Paddling near Coronel, Biobío

Coronel sits on the Pacific coast of the Biobío region, a stretch of central-southern Chile where rivers, wetlands, and open coast converge. The area's marquee paddling water is the Río Biobío, one of Chile's great rivers, while closer to the city the Humedal Desembocadura Río Carampangue and Laguna Chica provide calmer alternatives for flatwater paddling.