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    Boosting a better life, every day

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    We are Tánica

    We are TANICA, a corporate Group with a common purpose: to improve the lives of people. Together, we seek to deliver unique experiences for all of those looking to explore, grow, develop, and live in perfect balance. This is something that shows in all our products and creative spaces designed for sharing, exploring, enhancing, and enjoying life.

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    Since 1954

    We were founded in 1954 as Empresas Transoceánica by the German entrepreneur Guillermo Schiess. Today wecount with a staff of more than800 employeesthatbring to life each one of our projects every day.

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    What we do?

    At TANICA we are Realtors, we are Hoteliers, we are Productive Businesses and Investments, and together, we forge a better life every day.

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    Our Purpose

    We want to make people’s lives better.


    Why we do what we do is precisely what our teams ask themselves before making any decision; it is the first thing we attempt to answer when taking on a project.Why we do what we do is precisely what our team members ask themselves before making any decision; it is the first question we try to answer when taking on a project.

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    Our Business

    One of TANICA\'s main goals is to support and create projects that can make a relevant social, cultural and educational contribution to their immediate communities and to the country’s development as well.Business Areas:TANICA REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS:We design and create innovative, environmentally friendly and sustainable projects that truly contribute to the city and the community where they are developed.TANICA HOTELS: Unique places that inspire and offer refreshing experiences in contact with nature, culture and adventure. We provide experiences that go hand in hand with the surroundings, connecting people with the heart and soul of the site, its people, cuisine, customs, history and stories.PRODUCTIVE BUSINESSES: We want to leave a lasting legacy by developing each and every project with the highest standards.

    Tánica Real Estate

    Tánica Real Estate

    We design and create innovative and sustainable projects that are respectful with their environment and that turn out to be real contributions to the city and the communities in which these projects are developed.
    We are committed to designing and creating projects that become real contributions for the city and communities in which we are located. That is why we create unique developments, constantly keeping the individual as a reference and searching for the best international practices to bring forth creative solutions.

    The four main pillars we seek to embody in our developments are: sustainability, impact, respect, and inspiration.

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    Tánica Hotels

    Tánica Hotels

    We are located in places that inspire and offer refreshing experiences, such as contact with nature, culture, and adventures. We bring forth experiences that go hand in hand with their surroundings, fostering a connection with the heart of these localities, their people, food, customs, and stories.
    Unique places that inspire and offer refreshing experiences, connected with nature, culture, and adventure. Our hotels provide experiences coupled with their surroundings, allowing travelers to connect with the heart of the places, the people, cuisine, customs, and lore.

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    Productive Business

    Productive Business

    We aspire to contribute with a social legacy by leading and applying the highest standards in each and every project we develop.

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    Tánica Real Estate

    We design and create innovative and sustainable projects that are respectful with their environment and that turn out to be real contributions to the city and the communities in which these projects are developed.
    We are committed to designing and creating projects that become real contributions for the city and communities in which we are located. That is why we create unique developments, constantly keeping the individual as a reference and searching for the best international practices to bring forth creative solutions.

    The four main pillars we seek to embody in our developments are: sustainability, impact, respect, and inspiration.

    Barrio Lo Recabarren

    Oficinas Lo Recabarren B

    Terrazas del Valle

    Loma La Cruz

    Los Litres

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    Hotel Termas de Puyehue

    Hotel Hangaroa

    Hotel Alto Atacama

    Uruguay-Hotel Cottage Carrasco

    Uruguay-Cottage Puerto Buceo

    Termas Aguas Calientes

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    Productive Business

    We aspire to contribute with a social legacy by leading and applying the highest standards in each and every project we develop.

    Agua Mineral Puyehue

    Muelles de Penco

    Agrícola Puyehue

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    Barrio Lo Recabarren

    The Barrio Lo Recabarren is a comprehensive project located in Santa María de Manquehue. It seeks to awaken the sense of neighborhood, bringing forth the concepts of identity, avant-gard, balance, and excellence; all of which are in to contribute with the quality of life of residents and neighbors.

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    Oficinas Lo Recabarren B

    The Lo Recabarren B Office Building is part of Lo Recabarren’s new business park.

    This six-tiered construction -plus four underground levels- is located in the plot adjoining TANICA’s corporate building, displaying its unique and distinctive design and architecture with singular modeled facades that reduce energy demand and counts with vast spaces that maximize the transfer of natural light providing privileged views.

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    Terrazas del Valle

    Terrazas del Valle is a unparalleled project located at the entrance of Lo Barnechea. It has been designed with a terrace system that allows enjoying a park as well as a privileged view of the La Dehesa Valley.

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    Loma La Cruz

    Located at the beginning of Avenida Los Trapenses, in Lo Barnechea, this unique and exclusive real estate project comprises houses, apartments, and lots.

    It is a beacon at providing maximum security (a closed condominium with controlled accesses), a privileged view of The Andes and excellent location and connectivity.

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    Los Litres

    Los Liters is a private project located in Paseo Pie Andino, Los Trapenses that provides a quiet and safe lifestyle.

    Its infrastructure and 24-hour surveillance access and control system provide the privacy of a spot meant for residents only.

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    Hotel Termas de Puyehue

    Osorno, Chile

    Surrounded by forests overlooking the lake, Hotel Termas de Puyehue has become the ultimate spot for those who love outdoors. A few steps from Puyehue National Park, this great hotel offers all sorts of activities, both indoors as well as in the open, including thermal baths, trekking, guided hiking tours, horseback riding, bicycle rides, bowling and mini-golf, among others.

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    Hotel Hangaroa

    Rapa Nui, Chile

    The wonderful architecture of Hotel Hangaroa pays tribute to the village of Orongo, one of the most beautiful and important spots in the Island. Hotel Hangaroa invites you to a magical experience and getting acquainted with this unique culture.

    The hotel was developed as a comprehensive project based on over-time sustainability, from an ecological, cultural, and human point of view.

    Hotel Hangaroa offers an excellent service, respecting the environment and local traditions.

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    Hotel Alto Atacama

    San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

    Hotel Alto Atacama melds with the surrounding desert in a calm and perfect ambiance for those interested in the nature of Chile’s far north with breathtaking landscapes that only San Pedro can deliver.

    The design of this hotel blends in perfectly with the silent and colorful environment, where the stunning textures of the mountains and the colors of the desert for the delight of every visitor.

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    Uruguay-Hotel Cottage Carrasco

    Montevideo, Uruguay

    Located in the panoramic Rambla de Carrasco in Montevideo and with an exceptional view of the Río de la Plata, Cottage delivers a warm and welcoming atmosphere to its mainly corporate clients.

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    Uruguay-Cottage Puerto Buceo

    Montevideo, Uruguay

    Cottage Puerto Buceo is located just one block away from Río de la Plata and a short walk from the financial and shopping districts in one of the most attractive neighborhoods in Montevideo.

    It is well known for its unique design and cozy atmosphere; Cottage Puerto Buceo is the first corporate hotel in Uruguay accredited with the LEED certification.

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    Termas Aguas Calientes

    Osorno, Chile

    Amid Parque Nacional Puyehue, Aguas Calientes invites you to experience an adventure amid nature. The domes, cottages, and camping grounds surrounded by the Valdivian jungle lure you to an extraordinary experience within this World Biosphere Reserve that protects the region’s flora and fauna.

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    Agua Mineral Puyehue

    Amid the forests of Parque Nacional Puyehue, in the Far Southern Chilean X Region is where the award-winning Puyehue Mineral Water was created. It has been chosen thrice the best mineral water in the country, in addition to having received important international recognitions that validate its quality and its 100% natural purity.

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    Muelles de Penco

    Located in the bay of Concepción, Muelles de Penco provides port services to the main bulk products import and export companies in the VIII Region.

    Specialized in loading and unloading solid bulks, it counts with wide-ranging warehouses designed for the mechanized handling of products and storage fields. In addition, it has a body of silos with thermometry control, forced ventilation, and a pre-clean grain system.

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    Agrícola Puyehue

    TANICA counts with lands in different parts of Chile connected to the agriculture and livestock businesses. Over the last years, this sector has mainly focused in the businesses of farm administration and cattle raising in the region of Puyehue.

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    What moves us

    • Beauty and Sustainability

      Beauty and Sustainability

      From our point of view, aesthetics is a particular form of perceiving and experiencing the spaces in which we live. We want to satisfy a need of the spirit -beauty- through the efficient and conscious use of the best available resources -sustainably- thus generating a minimum impact in our surroundings and achieving perfect harmony with the environment.

    • Nurturing and Fostering

      Nurturing and Fostering

      We foster personal abilities, we develop and multiply them. To nurture in a broad sense (body and soul) also entails to consciously nurture the spirit, intellect, and personal growth. We aspire to become an engine that empowers people, so we are able to collaborate with a future in which the projects we dream of can come true.

    • Community and Respect

      Community and Respect

      We connect with the other, with our surroundings, and with ourselves. We favor common spaces, communication, and community, always based on the principles of collaboration, togetherness, and respect.

    • Impact and Inspiration

      Impact and Inspiration

      We bring forth the full potential in every person and every action, to transform our environment and build what inspires us. This leaves no one indifferent; we leave a positive mark that invites other to follow the example.

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    Teatro del Lago
    Foundation


    Our mission is to cultivate music and arts with excellence, bringing forth creativity, moving experiences, and growth opportunities for a better social integration.

    Teatro del Lago is a source of inspiration surrounding music, dance, and creativity. It is an international stage at the gates of Patagonia presenting worlds' leading artists. It generates unequaled contact and learning instances between artists and community; it promotes forums on innovation, creativity, and culture as development propellers.

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    Our Board

    • Christoph Schiess Schmitz
      Board President
    • Fabián Von Brocke <br><br>
      Board Member
    • Georges de Bourguignon
      Board Member
    • Jorge Lesser Garcia-Huidobro
      Board Member
    • Sonia Schiess Schmitz
      Board Advisor
    • Claudio Schiess Schmitz
      Board Advisor
    • (Español) Sebastián Eyzaguirre Baeza
      Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
    • Management Team

    Management Team

    • Our Board
    • Javier Bitar
      Chief Executive Officer/CEO
    • Raúl Molina
      Head Managing Realtor
    • Eustaquio Martínez
      Chief Executive Officer Tanica Hotels
    • Cristián Sallaberry
      Productive Business Manager
    • Raimundo García
      Chief Legal Counsel
    • Matías Poblete
      Chief Financial Officer/CFO
    • Deborah Cohen
      Chief People Officer  

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