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Las Chinchillas National Reserve
Las Chinchillas National Reserve (Reserva Nacional Las Chinchillas) is located in the Province of Choapa and has a surface of 10944 acres. The Reserve’s mountain range has an average altitude of 2788 feet and it’s characterized by small gores that take a northeast direction in the western area and a north direction in the eastern area. The main activities that [...] Illapel
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Illapel is located on a plain along the side of the Illapel river, 37.2 miles northeast from Los Vilos and 158.4 miles south from Ovalle. It has a population of 28.968 inhabitants.
Illapel had its peak during the XIX century, due to the mining, cattle and agriculture exploitation that was exported through Los Vilos utilizing the railroad built in 1888 [...] La Serena
The city of La Serena has a population of 147.815 and an altitude of 164 feet. La Serena is the second oldest city in Chile, is located 293.2 miles north from Santiago of Chile and 7.4 miles from Coquimbo.
La Serena is an international and national tourist center of the North of Chile, which makes La Serena hotels offer one [...] Pichasca Natural Monument
The Pichasca National Monument is located in the commune of the Hurtado River in the IV Region at the top of the small town of San Pedro Viejo, situated 34.7 northeast of Ovalle in a hill over the north of Hurtado River (río Hurtado).Was an ancient inca settlement and also an important archeological and paleonthological site, where the [...] Mamalluca Hill Observatory
The Municipal Mamalluca Hill Observatory it’s located in the IV Region of Coquimbo, at 3.7 miles northeast of Vicuña and is one of the destinations of our Elqui Valley and the astronomy tour service.
Placed under the skies of the center-northern area of Chile internationally known as the most pure and clearest skies on the planet. Thanks to the [...] 