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www.geovirtual2.clMuseo Virtual, Chile
W. Griem, 2006 - 2021
PLAZA DE ARMAS:
Monument of marble that
symbolizes the mining of Atacama, installed in the square of Plaza de
armas de Copiapo.
(Foto
Kodak74; W. Griem)
- Large Photo
Información Foto: Cámara Kodak DX6490: [100_0077jpg]
Longitud focal: 6,3mm (=38/35mm) | Tiempo: 1:125
F: f/2.8| Tamaño original: 2304 x 1728 | Fecha: 2004/07/2/14:47 hrs.
Photo: Plaza of Copiapó at 2009 (W. Griem, 2009; Canon XSi-3656) - Large Photo
Información Foto: Cámara Canon XSi [IMG_3656.jpg]
Lente: 17-70mm | Longitud focal: 17mm (27,9/35mm) |
Tiempo: 1:40 | ISO400
F: f/8 | Tamaño original: 4272 x 2848 | Fecha:
2009/07/30/08:40hrs.
Places of interest:
Plaza: Near the plaza
is the mineralogical museum, which houses one of the most important
mineral collections in South America. It also shows the importance of
mining in this region for 200 years. (see
here)
The Casa de Cultura (House of culture), located next to the square, holds concerts, exhibitions and has a café to relax and listen to some music. .
Regional Museum: It is located in Atacama Street and shows in a very didactic way the interesting history of this Region: It is necessary to visit it! It's very interesting! (here)
Alameda Cultural Center: In the vicinity of the Alameda between Freire and O ´Higgins is the center of Pubs and the cultural district of Copiapó. In the new cultural centre (Centro cultural) there are offering concerts, excellent halls and auditoriums for classical music.
Railway Station: In Juan Martínez Street, Copiapó's old station operated for a long time. Some large locomotives are presented in front of the building.. (see here)
Copiapó: The Plaza square
Copiapó,
capital of the Atacama region, currently has around 160,000 inhabitants.
It is the commercial, educational and cultural center of the 3° Region.
In the center you can find several commercial houses, shops,
restaurants, hotels, banks and museums.
Copiapó existed as a pre-Spanish village (Copayapu) and had its first
economic impulse with the discovery of silver deposits such as
Chañarcillo and Tres Puntas.
see also:
Timeline
Copiapo
Estadísticas de Atacama
The Plaza Prat, former Plaza de
Armas, was founded in 1774, the center has a beautiful fountain and a
marble statue, which symbolizes the mining of the Atacama Region. It has
wide interior avenues and is adorned with statues representing the four
seasons of the year. Nowdays, the four statues are currently interpreted
as the 5 continents where one was lost in the past.
The large pepper-trees in the square were planted in 1880.
Places of interest
Information about Atacama
Copiapó
Content Copiapó
►Plaza
Hitos turísticos
Museo
Mineralógico
Museo Regional
La escuela
de minas
Estación ferrocarril
Fiesta
Candelaria 1989
Calles de Copiapó
Cronología de Copiapó
Textos históricos
Historic Pictures
Hoy y Ayer
Hoteles
Donde Comer
Mapas
Cifras y estadísticas
Tourist
information
Atacama
Travel instructions
Behavior in the desert
Specific terms
The Andes mountains
Atacama desert
Near
Ruta Valle Río Copiapó
Ruta a Puerto Viejo
Panamericana en Copiapó
Camino a Inca de Oro
Camino Internacional
Tierra Amarilla
Caldera
Coast and desert
Caldera
Maricunga
salt flat
The Andes mountains
Atacama desert
Others
Ferrocarriles Atacama
Minería Atacama
Historia de Atacama
Flora Atacama
Fauna Atacama
Geología
Atacama
Clima Atacama
Desierto de Atacama
Playas en Atacama
Cordillera de los Andes
Rutas de Atacama
Carretera Panamericana
Aeródromos en Atacama
Related pages
Roads of Atacama
Distances between ....
Road
maps
Mining history of Atacama
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