Birdwatching sites in Chile

Endorheic drainage basin and salt pan

Punucapa (from Mapudungun Cunucapi, black/fertile earth for legumes) is a hamlet () of pre-Hispanic origin in Los Ríos Region, Chile. Its isolated location by the Cruces River and the Valdivian Coastal Range has made the village an ecotourism attraction. The wetlands of the river is the home to thousands of birds; the black-necked swan is the most emblematic. In 2017 Punucapa had a population of 119 inhabitants up from 75 in 2002.