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Despite frequent earthquakes in Chile, Gran Torre Santiago, the tallest building in South America is located in Santiago, the capital of Chile. The building is 300 m (980 ft) high, with 62 floors above ground and 6 floors underground. The height of each floor is 4.1 m (13 ft) and the building area is 107.125 m 2 (1,153.08 sq ft). [23]
The Edificio Crillón, also known as Edificio Larraín is a building in Santiago de Chile, located at 1035 Agustinas Street, between Bandera and Ahumada streets. The building, formerly known as Hotel Crillón , was a hotel and is a shopping gallery named Galería Crillón.
The Edificio de la Comandancia en Jefe de la Armada de Chile, [1] also known as Edificio de la Intendencia de Valparaíso, because it was a purpose-built Intendencia, [2] is a building designed in an eclectic style with Renaissance Revival architecture elements, [2] which rises 5 floors in height and covers 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft). [3]
Plaza de Armas. The Plaza de Armas is the main square of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Plaza de Armas metro station is located under the square. Surrounding the square are some historic buildings, including the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, Central Post Office Building, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago, and the building that serves as the seat of local government for Santiago ...
Lota is a city and commune located in the center of Chile on the Gulf of Arauco (in Spanish), in the southern Concepción Province of the Biobío Region, 39 kilometres (24 mi) south of Concepción, and is one of the ten cities (communes) that constitutes the Concepción metropolitan area.
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Southern Chile stretches from below the Río Bío-Bío at about 37° south latitude to below Isla de Chiloé at about 43.4° south latitude. In this lake district of Chile, the valley between the Andes and the coastal range is closer to sea level, and the hundreds of rivers that descend from the Andes form lakes, some quite large, as they reach ...
Most commercial and administrative centers are located in the region, including Chile's main international airport, Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. With an area of 15,403.2 km 2 (5,947 sq mi) and population over seven million, it is Chile's most populated and most densely populated region.