Osorno
Founded in 1558, destroyed in the great Mapuche rebellion of 1598, and refounded in 1793, Osorno is a southern Chilean city at the confluence of the Rahue and Damas rivers whose modern character was shaped largely by German and Austro-Hungarian settlers who built it into Chile's main cattle-farming centre from the mid-19th century. The walkable city centre has a dense café and restaurant scene, and Osorno serves as a gateway for overland access to the far-southern regions of Aysén and Magallanes, as well as a cross-Andes route to the Argentine city of San Carlos de Bariloche.
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- Population135,773
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 40 km25 mi
Nearest airports
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Osorno: quick answers
Where is Osorno?
Osorno is in Chile, about 85 km53 miles in a straight line from Valdivia.
How do you get to Osorno?
The nearest airport is Osorno (ZOS), about 16 min away by road. The nearest train station is Río Negro, about 36 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Osorno?
The warmest month is February, averaging 16°C61°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 6°C43°F. The wettest month is June, with about 218 mm8.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Osorno?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 37 restaurants, 13 cafés and 11 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Osorno?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Puerto Octay and La Union.