" who were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm taller than the Spaniards) who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world.
    93CHI-16-11_Salto-del-Leon_waterfall.jpg
  • Hike up a mud flow through green forest to spectacular Osorno Volcano in the Andes mountain range, in Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America. This stratovolcano rises to 2652 meters (or 8701 feet elevation) between Osorno Province and Llanquihue Province. Volcan Osorno is one of the most active volcanoes of the southern Chilean Andes, with 11 historical eruptions recorded between 1575 and 1869, where basalt and andesite lava flows reached Lakes Llanquihue and Todos los Santos. Osorno sits on top of a 250,000-year-old eroded stratovolcano, La Picada, with a 6-km-wide caldera. Despite its modest altitude and latitude, the cone of Volcan Osorno is covered by glaciers deposited by heavy snowfall wrung from the moist maritime climate. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
    93CHI-14-11_Volcan-Osorno.jpg
  • Fishermen's traditional wood houses (palafitos) rise on stilts in Castro on Chiloé Island, in Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America. Colorful boats are moored on the sea water below. A boy with an arm in a sling stands on a boat painted bright yellow and orange. Founded in 1576, Castro is the capital of Chiloé Province. Isla de Chiloé is the largest island in Chile.
    93CHI-13-08_Castro-Palafitos_Chiloe-...jpg
  • Mom shops for colorful wool sweaters on Chiloe Island, which is the largest island in Chile. Location: Isla Chiloé, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America.
    93CHI-X4-11_wool-sweater-shopper_Chi...jpg
  • Mom shops for wicker wares (bowls, hats) at a market in Chile, South America.
    93CHI-X1-26_wicker-shopping-Chile.jpg
  • Spectacular Osorno Volcano rises rises to 2652 meters (or 8701 feet elevation) above green forest in the Andes mountain range, between Osorno Province and Llanquihue Province, in Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America. Volcan Osorno is one of the most active volcanoes of the southern Chilean Andes, with 11 historical eruptions recorded between 1575 and 1869, where basalt and andesite lava flows reached Lakes Llanquihue and Todos los Santos. Osorno sits on top of a 250,000-year-old eroded stratovolcano, La Picada, with a 6-km-wide caldera. Despite its modest altitude and mid latitude, the cone of Volcan Osorno is covered by glaciers deposited by heavy snowfall wrung from the moist maritime climate. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
    93CHI-14-07_Volcan-Osorno-fog.jpg
  • Villarrica, one of Chile's most active volcanoes, rises to 2847 meters (or 9341 ft) elevation in Villarrica National Park in the Andes mountain range, above the lake and town of the same name, in the Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America. Cattle wander in front of a car on a gravel access road. The volcano is also known as Rucapillán, a Mapuche word meaning "House of the Pillán." Villarrica, with its lava of basaltic-andesitic composition, is one of only five volcanoes worldwide known to have an active lava lake within its crater. The volcano usually generates strombolian eruptions, with ejection of incandescent pyroclasts and lava flows. Melting of snow and glacier ice as well as rainfalls often cause massive lahars (mud and debris flows), such as during the eruptions of 1964 and 1971. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). In Chile, Patagonia includes the territory of Valdivia through Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Spanning both Argentina and Chile, the foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants ("Patagão" or "Patagoni" who were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm taller than the Spaniards) who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world.
    93CHI-16-33_Volcan-Villarica.jpg
  • Snow-capped Volcán Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos (2493 meters elevation) rises with a pointy shape above Rupanco Lake in the Andes mountain range, in Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America. Puntiagudo is a stratovolcano partially contained within Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). In Chile, Patagonia includes the territory of Valdivia through Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Spanning both Argentina and Chile, the foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants ("Patagão" or "Patagoni" who were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm taller than the Spaniards) who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world.
    93CHI-15-21_Lago-Rupanco_Volcan-Punt...jpg
  • At the Chonchi Rodeo on Chiloé Island, Huasos (Chilean cowboys, skilled horsemen) try to pin a bull against a fence between two flags then reverse the animal, three times. Alli, alli, alli! Good and bad points (bueno y malo) are awarded for their efforts. Huasos are found all over Central and Southern Chile (but the Magellanes Region sheep raisers are called gauchos). A country woman skilled with horses is a huasa, and the wife or sweetheart of a huaso is called a china. Founded in 1767, Chonchi is a town of 12,500 people (as of 2002) on Isla de Chiloé, the largest island in Chile. Huasos typically wear a straw hat called a chupalla and a poncho (called a manta or a chamanto) over a short Andalusian waist jacket. Photo is from 1993 in Chonchi, Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America.
    93CHI-12-31_Huasos_Chonchi-Rodeo_Chi...jpg
  • At the Chonchi Rodeo on Chiloé Island, Huasos (Chilean cowboys, skilled horsemen) try to pin a bull against a fence between two flags then reverse the animal, three times. Alli, alli, alli! Good and bad points (bueno y malo) are awarded for their efforts. Huasos are found all over Central and Southern Chile (but the Magellanes Region sheep raisers are called gauchos). A country woman skilled with horses is a huasa, and the wife or sweetheart of a huaso is called a china. Founded in 1767, Chonchi is a town of 12,500 people (as of 2002) on Isla de Chiloé, the largest island in Chile. Huasos typically wear a straw hat called a chupalla and a poncho (called a manta or a chamanto) over a short Andalusian waist jacket. Photo is from 1993 in Chonchi, Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America.
    93CHI-12-23_Huasos_Chonchi-Rodeo_Chi...jpg
  • In early January in the Andes mountain range, the snows of Llaima volcano rise above a field of white flowers near Temuco, in the Araucanía Region, Chile, South America. Volcan Llaima (3125 meters or 10,253 feet elevation) is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. The ski center Las Araucarias lies on the volcano's western slopes. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
    93CHI-08-07_Llaima-volcano-white-flo...jpg
  • Ash layers on Osorno Volcano rise above Lago Todos Los Santos (Lake of All Saints) in the Andes mountain range, in Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America. This stratovolcano rises to 2652 meters (or 8701 feet elevation) between Osorno Province and Llanquihue Province. Volcan Osorno is one of the most active volcanoes of the southern Chilean Andes, with 11 historical eruptions recorded between 1575 and 1869, where basalt and andesite lava flows reached Lakes Llanquihue and Todos los Santos. Osorno sits on top of a 250,000-year-old eroded stratovolcano, La Picada, with a 6-km-wide caldera. Despite its modest altitude and latitude, the cone of Volcan Osorno is covered by glaciers deposited by heavy snowfall wrung from the moist maritime climate. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
    93CHI-14-35_Volcan-Osorno-ash_Lago-d...jpg
  • In late December, orange-red flowers of Rhodophiala splendens (Amaryllidaceae family) bloom in an enchanting Monkey Puzzle Tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, a coast range near Angol (north of Temuco), Chile, South America. Mysterious mists water a garden of yellow lichen draped over the forest. Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) are conifers which are usually dioecious, where male and female cones grow on separate trees, though some individuals bear cones of both sexes. Its edible seeds (about 200 in each female cone) are similar to large pine nuts. Araucaria araucana, the national tree of Chile, is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. As the hardiest species of its genus, this tree has become popular in gardens. Unfortunately, due to logging, burning, grazing, and habitat conversion to Pinus radiata plantations, Araucaria araucana is listed as an endangered species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Branches form an umbrella of sharp leaves on a straight trunk which grows to over 100 feet high. In France, the Monkey Puzzle tree is known as désespoir des singes or "monkeys' despair." In the native Mapuche language, Nahuelbuta means "big tiger." What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
    93CHI-06-31_Nahuelbuta-NP-flowers.jpg
  • Orange flowers of parasitic mistletoe (order Santalales) bloom amid a garden of yellow lichen draped over trees in an enchanting Monkey Puzzle Tree forest (Araucaria araucana) in Nahuelbuta National Park, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, the coast range near Angol (north of Temuco), Chile, South America. Hear the warble of exotic birds as you walk the nature trails. Unfortunately, due to logging, burning, grazing, and habitat conversion to Pinus radiata plantations, Araucaria araucana is listed as an endangered species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
    93CHI-X2-20_epiphytic-plants_Nahuelb...jpg
  • A hawk sits on fishing boat Marlene, beached at Castro on Chiloé Island, in Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America. Founded in 1576, Castro is the capital of Chiloé Province. Isla de Chiloé is the largest island in Chile.
    93CHI-13-28_hawk-on-boat.jpg
  • Dave shops for clams and mussels (bivalve molluscs) at a seafood market in Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). In Chile, Patagonia includes the territory of Valdivia through Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Spanning both Argentina and Chile, the foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants ("Patagão" or "Patagoni" who were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm taller than the Spaniards) who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world. For licensing options, please inquire.
    93CHI-X3-13_clam-market_Puerto-Montt.jpg
  • Cattle gather by a tree in a green pasture below Osorno Volcano in the Andes mountain range, in Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America. This stratovolcano rises to 2652 meters (or 8701 feet elevation) between Osorno Province and Llanquihue Province. Volcan Osorno is one of the most active volcanoes of the southern Chilean Andes, with 11 historical eruptions recorded between 1575 and 1869, where basalt and andesite lava flows reached Lakes Llanquihue and Todos los Santos. Osorno sits on top of a 250,000-year-old eroded stratovolcano, La Picada, with a 6-km-wide caldera. Despite its modest altitude and latitude, the cone of Volcan Osorno is covered by glaciers deposited by heavy snowfall wrung from the moist maritime climate. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
    93CHI-15-07_Volcan-Osorno_cattle.jpg
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