This town is of particular interest to foreign visitors on account of its fame as a place for spiritual enrichment, and because it is considered to be the archeological capital of Chile. Located in one of the oases of the Andean plateau in the Second Region, it has a population of approximately 2,500 and stands at a height of 2,438 meters above sea level.
You must visit Valle de la Luna, Geiseres del Tatio and Salar de Atacama.
Santiago is the capital of Chile. Most of the economic, administrative, cultural, commercial, industrial and political activities of the country are concentrated here. It was founded by Pedro de Vadivia on February 14th in 1541 in the Río Mapocho Valley at the foothills of the Santa Lucia hill.
Santiago city has urban developments of cultural importance like La Casa Colorada (1769), the Puente de Calicanto (1780), the Palacio de la Moneda (1805), the Alameda de Las Delicias (1820), the Cementerio General and the Congreso Nacional building (1875).
The Maipo Valley is 150 km southeast of Santiago, and is one of the favorite places for those who want to escape from the city and enjoy the tranquility of the mountains. From here you can view an impressive panorama of the Chilean Andes, and it offers countless major tourist attractions and quality services.
In this area, the visitor can enjoy adventure sports, eco-tourism, mountain tourism, bathe in hot springs and visit vineyards, tasting delicious export quality wines. You can also visit the El Morado National Park as well as buy wood and leather handicrafts.
Puerto Montt (population 175.000 aproximately) lies 1,021 km from Santiago on the northern shore of the Bay of Reloncaví.
On a visit to Puerto Montt you can see places such as Pelluco, the seaside resort for Puerto Montt; the Museo Municipal Juan Pablo II; Angelmó, the fish market; the handicrafts market; the Cathedral and the Iglesia de los Jesuitas.
Puerto Varas: Puerto Varas (population 28,000) lies on the southwestern shores of Lake Llanquihue, about 20 km north of Puerto Montt.
During a visit, you can go and see the Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (MN), the Puerto Varas Casino, the Iglesia Luterana, and Puerto Chico, which has buildings dating from the beginning of the twentieth century.
Comprising 242,242 hectares, it was created in 1959 and declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1978. It is located between the Andes and the Patagonian Steppe. Puerto Natales, 144 km to the south of the park, is the nearest urban center.Its climate is unstable and in summer, even on sunny days, winds can reach up to 120 km/h. In spite of this, there is neither a very rainy area nor anywhere with a particularly heavy snowfall.
The Cuernos del Paine are also in the park, known world wide for their magnificent appearance: these gigantic rocky masses can be seen from the trails that cross the Park, providing a setting for the glaciers and the lakes dotted with ice-floesa and Lago Grey.
Easter Island, Isla de Pascua, Rapa Nui, Te-Pito-Henúa or the Navel of the World, as it is also called, lies in the Pacific Ocean and is the island territory furthest from the mainland of Chile. It is important that the island’s individual culture still survives: local customs are still practised constantly by the islanders, and the famous Moai statues, which their ancestors set up, are still preserved.
There is a national park, the Parque Nacional Rapa Nui, and the principal city is Hanga Roa.
The island attracts thousands of tourists every year, who come to discover its impressive archaeological sites, to enjoy its natural beauty and to learn a little more of its culture and traditions
