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Parque Nacional Conguillío, Provincia de Cautín, Región de La Araucanía, Chile. May 2023.

The name "Conguillío" derives from the Mapuche word for "water with Araucaria seeds". Declared a national park in 1950, Conguillío, along with Reserva Nacional Alto Biobío (EN: Alto Bío Bío National Reserve), was designated by UNESCO as Araucarias Biosphere Reserve in 1983. The national park lies within the wider Kütralkura Geopark, which was officially recognized as part of UNESCO's Global Geoparks Network on April 17, 2019.

Llaima means "blood veins" in Mapuche, referring to the lava trails flowing down the mountain. Having displayed 35 violent eruptions since 1640, Llaima is one of Chile's most active volcanoes. The most recent significant eruption was on New Year's Day in 2008 when Llaima spewed lava 300 m into the air. Two more occurred on July 2, 2008, and April 5, 2009.

Sources:
Lonely Planet Chile and Easter Island (2015).
Wikipedia.