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Valdivia is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia and Cau-Cau Rivers, approximately 15 km east of the coastal towns of Corral and Niebla . Since October 2007, Valdivia is the capital of the newly created Los Ríos Region and is also the capital of Valdivia Province.
Valdivia is often promoted for its unique characteristics, that make it different from other cities in Chile: Valdivia has an early Spanish colonial past, plus a later history of German colonization. Both eras left visible landmarks such as the forts of Corral Bay and the German-style wood houses.
The governments of Spain and Germany currently maintain consulates in Valdivia. The city is commonly seen as a tourist magnet in Chile, and sometimes described as La Perla del Sur (The Pearl of the South) and as La ciudad mas linda de Chile (Chile's most beautiful city). Every year during the summer months of January and February the municipality organizes many free cultural events along the river site like : concerts, sport events and other entertainment. To mark and celebrate the end of the touristic summer months, half way February all entertainment reaches its climax with the celebration of noche de valdivia (valdivian night). During this night many local groups and communitys present there self on boats during a night parade over the river.
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