Turismo Rural en el Litoral de Los Poetas

Turismo Rural en el Litoral de Los Poetas

Rural Tourism at the Coast of Poets

El Totoral
El Membrillo
Lo Abarca
San José

There is a marked trend towards the tourist enjoyment of the rural.
Because the rural is an alternative for leisure, especially for the inhabitants of large cities, such as Santiago or abroad, eager to enjoy the landscape, learn some rural task, consume natural products, or learn about the idiosyncrasies of the deep interior.

In this sense, in the Litoral de Los Poetas, there is an attractive offer that combines peasant traditions, typical foods, and the cordial and simple treatment of those who live here.

Here we present a series of interesting rural places to visit so that you are encouraged to visit them with us.

El Totoral

El Quisco

It is a rural sector of the province of San Antonio, located in the commune of El Quisco. This place has been inhabited since the last ice age (11,000 AD). A typical place where the Spanish and the Chilean merge. It was a commission of Alonso de Córdova in 1570 and was part of the road from San Antonio to Valparaíso. The main historical-religious attraction is the Church of the town, built-in 1815 with colonial architecture. After mass, you can visit the fair where you can find products such as homemade jams, artisan chocolates, Chilean sweets, empanadas, bread, artisanal liquors, among others. In addition to local crafts such as weaving, crocheting, ceramics, and carved wood.
Some places of interest are the Colonial Church Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de Totoral, declared a National Monument; Colonial Museum; the artisan fair and the parish cemetery, which was created in 1820.

El Membrillo

El Tabo

The country area from which this seaside resort on the Litoral came off owes its name. It is a rural sector that still maintains peasant customs. Its inhabitants to agriculture have specialized, in the cultivation of carnations, the production of honey, and wool handicrafts. Here exquisite jams, the typical kneaded bread, and empanadas are born.

Lo Abarca

Cartagena

Located 7 kilometers from Cartagena, this little town dates from the year 1726.

It is located in a favorable position, in the center of a fertile valley.

The roads that linked Valparaíso with Santiago crossed through this town, the people who made this route changed their horses, rested, ate, and even stayed overnight due to the weather.

In the 19th century, it became an important agricultural and livestock center, a town with good inns, social, and religious activity.

Later it became the administrative, educational and economic center of Cartagena.

The main economic activity is agriculture and growing wine-growing activity (Viña Casa Marín for example).

The 1906 earthquake destroyed most of this town, so people began to move to the Cartagena commune.
Some attractions of this place are the Church of Lo Abarca, which has been remodeled due to its destruction in multiple earthquakes, the only thing that remains of the catastrophes is the bell tower. And the El Sauce restaurant, which is considered one of the best places to eat barbecue on the Central Coast.

San José

Algarrobo

It is the rural area of Algarrobo, located 4 kilometers from Mirasol, in this place we can find the medialuna, where the traditional Chilean rodeo is made, there is also the San José Church built in 1886 and the San José cemetery where you can appreciate the close kinship relationship between the inhabitants of the sector, as well as the great longevity of those who live there, whose average life span was approximately one hundred years.

Beautiful nature in the central coast of Chile

Beautiful nature in the central coast of Chile

The Most beautiful natural places by the Coast:

El Membrillo wetland
Quebrada de Cordova
Canelo-Canelillo Park
El Peral Lagoon
Cartagena wetland
Maipo River’s Mouth

From north to south, the “Litoral de Los Poetas” is a rich territory for the practice of eco-tourism, a rising value that is evolving favorably and that attracts more travelers every day as an alternative to sun and beach tourism. The evolution towards a more responsible and conscientious consumption is closely linked to this eco-tourism that is gaining more prominence day by day. According to data from the World Tourism Organization, this modality already represents 15% of total tourism.

El Membrillo Wetland

Algarrobo

It is a Nature Sanctuary due to its variety of migratory birds in the area.
But it was threatened due to the construction of San Alfonso del Mar Resort (dumping of sewage, garbage, among others). But Thanks to the efforts of the Kennedy Foundation and the Municipality of Algarrobo, it was possible to rescue this Nature Sanctuary.

Quebrada de Cordova 

El Tabo

It is a gorge, it has been a Nature Sanctuary since 2017, it has trails easy to travel. Which do not take more than 2 hours of trekking. In this place, you will find a variety of native trees which you can get to know as you go. An excellent place to connect with nature and the sounds of the local birds.
Some of the threats in the area are illegal hunting, fires caused by rubble, garbage, and a decrease in the flow of the estuary due to the increase in water catchments in the sector.

Canelo-Canelillo Park Algarrobo

Algarrobo

Made up of two beaches along with 2 Nature Sanctuaries, one of them is the “Islote Pájaros Niños”, and the other “El Peñón Peñablanca”.
The first one, was declared Nature Sanctuarie in 1978, due to its ecological importance. In it are the Humboldt Penguin, which are in danger of extinction, the Magellanic Penguin.
The second one, “El Peñón Peñablanca”, declared Nature Sanctuarie in 1982, which has a diversity of species, as Black Cormorant, Red-winged Cormorant, Pelican, Booby and Dominican Gull.

El Peral lagoon 

El Tabo

It is a Nature Sanctuary since 1975. Due to the conditions of this lagoon, it allows the reproduction of a great variety of bird species, including the black-necked swan. It has a rich biodiversity in terms of birds and aquatic plants, it is made up of a system of dunes that surrounds it and separates it from the sea.

Cartagena’s wetland 

Cartagena

It is a municipal natural reserve, it works as a refuge for migratory birds, national and international, as well as other animal and plant species found in a conservation category and are present only in places with wetland characteristics. One of the disadvantages is that it is located in an urban area, generating night hunting of birds, removal of debris and construction material waste in the wetland, among others

Mouth of the Maipo River 

San Antonio

This place is one of the most important in Central Chile for waterfowl, concentrating thousands of birds, congregated in groups of thousands after their extensive journey from the northern hemisphere.
Some of the prominent species are Franklin’s Gull and the Yellow Bird.