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Portillo is a ski resort in South America, located in the Andes mountains of Chile. In the Valparaíso Region, it is 61 km (38 mi) from Los Andes, the nearest city, and 160 km (100 mi) by vehicle from Santiago. Its hotel sits at an elevation of 2,880 m (9,450 ft) above sea level, and the highest lift reaches 3,310 m (10,860 ft). The lowest lift ...
Valparaíso (Spanish: [balpaɾaˈiso]) is a major city, commune, seaport and naval base facility in Valparaíso Region, Chile.. Greater Valparaíso is the second-most populous city in the country, as well as the second-largest city in the Greater Valparaíso metro area (behind Viña del Mar).
The availability of hotel beds reaches over 22,500 in Santiago. [78] According to Sernatur, and according to services they offer and the requirements with which they comply, there are ten five star hotels in Chile. [79] Ordered from north to south, those hotels are: Hotel Gavina in Iquique. Hotel Desierto in Antofagasta. Hotel del Mar in Viña ...
Plaza Wheelwright is named for William Wheelwright, an American who established a fleet of ships and railroads in Chile. A statue of him is located in the plaza. [3] At the plaza, also called Plaza Aduana, is the custom house, Aduana, that was built in 1854 [4] and 1855. [5] The area also has hotels for sailors who visit the port. [5]
In addition, some warehouses were built around it and also hotels and inns. [ citation needed ] In 1855 came into existence in this square the first bank in Chile called the Banco de Depósitos y Descuentos de Valparaíso [ 7 ] (The Deposits and Discounts Bank of Valparaíso), occupying part of the current square in front of the land of the ...
The El Peral funicular (Spanish: Ascensor El Peral) is located between two urban centers of Valparaíso, Chile, Plaza de la Justicia (Justice Square), [1] a quiet place in Valparaiso’s downtown and Paseo Yugoslavo (Yugoslav Walk) [2] that offers a sightseeing balcony with a vista of the bay and mountains. [3]
The Valparaíso Region (Spanish: Región de Valparaíso, pronounced [balpaɾaˈiso]) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. [FN 1] With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 as of 2017, and fourth-smallest area of 16,396.1 km 2 (6,331 sq mi), the region is Chile's second most densely populated after the Santiago Metropolitan Region to the southeast. [1]