Los Ríos

A region of southern Chile crisscrossed by rivers, where the river port of Valdivia, Spanish forts and temperate rainforest combine.

Los Ríos lies in southern Chile. Its capital, Valdivia, sits where several rivers meet; sea lions gather at the riverside fish market, and the architecture and craft beer culture left by German immigrants give the city its character. At the river mouth, Niebla and Corral preserve a group of colonial-era Spanish fortresses that can be visited by boat. Inland are lakes, volcanoes and Valdivian temperate rainforest, and the Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve is good for hiking. Summer, from December to March, is drier and the best time to visit. Valdivia's Pichoy Airport has flights to Santiago.

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