Our Guide to Exploring the El Cani Sanctuary in Pucon, Chile

Santuario El Cañi or El Cañi Sanctuary was the first privately protected area in the whole country of Chile — a country known for its stunning beauty and focus on environmental protections (it is now home to 41 national parks). The sanctuary was put aside in 1990 in hopes of protecting the area's Andean forests from further logging and destruction. In the beginning, the 500 hectares (1,250 acres) that make up the park were bought by the privately owned Lahuen Foundation which ran it until 2004 when they entrusted the administration of the park to the residents of the local town of Pichares (a historic Mapuche town). <a href="https://backroadpackers.medium.com/our-guide-to-expel-cani-sanctuary-in-pucon-chile-91edf5bedbed">Read More</a>