Osorno

Few cities in Chile’s Los Lagos Region have a history as closely tied to cattle farming and the agricultural frontier as Osorno. Set where the Rahue and Damas rivers meet, the city is an inland centre between the Central Valley and the lake-and-volcano country farther east. Founded by the Spanish in 1558, abandoned in the early 17th century and re-established in 1796, Osorno has a layered colonial past. Nineteenth-century German immigration left a lasting imprint on local architecture, food traditions and the surrounding dairy economy. Parque Cuarto Centenario and Catedral San Mateo are prominent central landmarks, while the Rahue shapes several parts of the urban area. Browse other webcams across the Los Lagos Region to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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