{"id":4252,"date":"2023-11-27T16:44:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T19:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/?p=4252"},"modified":"2023-12-27T11:38:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T14:38:09","slug":"chile-and-chiloe-nov-dec-2023-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/archives\/4252","title":{"rendered":"Chile and Chiloe Nov\/Dec 2023: Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Left Alumin\u00e9 after a leisurely breakfast, driving slowly up to Villa Pehuenia. The name comes from the Mapudungdun word &#8216;pehu\u00e9n&#8217;, denoting the araucaria (monkey-puzzle) tree. As I got closer to Villa Penuenia these were increasingly in evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2534\" height=\"1898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-30.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-30.png 2534w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-30-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-30-1536x1150.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-30-2048x1534.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-30-401x300.png 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2534px) 100vw, 2534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The seeds of the pehu\u00e9n tree. known as &#8216;pi\u00f1ones&#8217;, are a staple food for the indigenous people of the area, who grind them into flour and use it to make many food forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1354\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-31.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-31.png 1354w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-31-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-31-405x300.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2030\" height=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-32.png 2030w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-32-768x700.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-32-1536x1400.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-32-329x300.png 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2030px) 100vw, 2030px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a very short and relaxing day&#8217;s driving, also taking in a side trip to Moquehu\u00e9, a small town som twenty km from Pehuenia. Lots of lakes around here, and the tourist season just beginning to wake up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2410\" height=\"1840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-33.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-33.png 2410w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-33-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-33-1536x1173.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-33-2048x1564.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-33-393x300.png 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2410px) 100vw, 2410px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow I cross into Chile, through a new pass (Icalma, a crossing that I don&#8217;t know). I&#8217;ll be aiming for Temuco, a big city and quite a change after these idyllic little settlements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left Alumin\u00e9 after a leisurely breakfast, driving slowly up to Villa Pehuenia. The name comes from the Mapudungdun word &#8216;pehu\u00e9n&#8217;, denoting the araucaria (monkey-puzzle) tree. As I got closer to Villa Penuenia these were increasingly in evidence. 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