Valdivia, Chile

Chile

Valdivia, Chile shares 299 connections with 13282 other places across 26 topics, shaped primarily by history, nature, and sports. In 1960, Valdivia was severely damaged by the Great Chilean Earthquake, the most powerful ever recorded at magnitude 9.5. Its connections reach Santiago, Chile, Spain, and Argentina through shared colonial history and Mapuche resistance, including the 1598 Battle of Curalaba. The Valdivia International Film Festival, which became the most important in Chile, draws the city into global film connections.