Peripillán, a great evil spirit, banished and cast down to earth, could not resist so much love between the beautiful Licarayén and Quitralpique , the bravest. He decided to terminate all happiness.
Such was the fury of this Pillán, that beautiful locations had frightening aspects overnight.
When Huilliches were in a parliament to solve the problem...
an old Machi said: To reach the crater is necessary that you sacrifice the most beautiful virgin of the tribe, must take their heart and place it on top of PichiJuan, covered with a branch of cinnamon, then there will come a black bird, will eat the heart and take the branch to the crates, Peripillán's prison.
And so they did, Quitralpique, the only one who was able to really touch the princess heart, fulfilled the prowess and waited on the hill until the bird came, ate the heart, took the sacred branch and flew and flew until dropped it.
At that moment it seemed that the pure soul of the virgin returned to earth.
And it rained snow for days, months, whole years.
The melted snow created rushing torrents and running water falling into immense canyons that served as Peripillán's defense until filling hollows... and creating Llanquihue lake, finally managed to appease him.
The melted snow created rushing torrents and running water falling into immense canyons that served as Peripillán's defense until filling hollows... and creating Llanquihue lake, finally managed to appease him.
