Lihué Calel National Park

Visitors’ Centre and Cerro de la Sociedad Científica

The Likan Mapu Interpretation Centre is housed in a stone building that dates back to 1890. Through maps and posters, it allows visitors to learn about the nature and history of the region. 

The Visitors’ Centre is the starting point to the Valle de Namuncurá trail (300 metres long, low difficulty), which leads up the top of Cerro de la Sociedad Científica, 590 metres above sea level. Offering breathtaking panoramic views, this is the highest point in the park. To get there requires a 2-hour return hike (medium difficulty).

Cave paintings  

One of the trails leads to a rock shelter in Valle de las Pinturas (Valley of the Paintings), where you can see geometric cave paintings and red and black symbols. According to scientific studies, they date back to about 1300 years. 

Along the way, you can see the stone and sun-dried brick ruins of the homestead of Santa María estate of Lihué Calel.

Piedra Movediza

Piedra Movediza (15.4 km long, 2 hours return) is a medium-difficulty trail that leads to an elevated area in the main hill range. You can only go there with an authorized guide.