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Puyehue National Park

Comprising an area of 107,000 hectares, the landscape of the park has been molded by intense...

This was a pre-Columbus community occupying the area between Lonquimay and Osorno in the Andean foothills. Its name means ¨people from the east¨ given that they lived to the east of the Araucano people. The puelche people were hunter gatherers who started off collecting food but later on became nomadic hunters...

Cunco Community

This is a pre-Columbus community originally situated on the coast between the river Bueno and the Chacao canal. In the 15th century its people abandoned the mainland, forced by the Mapuches to emigrate to the northern part of Chiloé Island. The cuncos were farming/potters who developed an agriculture based on crops such as...

Antillanca Ski Resort

This resort is open all year round, although the ski season is limited to the winter months. It is...

Where to go in Osorno?

Plaza de Armas de Osorno This is one of the most beautiful areas of the city, together with Avenida...

Puyehue Hot Springs

These thermal baths were created in 1910 and offer the visitor the basic services of natural and...

How to get to Osorno?

Osorno is 920 km from Santiago de Chile. There are various ways to get there. By Plane: From...

Attractions around Osorno

La Unión 10 km from the Pan-American Highway South, and 40 km from Osorno, this town has 23...

The History of Osorno

Osorno was founded by the Spaniards, led by the conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, in 1553 on the site of the small native village of Chauracaín. The original Spanish name was Santa Marina de Gaete. The original settlement was abandoned, and was re-founded in 1558 by García Hurtado de Mendoza and called San Mateo de Osorno, in honor of...

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Puyehue National Park

Puelche Community

Cunco Community

Antillanca Ski Resort

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Puyehue Hot Springs

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Attractions around Osorno

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The handcrafts trail

Guaviña Church

Pukará of Copaquilla