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El Tambo Destination Guide

Explore El Tambo in Chile

El Tambo in the region of Coquimbo is a town in Chile - some 239 mi or ( 385 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Tambo

Current time in El Tambo is now 10:00 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: San Juan, La Rioja, Vicuna, Valparaíso, and Santiago. Since you are here already, make sure to check out San Juan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in El Tambo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

CHILE -RUTA ANTAKARI POR CICLONTOUR DESCENSO DEL PANGUE 2007

5:38 min by Ivan Alfirovic Ramos
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Ciclontour y Turismo Lancuyen nuevamente se unen en una nueva experiencia. Con la musica de Rush y su tema Far Cry, pueden apreciar las panoramicas de este singular recorrido que todos pueden disfruta ..

El lugar de Observatorio del sol Inti Runa, Observatorio Mamana y Telescopios Mama Mirqu

1:37 min by chilecarlo
Views: 461 Rating: 4.20

Observation of the sun and night with livevideo and photos ..


Embalse Plucaro 2010 Valle del Elqui Chile

0:39 min by chilotito19
Views: 206 Rating: 4.00

febrero 2010 valle del elqui Chile ..

Pisco Valley Samira_steve's photos around Vicuna, Chile (weather vicuna chile)

1:29 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 164 Rating: 0.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Tranque Puclaro

Tranque Puclaro is an artificial lake created by a dam on the Elqui River, 60 km east of the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. Regular strong winds make the lake a popular place for kitesurfing.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -30.01 -70.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Dams in Chile, Irrigation in Chile, Reservoirs in Chile

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

The Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) is an astronomical observatory located on Cerro Tololo in the Coquimbo Region of northern Chile, with additional facilities located on Cerro Pachón about 10 kilometres to the southeast. It is within the Coquimbo Region and approximately 80 kilometres east of La Serena, where support facilities are located. The site was identified by a team of scientists from Chile and the United States in 1959, and it was selected in 1962.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -30.17 -70.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Asteroid-discovering observatories, Astronomical observatories in Chile, Buildings and structures in Coquimbo Region

Víctor M. Blanco Telescope

The Víctor M. Blanco Telescope, also known as the Blanco 4m, is a 4m telescope located at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile. Commissioned in 1974 and completed in 1976, this telescope is similar to the Mayall 4m telescope located on Kitt Peak. In 1995 it was dedicated and named in honour of Víctor Manuel Blanco, the Puerto Rican astronomer.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -30.17 -70.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Chile, Telescopes

Arqueros

Arqueros is a mining district in the Chilean Norte Chico region. It is located 7 km northwest of the Talcuna copper district. The discovery of silver at Arqueros in the 1830s led the Norte Chico mountains north of La Serena to be exhaustively prospected sparkling the Chilean silver rush in the 1830s and 1840s.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -29.83 -70.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Mines in Coquimbo Region, Silver mines in Chile