Indigenous Culture

The largest indigenous (also known as Mapuche) population is found in Chile's city of Temuco, which is close to Pucon. Visitors can view traditional paja cottages in this area of Araucana and get a sense of how they have lived for centuries. It is also possible to see the workshops of women who weave handlooms using sheep wool in accordance with conventional techniques handed down through centuries among the Mapuche people, who are best known for their textiles.

There are various UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Chile that you can visit. Humberstone and Santa Laura, two significant saltpeter mining villages during the turn of the 20th century, are preserved in the Atacama Desert. Take the stairways and funiculars to the top of Valparaiso's Historic Quarter in central Chile for expansive views over the port city and its interesting past. Vibrant Victorian architecture gives a distinctive touch to Chile's complex history. Some of the oldest wooden constructions in the world can be found on an archipelago in southern Chile. The Churches of Chiloé are examples of the nation's missionary and architectural heritage and date to the 17th century.