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Volcano Travel: Chile's So Hot Right Now

Where: Chile
January 2, 2008 at 5:30 PM | by | Comments (0)

The New Year's eruption of the Llaima volcano in Chile's Conguillío National Park has tourists fleeing for cooler pastures. The 10,250-foot-high mountain last erupted seven months ago.

About 150 tourists were hustled out of the area as the fireworks started. Early today, another 54 visitors and national park staff took off. Despite some impressive eruption images, though, things are dying down. Still, says one government official:

At this moment I would recommend against tourism in the area.

Related Stories:
· Chile Volcano Forces Evacuations [BBC]
· Volcano Erupts in Southern Chile [SMH]
· Tourists Rescued as Volcano Erupts [Sky News]
· "There is Some Flow of Lava" [AP, via AZ Republic]
· Dangerous Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Alvaro Jimenez]

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