Villarrica volcano in southern Chile erupted in March 2015, producing lava fountains and ash plumes that attracted international attention due to the volcano's accessibility and proximity to tourist areas. The eruption occurred after a brief period of unrest and demonstrated Villarrica's status as one of Chile's most active volcanoes. No fatalities occurred, but local tourism was temporarily disrupted.

The Villarrica eruption appeared in Chilean travel writing and contemporary poetry exploring the commodification of natural danger and the aestheticization of volcanic activity in tourist contexts. Chilean poets have addressed Villarrica in works examining the tension between spectacle and genuine risk, contributing to Latin American literary conversations about nature tourism, environmental ethics, and the representation of geological phenomena in media-saturated contemporary culture.