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La Serena was founded on the orders of the Spaniard Pedro de Valdivia in order to provide a sea link to maintain permanent contact between Santiago and Lima in the Viceroyalty of Peru. For this he would need a place for his troops to rest and eat. The village was founded by captain Juan Bohón with the name "Villanueva de La Serena".
Greater La Serena is a Chilean conurbation that includes Coquimbo and La Serena communes in the Coquimbo Region. It has a population of 412,845, according to the 2012 census, and thus is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Chile, after Santiago , Greater Valparaiso and Greater Concepcion .
The University of La Serena (Spanish: Universidad de La Serena (ULS)) is a university in Chile. It is part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. It is located 350 miles (460 kilometers) north of Santiago. [2] The university has five campuses: three in La Serena, one in Coquimbo, and one in Ovalle. [1]
Estadio La Portada (Spanish pronunciation: [la poɾˈtaða]) is a multi-use stadium in La Serena, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Deportes La Serena. The stadium holds 18,243 people and was completely renovated in 2015, in time for the 2015 Copa America.
The Our Lady of Mercy Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de la Merced) also called La Serena Cathedral It is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of La Serena. It is the largest temple in the city, and one of the cathedrals of Chile [2] [3] and is located in the northeastern corner of the Plaza de Armas in La Serena, [4] at the intersection of Los Carrera street with the Cordovez street.
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La Florida Airport (IATA: LSC, ICAO: SCSE) is an airport serving La Serena, a Pacific coastal city in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Airlines and destinations [ edit ]
Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the La Portada stadium, which has a capacity of 18,254 seats. Their biggest rival is Coquimbo Unido.