Places to Explore In The Central Coast

Algarrobo

The largest town south of Valparaíso, Algarrobo has a winding coastline with several yellow-sand beaches and consequently attracts throngs of sun worshippers. The pine forest...

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• 2 Hotels
• 7 Things To Do

Casablanca Wine Valley

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• 4 Things To Do

Concon

How to explain the lovely name Concón? One theory is that in the language of the Changos, co meant "water," and the duplication of the...

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• 7 Things To Do

Isla Negra

"I needed a place to work," Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda wrote in his memoirs. "I found a stone house facing the ocean...

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Maitencillo

This town is a string of cabanas, houses, and eateries spread along the 4-km (3-mile) Avenida del Mar. Two long beaches are separated by an...

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• 2 Hotels
• 2 Things To Do

Papudo

In a letter dated October 8, 1545, Spanish conquistador Pedro Valdivia wrote: "Of all the lands of the New World, the port of Papudo has...

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• 5 Things To Do

Quintay

Not too long ago, migrating sperm whales could still be seen from the beaches at Quintay, although they were all but exterminated by the whaling...

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• 2 Things To Do

Reñaca

Thousands of Chileans flock to Reñaca every summer for one, and only one, reason—the crashing waves. You need merely contemplate this wide stretch of golden...

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Valparaiso

Valparaíso's dramatic topography—45 cerros, or hills, overlooking the ocean—requires the use of winding pathways and wooden ascensores (funiculars) to get up many of the grades...

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• 7 Hotels
• 28 Things To Do

Viña del Mar

Viña del Mar has high-rise apartment buildings that tower above its excellent shoreline, and the wide boulevards are lined with palms, lush parks, and mansions...

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• 5 Hotels
• 16 Things To Do

Zapallar

An aristocratic enclave for the past century, Zapallar doesn't promote itself as a vacation destination. In fact, it has traditionally been reluctant to receive outsiders...

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• 4 Things To Do