Things to do in Ancud
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Feria Municipal
There are an abundance of craft markets in the Feria Municipal. It also contains a municipal tourist office.
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Retro’s Pub
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This cozy spot rides the fence between restaurant and pub, serving up the usual suspects plus Tex–Mex, killer burgers and a small veggie menu (though we’re not sure what the chicken Caesar salad is doing there). As far as bars go, this is the town classic for an atmospheric drink, a pretty perfect spot in light of the weather.
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Fuerte San Antonio
During the wars of independence, Fuerte San Antonio was Spain’s last Chilean outpost. At the northwest corner of town, late-colonial cannon emplacements look down on the harbor from the early-19th-century remains of the fortress. There’s not much left but a well-preserved wall, but the views and historical significance are impressive. There’s a somewhat secluded beach, Playa Gruesa, behind the north wall.
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Museo Regional Aurelio Bórquez Canobra
The Museo Regional Aurelio Bórquez Canobra, casually referred to as Museo Chilote, makes Ancud a worthwhile stop in itself. Looking more like a fortress than a museum, it has fantastic displays tracking the history of the island and a full-sized replica of the Ancud, which sailed the treacherous fjords of the Strait of Magellan to claim Chile’s southernmost territories.
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Casamar
Like many of the restaurants in town, the view is a greater draw than the food, but Casamar does serve dependable Chilean and international fare. At night it becomes a bar and on weekends they bring in a DJ and open up the dance floor. We can't vouch for the quality of the music, but it can be fun after enough drinks.
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La Red de Agroturismo
Chiloé Agrotourism association organizes excursions to farming and fishing communities and to private homes that offer meals and lodging in more than a dozen small towns (from Aucar to Tubilidad) that don't make most maps. Similar arrangements can also be made through Residencial María Carolina.
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Lumière
This restaurant/bar offers an extensive cocktail and beer list under the watchful eye of classic cinematic scenes. The four-sided bar in the center of the room makes a nice spot to plant yourself. They serve the usual fare (mains CH$2500 to CH$5500), plus popcorn, just like the movies.
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Austral Adventures
Once recommended as your one-stop shop for English-speaking tours of the archipelago, Austral Adventures has shifted its focus to two- to three-day private tours arranged in advance, icing out the independent walk-ins. It still does good work, just to a smaller, more exclusive public.
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La Hormiguita
This delightful little bakery serves massive sandwiches (damn near impossible to eat without looking like a bumbling fool), pies, fruit juices and a few veggie choices. It alternates days serving lunch and dinner, so it’s best to turn up and see where they’re at in the cycle.
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El Sacho
This is just a little hole-in-the-wall lunch counter, but it serves up heaping, inexpensive plates of excellent seafood matched only by its loads of local character. If you want to branch out from curanto, the cazuela chilota (seafood stew) deserves a try.
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Patagón Chiloé
This agency is a better bet for independent travelers and walk-ups. They do excursions all over Chiloé, but you’re more likely to use them to visit the penguin colonies. They offer three trips out per day for CH$20,000 per person with discounts for groups.
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Kuranton
This institution has an extensive menu of seafood, but it’s all about the curanto, Chiloé’s gastronomic bombshell. This hearty stew of mussels, clams, chicken, pork and three types of potatoes is a meal fit for hibernation. Don’t miss it.
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La Pincoya
La Pincoya is a two-story, formal (but not stuffy) affair. The view is the place’s greatest highlight as most of the dishes are local standards. It is, however, a reliable place to sample curanto.
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La Botica de Café
A cute coffeehouse serving up the most elusive thing in Chiloé: real coffee (read: not instant) and a ridiculously tempting selection of international desserts.
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Mercado Municipal
There are an abundance of craft markets in the Mercado Municipal. It also contains a municipal tourist office.
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Anay Libros
Has books and maps on Chile, some in English.
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