Castro

  • 41 m above sea level
  • September – May the best months
  • MHC20 km26 minby transfer
  • Chacao106 km1 h 50by car

The capital of Chiloé, its palafitos standing over the water, and a rain that shapes the day.

I was here in 2024

Reviewed on September 18, 2026

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The capital of Chiloé, its palafitos standing over the water, and a rain that shapes the day.

The place

The entry

Facts that do not change from one year to the next.
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1567
Area14.24 km²
Where it isCastro
Official sitecastromunicipio.clGo to the site
Full entryCastro, Chileen.wikipedia.org

Source: wikidata.org · Checked on September 23, 2026

When to go

  • Best time
  • Good
  • Mixed
  • Poor

High 30° · Low 15° · 15 mm of rain

What the route costs

  • Parque Nacional Chiloé, sector Cucao

    Adulto de 18 a 59, sector Cucao-Chanquín. Niños hasta 12, mayores de 60 y personas con discapacidad no pagan. Se compra antes en pasesparques.cl.

    SourceSep 29, 2026

    CLP 3,900Non-residents CLP 8,200

  • Vista panorámica de Puerto Varas junto al lago Llanquihue

    Puerto Varas

    Germany beside a Chilean lake, with the Osorno volcano in front and the start of the Carretera Austral next door.

  • The Paine massif mirrored in the lake at first light

    Torres del Paine

    A national park in Chilean Patagonia: 2,400 km² of granite, lake and glacier, and the most repeated postcard in the south.

  • Panoramic view of Santiago with the Andes behind it

    Santiago

    The base for everything: the Andes behind it, a metro that works, and the cheapest domestic flights if you buy them from here.

  • Vista panorámica de Valparaíso y su arquitectura colorida

    Valparaíso

    A port falling down its hills, with lifts from 1900 that still carry people up every day.

  • The Baltinache lagoons in the Atacama desert

    San Pedro de Atacama

    An adobe village at 2,400 metres that serves as the door to the driest desert on earth.

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