{"id":4458,"date":"2022-08-23T10:28:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T13:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maipovalleywinetours.com\/isla-de-maipo\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T17:31:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T20:31:16","slug":"maipo-valley-destinations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maipovalleywinetours.com\/en\/maipo-valley-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Isla de Maipo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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For all those who\u00a0enjoy the good life<\/strong>\u00a0and want to discover one of\u00a0Chile’s “musts”<\/strong>, we recommend Isla de Maipo, a small town in Central Chile, located in the heart of the Maipo Valley in Santiago’s Metropolitan Region.

Isla de Maipo is known worldwide as\u00a0a wine destination<\/strong>\u00a0thanks to its wineries. Furthermore, its country traditions, history and cultural heritage that still remain alive, make the visit to Isla de Maipo a truly unforgettable experience if you come with a good guide that leads you, tells you about the most interesting details and shows you the unrevealed secrets of the place.

The essence of the region, fresh, green and traditional, has its origin in a melting pot of\u00a0local cultural roots<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0European influence<\/strong>\u00a0where you can appreciate an international projection based on the quality of local products and a concern for a brand image.

In Isla de Maipo you can find the\u00a0huasos (Chilean traditional countrymen)<\/strong>\u00a0with family-run wineries where wine is produced and aged using traditional methods passed from generation to generation. Places where you will feel at home and taste wines in a friendly, welcoming and family atmosphere. Or big names of the Maipo Valley where you can enjoy some of the classic or more\u00a0\u00a0innovative local wines.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The valley of the Maipo River is\u00a0the main agricultural and winemaking area of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago<\/strong>.<\/div>
It’s a place with an abundance of water resources and a variety of fruit and vegetable orchards. Its vineyards produce an\u00a0outstanding wine<\/strong>\u00a0due to its Mediterranean climate, its alluvial stony soil, its humidity and coolness, its microclimate and its proximity to the coastal mountain range.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The history of wine production in Isla de Maipo began in the 18th century, when descendants of the\u00a0Spanish pioneer Juan L\u00f3pez de C\u00f3rdova<\/strong>\u00a0introduced and cultivated the first fruit trees and vines on the banks of the Maipo River, which at that time formed a delta filled with islands.

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Its vineyards were\u00a0the first to have a variety of delicate vines brought from Europe.<\/strong>\u00a0As early as 1874, the visionary Chilean businessman Don Francisco de Rojas y Salamanca, imported fine vines from France and established a vineyard on the foothills of the Andes mountains in the Maipo Valley, planting grape varieties such as\u00a0Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Petit Verdot<\/strong>\u00a0for red wine, and\u00a0Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Semillon<\/strong>\u00a0for white wine. These vines were brought to Chile before they were infected by phylloxera, so the vines didn’t need to be grafted for protection against the plague and they remained pure. That vineyard was the origin of the renowned\u00a0Vi\u00f1a Tarapac\u00e1<\/strong>.

Tarapac\u00e1 winery obtained its first international award\u00a0at the “Centennial International Exhibition, 1878, Philadelphia, United States<\/strong>” two years after it was founded.

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Wine production increased in the 19th century, due to the efforts of family-run wineries who used the most traditional methods to produce their wine. Some of these families still continue\u00a0with this centenary tradition and the same methods of producing their\u00a0vintage wine<\/strong>.

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The revolution that has given\u00a0Maipo Valley a distinct and unique personality<\/strong>\u00a0began in the 20th century. Families with a wine production tradition from Navarra in Spain (Gil Family) and Italy: Italian\u00a0Riviera (C\u00e1nepa Family – Terramater Winery), Vignanello (de Martino Family – de Martino Winery) and Piamonte (Pavone Family – Santa Ema Winery)\u00a0settled in Isla de Maipo and brought with them their knowledge and techniques.

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Some of the best ranked Chilean wines are produced in Isla de Maipo. Some well known examples that speak for themselves include\u00a0Tarapac\u00e1, Santa Ema, Terramater, De Martino\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Miraflores<\/strong>.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The continuous frontages along streets such as Santelices, that still keep the colonial architecture, are a typical sign of Isla de Maipo.

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Some of the houses still preserve their external corridors and on their sidewalks grow magnificent centenary oriental plane trees. Isla de Maipo has been granted official recognition as\u00a0historical preservation zone\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0by Chile’s government.\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Naltahua<\/strong>\u00a0is a rural location close to Isla de Maipo, with small farms worked by country families known as huasos.

It is located within an area called\u00a0Cord\u00f3n de Cantillana<\/strong>, the\u00a0number one location for biodiversity preservation<\/strong>\u00a0in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Old gold and copper mines of Naltahua<\/strong>\u00a0

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The first written data comes from the seventeenth century, when the mine was a\u00a0Royal Encomienda<\/strong>\u00a0given to the Spaniard Don Ignacio de la Carrera e Iturgoyen and the mineral was extracted by the native indians.

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The mines continued to be exploited in the 19th century by small owners.\u00a0Due to the high quality and quantity of the mineral, the French company\u00a0“Societ\u00e9 des Mines de Cuivre”<\/strong>\u00a0decided to establish itself in Naltahua during the first decade of the nineteen hundreds, and continued with its mining activities for over 50 years.<\/div>


We suggest a trip to the past in which you can\u00a0imagine the mine buzzing with activity<\/strong>, with thousands of miners working, coming alive again with its old buildings, its big smelting furnaces and the rails and tunnels used to extract and transport the minerals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The church of Our Lady of Mercy and the people’s religious beliefs are an important tourist attraction due to the miracle of the virgin that took place in Isla de Maipo. This church has the category of\u00a0Sanctuary<\/strong>\u00a0and there is an open process at the Vatican to be considered a Basilica<\/strong>.

The festivity of the Virgin of Mercy is one of the best known traditions of Isla de Maipo.

This event takes place every year on the last Sunday in September. The festivity attracts more than\u00a080,000 pilgrims<\/strong>\u00a0from all over the region and abroad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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