Mansa Bay

Bahía Mansa is a sheltered inlet on the coast west of Osorno in southern Chile. Forested coastal hills descend to coves and estuaries where fishing and shellfish gathering have sustained local communities. This is Huilliche country, a landscape in which the sea, rivers and forest are closely connected. Boats leaving the bay follow a deeply indented shore dotted with small coves, while the open Pacific lies beyond the shelter of the headlands.