Trail of the Alerces

Around 4:30 pm, we reached the trail of the Alerces. It was still raining steadily but we were fully dressed for the rain. Igor had a lot of knowledge about the flora and faina of this area. He showed us the plant of Canelo. The leaves are white on the underside amd shine in the night. They have a sharp lemon grass like flavor and a nice lingering aroma. The leaved are boiled with ginger to cure throat pain and congestion. The forest was blooming with the red flowers of Estrellas or little star.Read more