Mocho-Choshuenco National Reserve

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The Mocho-Choshuenco National Reserve is a natural reserve around the Mocho-Choshuenco volcano, in Valdivia Province, southern Chile. The reserve was created by decree in march 1994 and covers 7,537.6 ha distributed in Panguipulli, Los Lagos and Futrono municipality. The principal access goes from the Pan American Highway to Enco passing by Panguipulli and Choshuenco. From Enco a small way goes to the refuge area, during the summer months tracked vehicles can come there.

Mocho-Choshuenco National Reserve has no park guards or any public infrastructure. In the refuge sector there is a private mountain hut, some old military buildings ruins, and the rests of a small ski centre.

A view of the Choshuenco volcano in early November from the former ski pistes	In the left; the Choshuenco and in the right the Mocho. A view from the way to the mountain shelter (from the west) to the volcano. The photo was taken the 16th September, 2006.	The Mocho-Choshuenco in early November	Sunset on Riñihue Lake, view from Mocho-Choshuenco
Río Blanco Valley. Río Blanco river drains the west side of Mocho-Choshuenco to the Enco River.