Todos Los Santos Lake
Location: The Todos los Santos Lake is located on the X region of Los Lagos, in the province of Llanquihue, Chile.
It is embedded within the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park; in it is the entire lake but not its basin tributary, i.
e.
the rivers that make it up.
History The Todos los Santos Lake has been called by different names; Purailla, Pichilauquen, Quechocavi from the pre-Columbian era up to the colony.
It is also known as Esmeralda Lake due to the hue of its waters.
A landmark of the lake occurs in 1992 when Endesa wanted to use it for water resources, however, the action of the CONAF, tourism companies and NGOs made that impossible.
The ruling of the Supreme Court stated that the Todos Los Santos Lake belongs to the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park, and therefore has the protection against human intervention.
This condition had already safeguarded the lake from the pollution of salmon farming.
General characteristics With a watershed of 3036 square kilometers the Todos los Santos Lake receives the water from the Peulla and the Negro River, both flow into the locality of Peulla.
Another tributary of the Todos los Santos Lake is the Blanco River.
The climate in the area of the lake is characterized for presenting high rainfall, resulting in the basin tributary level varies around 3 meters.
The drainage of the lake occurs in the town of Petrohué, where it originates the river of the same name.
The Petrohué falls are a popular destination visited by tourists in summer, mainly caused by the melting in the mountains which increases the flow of small waterfalls.
The two ports were you can enter the Lake Todos Los Santos is installed in the village of Peulla and Petrohue.
The landscape of the Lake was modeled according to the action of glaciers and volcanoes.
Glaciers advance and retreat, while the volcanoes alternate their activity.
Volcanic activity in this region is high; the eruption of the Chaitén volcano in 2008 is proof of that.
Some volcanic massif activity crosses from east to west.
Among the most notable peaks of the Lake, are the Tronador volcano, the Osorno Volcano, the La Picada Hill and Puntiagudo Hill.
Flora presenton the lake The plant world of the area adjacent to the Todos los Santos Lake is composed of trees of the same variety that makes up the Valdivian forest species such as the coihue, which can grow to 50 meters high and is very recognizable by its particular crown.
The larch is another very common species in the sector can live 3,000 years, it is said that larches from when Columbus arrived in America.
The quality of the wood of the larch as the protagonist of the economic history of Chile.
It is possible to see the Ulmo tree type solemnly dressed with white flowers frequently visited by bees and other insects.
The Weinmannia trichosperma (Tineo), can also cover 25% to 50% of the space in the canopy.
It blooms in spring, around November, and its flowers are initially white, later turning pink.
Luma or Reloncavi in Spanish, Crinodendron patagua (Patagua) or (Lily of the valley tree), the myrtle, Chilean firetree, Drimys winteri (Winter's Bark), or Canelo and Dasyphyllum diacanthoides.
Distinctive common names: Trevo and Tayu are other species of trees in the area of Lake Todos Los Santos.
Fauna In the Todos Santos lake it is possible to find animals: mammals, reptiles, birds native to the lake, however it is not easy to see any of them at first sight.
Among the marsupial fauna is the Long-nosed Caenolestid, the Monito del Monte, the Eastern Red Bat, the southern viscacha, the coypu or nutria, Chilean Climbing Mouse, rice rat.
It is also possible to observe the North American Beaver, hare, pudús, South Andean Deer, deer, boars, mountain lions, foxes, Southern river otter, ferrets, skunks and minks.
Among the birds are the Chucao tapaculo, White-throated tapaculo, Black-throated Huet-huet, Chestnut-throated huet-huet, Dusky tapaculo, Thorn-tailed rayadito, des Murs's wiretail, Plain-mantled tit-spinetail, the white throated tree-runner, types of swallows, the white-crested elaenia, Song thrush, Common diuca finch, the sparrows, Austral thrush, Long-tailed meadowlark.
Activities You can navigate in the Andean Lakes Crossing Road to Argentina and practice sports like sea kayaking.
The mouth of the river that originates the Petrohué River creates a perfect place for rafting and fishing.
It is embedded within the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park; in it is the entire lake but not its basin tributary, i.
e.
the rivers that make it up.
History The Todos los Santos Lake has been called by different names; Purailla, Pichilauquen, Quechocavi from the pre-Columbian era up to the colony.
It is also known as Esmeralda Lake due to the hue of its waters.
A landmark of the lake occurs in 1992 when Endesa wanted to use it for water resources, however, the action of the CONAF, tourism companies and NGOs made that impossible.
The ruling of the Supreme Court stated that the Todos Los Santos Lake belongs to the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park, and therefore has the protection against human intervention.
This condition had already safeguarded the lake from the pollution of salmon farming.
General characteristics With a watershed of 3036 square kilometers the Todos los Santos Lake receives the water from the Peulla and the Negro River, both flow into the locality of Peulla.
Another tributary of the Todos los Santos Lake is the Blanco River.
The climate in the area of the lake is characterized for presenting high rainfall, resulting in the basin tributary level varies around 3 meters.
The drainage of the lake occurs in the town of Petrohué, where it originates the river of the same name.
The Petrohué falls are a popular destination visited by tourists in summer, mainly caused by the melting in the mountains which increases the flow of small waterfalls.
The two ports were you can enter the Lake Todos Los Santos is installed in the village of Peulla and Petrohue.
The landscape of the Lake was modeled according to the action of glaciers and volcanoes.
Glaciers advance and retreat, while the volcanoes alternate their activity.
Volcanic activity in this region is high; the eruption of the Chaitén volcano in 2008 is proof of that.
Some volcanic massif activity crosses from east to west.
Among the most notable peaks of the Lake, are the Tronador volcano, the Osorno Volcano, the La Picada Hill and Puntiagudo Hill.
Flora presenton the lake The plant world of the area adjacent to the Todos los Santos Lake is composed of trees of the same variety that makes up the Valdivian forest species such as the coihue, which can grow to 50 meters high and is very recognizable by its particular crown.
The larch is another very common species in the sector can live 3,000 years, it is said that larches from when Columbus arrived in America.
The quality of the wood of the larch as the protagonist of the economic history of Chile.
It is possible to see the Ulmo tree type solemnly dressed with white flowers frequently visited by bees and other insects.
The Weinmannia trichosperma (Tineo), can also cover 25% to 50% of the space in the canopy.
It blooms in spring, around November, and its flowers are initially white, later turning pink.
Luma or Reloncavi in Spanish, Crinodendron patagua (Patagua) or (Lily of the valley tree), the myrtle, Chilean firetree, Drimys winteri (Winter's Bark), or Canelo and Dasyphyllum diacanthoides.
Distinctive common names: Trevo and Tayu are other species of trees in the area of Lake Todos Los Santos.
Fauna In the Todos Santos lake it is possible to find animals: mammals, reptiles, birds native to the lake, however it is not easy to see any of them at first sight.
Among the marsupial fauna is the Long-nosed Caenolestid, the Monito del Monte, the Eastern Red Bat, the southern viscacha, the coypu or nutria, Chilean Climbing Mouse, rice rat.
It is also possible to observe the North American Beaver, hare, pudús, South Andean Deer, deer, boars, mountain lions, foxes, Southern river otter, ferrets, skunks and minks.
Among the birds are the Chucao tapaculo, White-throated tapaculo, Black-throated Huet-huet, Chestnut-throated huet-huet, Dusky tapaculo, Thorn-tailed rayadito, des Murs's wiretail, Plain-mantled tit-spinetail, the white throated tree-runner, types of swallows, the white-crested elaenia, Song thrush, Common diuca finch, the sparrows, Austral thrush, Long-tailed meadowlark.
Activities You can navigate in the Andean Lakes Crossing Road to Argentina and practice sports like sea kayaking.
The mouth of the river that originates the Petrohué River creates a perfect place for rafting and fishing.