Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile. Antofagasta lies in the Atacama Desert, which is among the Earth’s driest regions. About 90 km north of Antofagasta is Hornitos, a beach that attracts both the tourists and locals. El Aeropuerto Cerro Moreno is 24 km from Antofagasta.
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Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile. The city’s economy is now based upon agriculture, forestry, fishing and salmon aquaculture in the surrounding islands and fjords. It is the fastest-growing city in southern Chile, mainly because of the explosive growth of salmon culture. Puerto Montt is […]
Located on the Brunswick Peninsula, Chile, Punta Arenas is the southernmost city of its size in the world. Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport handles a large number of passengers per year. The airport is shared with the Chilean Air Force.
Valparaiso is a city in central Chile and one of that country’s most important seaports in the hemisphere’s Pacific Southwest, 120 km (74 miles) to the northwest of the capital Santiago. Valparaíso was declared a World Heritage Site in 2003, thanks to its historical importance, natural beauty (large number of […]
Capital and largest city of Chile, Santiago is one of Latin America’s most modern metropolitan areas, with extensive suburban development, dozens of shopping malls, impressive high-rise architecture and modern transportation infrastructure, such as the growing Santiago Metro (underground train system). Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (originally Aeropuerto Internacional Pudahuel) […]