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Playa Rosaura

On the wild Lacuy Peninsula just outside Ancud, Playa Rosaura is one of Chiloé's most quietly beautiful beaches: a long sweep of pale sand and clear Pacific water hemmed in by green hills and native vegetation, with a geological secret hiding in its rocks. Part of the Mar Brava coastal landscape complex and set near the Quilo wetland, it draws sunset watchers, photographers and anyone seeking an uncrowded stretch of Chilean coastline to simply breathe. What makes Rosaura special is not only its calm, family-friendly atmosphere but the hexagonal basalt columns rising along its edge—volcanic rock carved into honeycomb shapes that earn the beach a place among Ancud's official 'geological treasures.' Locals speak of the place as charged with a almost mystical, restorative energy, and visitors echo it, calling it the most beautiful corner of Ancud.