Articles in National Monuments

Monuments in Valparaíso
(Reads: 5095, 22-Ene-2004)

There are a number of monuments in Valparaíso which have been constructed in honor of various important figures, both ...

Amolanas Aqueduct
(Reads: 1818, 23-Ene-2004)

The aqueduct is located 83 km from the village of Tierra Amarilla, and 98 km from Copiapó, at the foot of the Tranque ...

Casa e Iglesia de Nantoco
(Reads: 2529, 23-Ene-2004)

The house with its church is located in the village of Nantoco, 26 km from Copiapó and 10 km from Tierra Amarilla. It was ...

San Pedro de Atacama Church
(Reads: 2798, 23-Ene-2004)

The church stands beside the beautiful square of San Pedro, set with ancient pepper trees. Constructed in adobe, it is the ...

Pukará de Turi
(Reads: 1434, 26-Ene-2004)

This hilltop fort built by the Atacameño people is located at an altitude of 3,100 meters above sea level, 75 km east of ...

Humberstone Saltpeter Office
(Reads: 6223, 26-Ene-2004)

This Ghost Town is 52 km from Iquique. Its complete name is Oficina Santiago Humberstone; it was established in 1862 and has ...

Pukará de Copaquilla
(Reads: 1759, 26-Ene-2004)

This National Monument is located some 100 km from Arica. It dates back to the 12th Century, and had to be restored by the ...

Tambo de Zapahuira
(Reads: 1419, 26-Ene-2004)

This tambo, an inn where travelers stopped to rest, is located 107 km from Arica and has been declared National Monument. ...

Francisco Puelma Salpeter Office
(Reads: 1919, 30-Jun-2004)

It used to be called Carmen Alto Salpeter Office and was one of the most important saltpeters of the time, thanks to the ...

Pampa Union
(Reads: 2213, 26-Ene-2004)

The Pampa began its activities in 1920, with the aim of providing services to the camps set up in the surrounding area by a ...

Iglesia de Guayacán
(Reads: 2645, 14-May-2004)

The church was declared a National Monument in 1977. It is located in Guayacán, in the Bay of la Herradura. It belonged to ...

Pichasca Natural Monument
(Reads: 2675, 23-Ene-2004)

Pichasca was declared a National Monument in 1969. It stands 56 km northeast of Ovalle, on a hill which rises from the north ...

Group of Houses in Puerto Varas
(Reads: 1370, 26-Ene-2004)

There are nine houses in Puerto Varas which have been declared National Monuments. There are a further twelve old houses ...

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