Chilean Puma

One day in Chile, we went on a hike up in Maipo Valley (Las Cascadas de las animas) not far from Santiago. When we first met our guide said something like: "Do you mind if we take the puma along for the hike? She could use the exercise. We usually don't take her with tourists, but it'll be fine." Not quite believing our ears, we agreed.


Here, our puma, Weelah is tired at the end of our 3-hour hike up the mountain, across water falls and back down into the valley.


Also in this pic one of the five dogs that came on the hike and our guide.