Valparaiso
El Peral Lagoon Sanctuary
The El Peral Lagoon Sanctuary is located near El Tabo, between Las Cruces and Playas blancas, in the central coast of Chile.
This natural sanctuary has more than 96 species of birds, from which 55 of them are aquatic. From these latter, 25 are considered permanent of this place. The most common species and that make their nests every year are: [...] Isla Negra
Isla Negra is located 2.4 miles to the south of El Quisco, on a promontory, at whose foot runs the Córdoba marsh that ends in a lagoon next to the beach. The place is quite and homely, and welcomes you to visit around. Its streets and houses form a harmonious neighborhood according to the topography covered by vegetation. Some [...] La Cruz
La Cruz, with a population of 12,860 and an altitude of 459.3 feet. Is located 39.7 miles from Viña del Mar and it stands out for its avocado production.
Its history goes back to 300 BC when the valley was visited by groups of hunters and collectors that later formed villages on the east side of the Aconcagua river. Today there [...]
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Putaendo
Putaendo has 7.214 inhabitants and an altitude of 2.667,32 ft, is located 86 kms from Santiago. Is an old town of Indians that attracted Spanish population by the discovered of gold mines in the environs in the middle of the XVIII century. Little by little its center of population was formed and the church of San Antonio was constructed. In [...] Portillo Ski Center
Portillo belongs to the Region of Valparaíso, placed within Los Andes mountain range just below the Aconcagua, over 2,800 meters above the sea level.
This Ski Center is one of the oldest in Latin America and has within its infrastructure has 12 lifts, 23 ski trails signalized by colors which indicate the difficulty level: Green is beginners, Blue is for [...] Valley of Putaendo
(Place of corner)
From San Felipe it can extend your route to know the beautiful corners of a valley by which the Army of liberation entered to Chile, commanded by San Martin and O’Higgins, during the Independence war. Here it will be able to acquire famous weaves to crochet, such as table cloths and curtains. It is a circuit of 33,55 [...] El Tabo
El Tabo, with a population of 3,823, is located about 1.2 miles to the south of Isla Negra and lies over a smooth plain that goes down towards the ocean. The coastal route crosses through the inner areas of this resort as an ample avenue, where the social and commercial activity is concentrated and where we find tennis courts [...] El Quisco
El Quisco is located at 2.4 miles south of Algarrobo, and it’s connected to it by the coastal route that runs along an avenue of eucalyptus trees that reaches the El Quisco beach.
The resort has two well defined areas: North and South, being the South Quisco the most active, where we find the social and urban center. Its beach [...] Cartagena
Cartagena, with a population of 16,875, is a beautiful place, where the hills run sharp to the ocean, leaving a small sheltered bay and beach. In this resort-town were built the big and old houses in a fantasy style. Side by side, these houses form the streets that go up the top of the hills.
Cartagena arose just about the end [...] Algarrobo
Algarrobo has a steady population of 5,827 which goes up to 80.000 in summer season. The summer life in Algarrobo is centered on the beaches, and, at sunset, the young people go to the shopping malls and to the oceanside road, while the adults walk around different gores or to the point El Leoncillo, to watch the sunset. During the [...] 