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Radal Siete Tazas National Reserve

This national reserve is found 55 km northeast of Molina, 60 km southeast of Curicó and 100...

Vichuquén

Located 100 km to the east of Curicó, this is an old town with a population of 531 that still preserves its pretty colonial architecture. It lies on the shores of the lake of the same name, that forms part of the National Reserve Laguna Torca. The town was declared a Typical Zone in 1991. Originally indigenous and then controlled...

Wine Route in the Valley of Curicó

Situated 67 km north of Talca and 23 km southeast of Los Niches, this route passes through 16...

Where to go in Curicó?

Plaza de Armas of Curicó Considered one of the prettiest plazas in Chile, and declared a Typical...

How to get to Curicó?

Located 188 km south of Santiago and 114 km from Linares. You can get there: By Bus: From the...

Sagrada Familia

Found 23 km from Curicó, this is one of the youngest municipalities of the province, only gaining this status in 1967. The main characteristic of the town is its very different architecture, due to the fact that in colonial times the Sagrada Familia municipality did not exist. The beauty of Sagrada Familia lies in the originality of...

El Romeral

Situated 12 km northeast of Curicó, the area of El Romeral has a natural border in the Teno and Pumaitén Rivers. This is an agricultural area where cherries, apples and other fruits are grown for sale throughout Chile and for export, due to their high quality. Amongst the towns that make up the region of Romeral are Los Queñes, La...

Teno

It is located 17 km north of Curicó. In the Mapuche language Mapudungun it means "shrivel up with cold". Its economy is based on crops but particularly all kinds of fruit preserves which are in huge demand because most of them are exported. The area is also famous for the quality of its equestrian examples that...

Lincantén

Lincantén lies 90 km west of Curicó. During the 18th Century it was a colonial ranch belonging to Don Antonio Díaz, an ancestor of the famous poet of the region, Pablo de Rokha. One of the more noteworthy of Lincantén’s tourist attractions is the wide coastline where you will find the beaches of Iloca, El Peñon, Duao...

Molina

Situated 25 km southeast of Curicó. Well known for the high quality of the wines that are produced there, the municipality of Molina has besides a great, natural beauty, in particular Lontué, the Radal-Siete Tazas National Reserve and Parque Inglés. In the city of Molina there are hotels, a boarding house for tourists and cabañas...

Rauco

Situated 10 km east of Curicó, this is the first place you will come across on your journey from Curicó towards the coast. It is a pleasant city with approximately 8,500 inhabitants, and has many attractions such as the bridge of Cimbra, only a few streets from the Plaza de Armas, where you can picnic and go swimming, amongst other...

History of Curicó

The city of Curicó was founded on 9 October 1743 by the Governor of the Kingdom of Chile, don José Antonio Manso de Velasco, with the original name ‘San José de Buena Vista’. In the Mapuche language Curicó means ‘black water’. It is built on a plain 225 meters above water level, flanked by the rivers Teno and Lontué, at the...

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