Central Zone

While you travel in Chile, you must taste the typical food of the country. Chilean food is quite different from the rest of Latin America cuisine, rather simple and using seasonal ingredients stands out for its plates specially those which main ingredient is meat. Some of the typical dishes are the arrollado huaso (pork steak rolled with red chili), pernil com ají, [...]

The first time, I spent in Easter Island (Isla de Pascua), I was nicely  impressed by the climate conditions, people and  service. Within my experience, a guide for the hotels in Easter Island is quite useful, specially because there is a limited offer of accommodations spaces in the island. For those who are planning a travel to Easter island, there is [...]

Portillo belongs to the Region of Valparaíso, placed within Los Andes mountain range just below the Aconcagua,  over 2,800 meters above the sea level. This Ski Center is one of the oldest in Latin America and has within its infrastructure has 12 lifts, 23 ski trails signalized by colors which indicate the difficulty level: Green is beginners, Blue is for [...]

Chiloé National Park is located in the west side of Chiloé island, has a surface of 106,396 acres, divided in three areas. The first one corresponds to the Chepu sector, with 19,274 acres, the second to the Anay sector located in the communes of Castro, Conchi and Dalcahue with a surface of 86,998 acres, and the third [...]

(vilu-snake, lafquén-lake) Vichuquen lake is located 18 meters above the sea level and is a 40 squared kms (24.8 miles) lake, with intense warm blue waters, surrounded by pine forests. Its name -from a mapuche origin- is related to its shape. A road borders the lake by both shores, but the high and the pine forests make difficult to [...]

(Between forests and hills) Altos de Lircay National Reserve was created in 1996 and is located 41 miles east from Talca and 47 kms (29.2 miles) from San Clemente. It has 12.163 hectares and is an protected area on which hunting and fishing is not allowed. Altos de Lircay National Reserve is 2.228 meters above sea level and borders [...]

(Water puddle) Chanco has 4.012 inhabitants. Chanco is a village full of colonial houses declared Typical Zone in the year 2000. It is located over an old settlement of fishermen natives. The town is characterized by its slow rhythm , with carts pulled by oxen – similar to baskets – full of wheat, coal or firewood. Follow its old [...]

Constitución has 33.914 inhabitantsIt and is located 364 kms (226 miles) from Santiago, Chile and 107 kms (66,5 miles) from Talca, was founded in 1794 by Santiago Oñederra under the name of Nueva Bilbao (New Bilbao), during Ambrosio O’Higgins’ government. Constitución was a active port with a railway branch, intended to be a port for loading wheat production [...]

Curanipe is the capital from the commune of Curanipe and a resort placed in front of an extended bay known as La Poza with beaches interrupted by rocky formations that enter into the sea. Its main beach – which has a shape similar to a half-moon – is excellent for taking a bath. To the south it is protected by [...]

(Thunder) Talca is located 157 miles from Santiago and 31 miles from Linares. At the beginning it was named Saint Agustín of Talca and now it has 177.429 inhabitants. Talca was founded in 1692 and destroyed by earthquakes in 1742 and 1928. In February 1818 Bernardo O’Higgins declared Chilean Independence in this city at the place in which O’Higgininan and [...]