Tantauco Park
A private park over the whole southern end of Chiloe, bought in 2005 by a man who later became president.
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Tantauco covers around a hundred and eighteen thousand hectares of southern Chiloe - evergreen forest, peat bog, lakes and an undeveloped coast - bought in 2005 by Sebastian Pinera, then a businessman and later twice president of Chile, and run as a private conservation park. It protects habitat for the Darwin's fox and holds a reintroduction programme for the huemul, and the trekking network includes a multi-day route down to Caleta Inio on the southern coast. Access is deliberately limited and registration is required. Pinera died in a helicopter crash in 2024 near Lago Ranco; the park continues under its foundation.
What you actually see
- A hundred and eighteen thousand hectares - forest, bog and undeveloped coast.
- Bought privately in 2005 - by a businessman who twice became president.
- Darwin's fox and huemul work - protection and reintroduction programmes.
- A multi-day route to the south coast - ending at Caleta Inio.
When to go
December to March. Several days.
Honest expectations
Registration is required and numbers on the trails are capped. This is among the wettest country in Chile - rain, mud and bog on every route. Refuges are basic and must be booked. The southern sector needs a boat or a flight.
Nearby
Quellon is north; Chiloe national park is up the western coast.
What to pack for Tantauco Park
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.