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Hardy & María Luisa
Touch Nature
TOUCH NATURE
Family agritourism since 1997. An environment of living nature, close to the Pacific Ocean. Flora and fauna as a way of life. A tourist experience that prioritizes traditions and local gastronomy, in a healthy natural environment.
Hardy & Maria Luisa
Forty years of love and nature. Together they undertake an Chilean/German adventure, in 1980. An iconic couple in the region. Eleven days after they met, they were married arrowed by Cupid. Hardy and Carol were born who join this adventure.
Healing Hands
Carol Dimter Maldonado, agricultural engineer, and floral therapist, connected with nature. It uses the ancient wisdom of medicinal and aromatic plants, to restore the balance that the human body needs.
Memory and History
Surrounded by the San Antonio River, the vestiges of the bridge can be found on it; a historical place where the Treaty of Annexation of the Chiloé Archipelago to the nascent Republic of Chile was signed on January 18, 1826.
Activities
The most mysterious island in Chile stands out for its wonderful nature. An area rich in cultural and gastronomic tradition.
Live a true and fantastic experience in Chile.
Discover our attractions:
Ulmo Footpath
A tour of our countryside and "evergreen forest". It is an experience that provokes diverse sensations when walking in a difficult terrain, but it touches its floridness, and landscape.
Time: 120 min.
Eucalipto Footpath
A walk that promotes conscious breathing, close contact with nature, an experience through its intense aroma, which generates a feeling of well-being.
Time 60 min.
Lavanda Footpath
Lovely walk through our lavender crop, and our garden of varied shrubs, trees, and flowers, which excite with their colorful shapes and aromas. Direct connection with all the senses.
Time 60 min.
Sustainable Practices
The ancestral agro-ecological practices in our field, as well as the use of bio-preparations as biological controllers in our crops, are management that promotes biodiversity, and an awareness of the impact of our actions.
Time: 60 min.
Medicinal plants
In our garden and orchard, we have a wide diversity of plants for therapeutic purposes, thanks to their active principles. The transmission of this wisdom, as well as its vegetable propagation is a knowledge that promotes well-being.
Time: 60 min.
Fishing
Recreational activity on the banks of the San Antonio River, it is an ideal space of peace to listen to the singing of the birds, to appreciate the otter, to contemplate the landscape, and to enjoy an inspiring moment, taking advantage of the rich fluvial fauna.
"Chilotes" Flavours
Try the traditional curanto, preparation of seafood and other typical ingredients cooked in a hole with hot stones and nalca leaves; and meet hundreds of colorful potatoes from Chiloé.
Time: 3 hours.
Culinary Experience
Our local cuisine is a reflection of our culture, is an experience in itself, with a wide diversity of flavors, aromas and textures, a delight for the palate and the soul.
Time: 3 hours.
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A place that has been an inspiration for writers like Sara Wheeler "Travels In A Thin Country", Isabel Allende "El Cuaderno de Maya", among others.
Chiloé is a magical place, where you can breathe purifying air, a place to rest, disconnect, connect with our memories, emotions and experiences.
We are surrounded and invited by their culture, heritage and traditions.![Hardy and Maria Luisa]()
The chilean experience like you never lived before...
Chiloé is a province of the Los Lagos Region of Chile. It has an area of 9,181.5 km2. An archipelago formed by the big island, and by more than 40 smaller islands and a coastal mountain range that crosses the island from north to south. Its reliefs extend to the channels of the interior sea. It has a temperate rainy maritime climate, which gives the perfect conditions for its lush green landscapes, in a scenario that glorifies its myths and legends.
The architecture, is of an incomparable cultural richness, with a very remarkable indigenous European cultural fusion. Currently, there are 60 churches built of wood, of which 16 are part of the Cultural Heritage of Humanity, conferred by UNESCO.
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View of the San Antonio river
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San Antonio river
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Fishing in the river
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Meadows
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Forests
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Walking trails
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Streams
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Micro Landscape - Flourish
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Light reflections
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Gardens
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"Azaleas" Flowers
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"Azaleas" pathway
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Lavenders
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Curanto
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Curanto covered with Pangue leaves
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Crabs with lettuce from the garden
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Salmon with dill and native potatoes
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Hake with rosemary and native potatoes
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Pork with purple cabbage
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Apple "empanada"
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Gooseberry "empanada"
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Milcao with pork crackling
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White milcao with ulmo honey
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Chiloé`s native potatoes
Chiloé Gastronomy
Unmatched cultural expression of flavors, aromas, textures, and colors of local products from land and sea, prepared with passion. Besides being a delight for the palate, it is also a faithful reflection of the traditions of this place in the south of the world. The most appreciated preparations are the "curanto", the "native chiloé potatoes", as well as a variety of typical preparations of meat and vegetables grown by them, which have been of great enjoyment to all who visit them.
Diffusion
Pioneers in agrotourism in the area. The first to achieve sustainable certifications.
Writers, producers, journalists, nature lovers, both national and international, have been captivated by the magnetism of the landscape, gastronomy and human warmth.
Sustainability
Hardy & Maria Luisa receive the SIPAM Chiloé certification in 2015
2020, the seal of Sustainable Tourism.
Services and products with ancestral agro-ecological practices are valued and recognized, preserving local traditions.
Testimonials
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I had the privilege of being the first person to stay in a Chiloé agrotourism, particularly in Hardy & María Luisa's house. That was more than 20 years ago but I remember it as if it were yesterday. The warm and pleasant welcome I received in conversation with them, full of doubts, questions, but also of illusion for this new activity to begin. The warm bed full of blankets and the room in complete silence in the middle of the field, which the roosters will remind us of at dawn. The infinite breakfast, next to the wood-fired kitchen, with the kneaded bread, the murta jam, the natural butter, the freshly caught salmon at the beginning of the day. Chiloé has something magical for its nature, for its environment, but, above all, for its noble, human and simple people. Since that day that beautiful island is a little closer to my land, the Basque Country. Since that day, the dear Dimter-Maldonado family has been part of our lives. Mikel Burzako
Representative of the Basque Government -
As soon as you arrive, you feel part of the family, it's like you've always known them. A magical place, where you connect with all your senses, you go back to your roots. I arrived at the Dimter Maldonado Family home first as journalist, then I returned with my family and I hope return a million times more to embrace them, share a "matecito" in the kitchen and live the Chiloé traditions in a unique way. Felipe Vergara
Journalist Chilean Television -
Without any doubt, in Chiloé one of the most recommended tourist destinations is "Hardy & María Luisa", near Ancud. The hostess, María Luisa Maldonado, is a pioneer in this activity that masterfully mixes Chiloé's gastronomy with walks in the middle of nature that brings together the greatest attractions of the area. And the best thing: the affection, kindness and warmth of the entire Dimter Maldonado family. Alipio Vera
Chilean Journalist -
More than 15 years ago I met Hardy & Maria Luisa. I came to stay at their cozy house one weekend, shared a delicious homemade breakfast and since that time it was such a warmth that we have never stopped working together. I like to share with them for their authenticity, for the immense affection with which they develop their work. They have enchanted with their stories and their closeness to many people who are looking for something more than just eating a curanto. They have taught us about Chiloé and its culture, but above all they have taught us to be more entrepreneurial. They are one of my best examples of entrepreneurship, I have seen how they have evolved and grown organically their house, with joy always ahead. That's why I often return with my family, to tour their pampas, row in the river, enjoy their meals and their stories. Felipe Howard
Tourist Entrepreneur -
The professionalism and love given to our passengers in these 15 years of collaborative work, has been key and always recognized with the highest score by our customers on routes throughout the country. It is an irreplaceable and unrepeatable cultural and gastronomic experience. The Dimter Maldonado family are part of the BirdsChile´s family. Raffaele Di Biase
Tourist Entrepreneur
Covid-19 Cautions
We have sanitary measures to prevent, control and reduce the risk of contagion, following the recommendations of the health authorities. To protect your health and ours, self-care is essential.
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