You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Chile
  4. »
  5. Atacama
  6. » El Escorial
Chile Flag Icon

El Escorial Destination Guide

Discover El Escorial in Chile

El Escorial in the region of Atacama is a town located in Chile - some 305 mi or ( 491 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Escorial

Local time in El Escorial is now 06:53 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: San Juan, Mendoza, Villa Alemana, Valparaíso, and Rincon. When in this area, you might want to check out San Juan . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Escorial ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Despegue Air France Boeing 777-200ER

0:53 min by manolitros120
Views: 2892 Rating: 5.00

Hola Aqui el Despegue del Boeing 777-200 Air France por la pista 17R. Adios :) ..

Mountain Pass in Chile

3:38 min by wakkanne
Views: 1035 Rating: 5.00

Driving north through a mountain pass in Chile on Rt. 5 between La Serena and Vallenar. Notice how every mountain is a different color! ..


Petroglifos Región de Atacama

1:19 min by Rolando Yañez
Views: 201 Rating: 0.00

..

RADIOHEAD . Climbing up the walls . 27Marzo . Chile

4:05 min by Gian Guzman
Views: 172 Rating: 5.00

RADIOHEAD . Climbing up the walls . Marzo27 . Santiago de Chile ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

University of Toronto Southern Observatory

The University of Toronto Southern Observatory (UTSO) was an astronomical observatory built by the University of Toronto at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. It hosted a single 60 cm Cassegrain telescope and a small cottage for the operators, located amongst the instruments funded by other organizations. The first observational runs started in 1971, and like many smaller instruments, it was later shut down in favor of a partial share in a much larger telescope in 1997.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -29.01 -70.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Chile, Buildings and structures in Coquimbo Region, Defunct astronomical observatories, Science and technology in Canada, University of Toronto buildings

Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment or OGLE is a Polish astronomical project based at the University of Warsaw that is chiefly concerned with discovering dark matter using the microlensing technique. Since the project began in 1992, it has discovered several extrasolar planets as a side benefit. The project is led by Professor Andrzej Udalski, who is a co-author of the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -29.01 -70.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Astronomical surveys, Exoplanetology, Experiments for dark matter search, Gravitational lensing, Telescopes

Las Campanas Observatory

Las Campanas Observatory (LCO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS). It is located in the southern Atacama Desert of Chile in the Atacama Region approximately 100 kilometres northeast of the city of La Serena. The LCO telescopes and other facilities are located near the northern end of a 7 km long mountain ridge. Cerro Las Campanas, near the southern end and over 2,500 m high, is the future home of the Giant Magellan Telescope.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -29.01 -70.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1971 establishments in Chile, Astronomical observatories in Chile, Buildings and structures in Coquimbo Region

Magellan Planet Search Program

The Magellan Planet Search Program is a ground based extrasolar planet search device which began gathering data in December 2002. It utilizes the MIKE echelle spectrograph mounted on the Magellan Telescopes which are twin, 6.5m Magellan II (Clay) telescope located within the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -29.01 -70.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Chile, Exoplanetology

Magellan Telescopes

The Magellan Telescopes are a pair of 6.5 m diameter optical telescopes located at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. The two telescopes are named after the astronomer Walter Baade and the philanthropist Landon T. Clay. First light for the telescopes was on September 15, 2000 for the Baade, and September 7, 2002 for the Clay.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -29.01 -70.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Antofagasta Region, Science and technology in Chile, Telescopes