EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE: IMPORTANT NOTICE
The big earthquake that hit our country early on February 27 had a serious impact on the Maule and Bío Bío regions. The Cities of Concepción, Talca, Talcahuano, Constitución, Lota and small settlements located on the Pacific shore near these cities were the most affected. The rest of the Chilean cities remain stable and operating normally. Their airports have been opened and their flights resumed, and so have public and communication services. Nevertheless, we recommend that you make contact with local operators (hotel managers and travel agencies) or with the Chilean Tourist Office, which has implemented an online service to keep people informed about the situation in each area (
www.sernatur.cl).
As of today, the City of Santiago, as well as the most representative cities to the North and South of the capital, such as Arica, Iquique, San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, La Serena, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chillán, Los Angeles, Temuco, Puerto Varas, Frutillar, Puerto Montt, the Island of Chiloé, Isla de Pascua, Pucón, Villarrica and all the southern districts up to Punta Arenas, the country continues to operate normally. We are all distressed by everything that has happened but we will remain together to overcome this terrible moment.
Keep your head up, Chile!!! We are here for you.
Corridor: Araucania and Lakes l Province: X Región de los Lagos
Castro
Castro - Photos: Eduardo Epifanio

f you pay attention to the landscape along Carretera 5 when you come to the island of
Chiloé, you will verify that the island is the continuation of the coast range, interrupted by Canal Chacao, that separates it from the continent to the north.
Castro is in the middle of the island, which is 160 km. long from north to south.
To the west of
Castro between the gulf of Ancud and the gulf of Corcovado, there are numerous islands of different sizes, like Caucahué, Buta-Chauques, Meullín, Quenac, Cahuache, Quinchao, Lemui, Quehui, Chulin, Apiao, Chaulinec, Talcau, Tranqui, Cailin, Laitec, Coldita, San Pedro, and others.
An important characteristic of
Castro is its architecture based on the construction of houses on the water, called palafitos, which confer an unusual landscape, full of grace and poetry.
The main economic activity of
Castro is fishing, complemented by agriculture. The production is for local consumption. At the end of the XIX century and beginning of the XX century, the timber activity gave a new impulse to the economy of the city.