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Nahuelbuta National Park

The park comprises 6,832 hectares and is located 35 km from Angol, in the highest part of the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, via the road to Vegas Blancas. The trip takes only an hour and the road is paved for 22 km and then gravel until you reach the park entrance. Access to the park is easy in summer but for the rest of the year you should...

The Mapuche People

The Mapuche are an Amerindian people of the Araucan language family who inhabit various areas of central and southern Chile and western Argentina. Their name in quechua is ‘auca’ and in their own Araucan language they call themselves ‘Mapuche’ which means ‘people of the earth’. Their language is...

Contulmo Natural Monument

12 km from Purén, on the paved road to Contulmo, the natural monument comprises an area of 82 hectares and is located on the southern slopes of the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta. It has a mediterranean climate, modified by the low altitude of the area, which allows for a maritime influence and damp winds from the west, which generate a...

Victoria

Located 68 km from Angol and 67 km from Temuco, Victoria has an attractive geographical location in the Malleco area because of its excellent road access. From Victoria you can get to Curacautín and Lonquimay, cities noted for the natural beauty of their surroundings. Also, it is only an hour away from Angol and Temuco, with easy access...

Where to go in Angol?

Iglesia y Convento de San Buenaventura Built in 1863, the church and convent belong to the...

Centro Turístico El Vergel

Around 1880, Manuel Bunster created a large nursery for fruit trees, forest trees and ornamental...

Reserva Nacional Malleco

A CONAF reserve dating from 1907, which makes it the oldest tract of Protected Forest not just in Chile but in the whole of Latin America. It is located 75 km from Collipulli on the road to Pemehue and covers an area of 16,625 hectares. In the Reserva Nacional de Malleco you can enjoy excellent fishing. It is also a great spot for fans...

How to get to Angol?

Angol is 126 km from Temuco, 33 km from Collipulli, and 575 km from Santiago. By Plane: There is...

Collipulli

The name of this town means “colored lands” in the Mapuche language. It is 96 km from...

Ercilla

Located 45 km from Angol and 80 km from Temuco. The Mapuche culture is the strongest tradition of Ercilla owing to the fact that it is precisely in the Malleco area that the Mapuche people have the highest profile. Ruta 5 Sur, or the Pan-American Highway, passes through the extreme western end of the town, a positive factor for the...

Los Sauces

Located 32 km from Angol and 124 km from Temuco, Los Sauces is a meeting point for the flow of tourists coming from the Bío Bío area and those going in the direction of Lumaco, Purén and Ercilla. It has approximately 9,000 inhabitants. Its economy is based on farming, forestry and cattle raising, to which can be added, on a smaller...

Renaico

The name means “water of the cave” in Mapuche. The town is located 24 km from Angol and 143 km from Temuco. From here you can access various tourist spots. Renaico is the gateway to Malleco via the eastern slope of the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta; it has paved roads which are useable all year round and which link the area’...

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