
Pucón is known as an adventure destination. The charming little town tucked into the foothills of the southern Andes in Chile's Lake District (sometimes dubiously referred to as northern Patagonia by ambitious tour operators) is a springboard for trekkers armed with walking poles intent on climbing the smoking volcano that overlooks the area. There are also skiers, similarly equipped, traveling downhill instead of up, hikers and horseback riders threading their way through the thick forest of prehistoric monkey puzzle trees that surround, and various breeds of rowers drawn to the pristine lakes and rivers nearby. So, what is an ode to Bauhaus doing buried in this wilderness?
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