"A Geopark is an area with well-defined boundaries, which contains a significant number of sites of geological interest of particular importance, rarity or aesthetic significance and landscape, highlighting its biodiversity and its historical and cultural aspects. These sites represent the memory of Earth, are part of an integrated protection, education and sustainable development concept. geotourist in these places and educational activities are developed, by which protection is promoted, research and dissemination of geological heritage."

The National Network of Geoparks, GeaChile, is created with the aim of promoting the country in establishing Geoparks, a new concept of territory that is promoting the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at world. Well defined these territories, generally correspond to rural areas that have attractive geological representing highlights in the history of the Earth, which are used for the benefit of the citizens through the development of geotourism and related products, educating geosciences and geological heritage conservation. In these territories aspects of biodiversity, archeology, local history and culture are also highlighted.