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0:11 chile is a long
0:13 narrow country between the andes mountains
0:15 mountains
0:20 and the pacific ocean it has deserts
0:25 lakes mountains
0:29 and volcanoes this incredible landscape
0:33 makes chile very popular with tourists
0:37 but what do they do some tourists
0:40 visit cities like santiago the capital
0:42 of chile
0:45 others travel north to see the atacama desert
0:46 desert
0:54 but many tourists travel south
0:58 to a small town called phukon chile's
1:01 adventure sports capital
1:04 phukon is a fantastic destination for
1:06 anybody interested
1:10 in adventure sports this small city
1:14 has a population of around 20 000 people
1:18 it's between a volcano and a lake
1:21 so there are lots of different sports
1:23 and activities here
1:26 what kinds of activities it depends on
1:28 the season
1:32 in summer many tourists climb to the top
1:36 of the rica volcano the volcano
1:39 is almost 3 000 meters high
1:42 so these hikes aren't easy
1:45 at the bottom of the volcano is lake via rica
1:46 rica
1:49 a popular location for water sports
1:51 including sailing
1:55 rafting and water skiing
1:58 every year around 70 000 tourists
2:02 visit the lake they often come here to
2:03 play a blanca
2:06 a peaceful location with warm clear waters
2:07 waters
2:15 some visitors go up to trancura river
2:18 where they can kayak down some of the
2:20 best rapids in chile
2:24 but at the moment the volcano the lake
2:28 and the river are quiet this is because
2:31 it's winter and most people here
2:42 this is ski poocom a small resort on the
2:45 slopes of via rico volcano
2:48 there are 20 different runs here for all
2:49 kinds of skiers
2:52 and snowboarders these slopes cover a
2:53 drop of
2:56 900 meters and there are nine
3:00 ski lifts to take visitors to the top
3:03 from here the peak of the volcano towers
3:04 over the whole
3:07 resort and as you travel towards it
3:10 you can sometimes see steam rising from
3:12 the crater
3:15 from the top there are amazing views of
3:16 the lake
3:19 and the surrounding mountains it's an
3:25 visitors to phukon enjoy lots of
3:28 different adventure sports
3:31 in the summer they hike up the volcano
3:34 or spend time on the lake
3:36 in the winter they race down the
3:38 volcano's slopes
3:46 and whatever the season they can always
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