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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 ...
Laguna del Inca (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna ðel ˈiŋka]) is a lake in Valparaíso Region, Chile, close to the border with Argentina. Portillo ski resort is located at the southern end of the lake, near Chile Route 60. The stream that drains the lake is a tributary of the Juncalillo River, which flows into the Juncal River.
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In 1817 it was used by the Army of the Andes to cross the Andes, in the campaign to free Chile from the Spanish Empire. Reaching a maximum elevation of about 3,830 m (12,566 ft), [ 1 ] the pass runs between the peaks of the 6,962 m (22,841 ft) Aconcagua to the north and the 6,570 m (21,555 ft) Tupungato to the south.
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in South America from 4–14 August at Portillo, Chile. [1] [2] [3] [4]To this day, it remains the only alpine world championships contested in the southern hemisphere.
National Forest Corporation (Chile) Alberto de Agostini National Park ( Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto ðe aɣosˈtini] ) is a protected area that was created on January 22, 1965, [ 2 ] on land that was formerly part of the "Hollanda" forest reserve and "Hernando de Magallanes National Park".
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Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east.