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Ironman 70.3 Pucon in Pucon
Held each January on the shores of Lake Villarrica with the active Villarrica Volcano as backdrop, this half-distance triathlon combines a 1.9km swim, 90km bike and 21.1km run through Pucon's volcanic countryside. Running for more than three decades, it is widely marketed as one of the most scenic races in the sport and draws both elite international triathletes and amateur age-groupers.
Pucon's Ironman 70.3 has earned a reputation among the global triathlon circuit as one of the sport's most scenic half-distance races, staged on the shores of Lake Villarrica with the snow-capped, still-active Villarrica Volcano visible across the water for much of the course.