COYHAIQUE & AYSEN

Patagonian Regional Museum

Región de Aysén
General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

The Patagonian Regional Museum, recently relocated to new quarters in the House of Culture (Eusebio Lillo 23, tel. 065/213174), documents the regional history through a series of very well-presented historical photographs and household implements used by the early inhabitants of the area. The opening hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily in the summer, and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Saturday, and 3 to 7 p.m. on the other days of the week for the rest of the year. Admission costs US$0.60.

Nearby, on Baquedano median strip, the Monumento al Ovejero (Monument to the Shepherd) commemorates the sheep farmers, pioneers of Aisén. A series of statues consist of shepherds with their flocks and their dogs.

How Much Do We Love This Place?

The Good

It's an area of immense beauty with the remoteness that people expect from Patagonia
There are some of the best fly-fishing lodges
A lot of great outdoor activities
You can find lands laden with lush vegetation or layered in fields of ice