This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Transportation Attractions In Chile

x
Chile , officially the Republic of Chile , is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty. The arid Atacama Desert in northern Chile contains great mineral wealth, principally copper. The relatively s...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Transportation Attractions In Chile

  • 1. Trolleybuses in Valparaiso Valparaiso
    Trolleybuses in Valparaíso, Chile, have provided a portion of the public transit service since 1952. The trolleybus system is the second-oldest in South America. The originally state-owned system has been privately owned since 1982, and since 1994 it has been Chile's only operational trolleybus system. Almost two-thirds of its vehicles were built in 1946–52 by the Pullman-Standard Company, and they are the oldest trolleybuses in regular service anywhere in the world. Those vehicles were collectively declared a national monument by the Chilean government in 2003. They helped the city gain its designation by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, and have been called a heritage sight in their own right by at least one travel writer. In 1991–1992 the system acquired several secondhand trolleyb...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 3. Funicular Santiago Santiago
    This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways. A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline elevator in that is has two vehicles that counterbalance one another rather than independently operated cars.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 7. Tour em Chile Santiago
    The Second Coming Tour is the seventh concert tour by American rock band, Faith No More. The tour supported their sixth greatest hits album, The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection . The tour primarily visited Europe with additional shows in Asia, Australasia and the Americas. Beginning in June 2009, the tour played over fifty shows, with a majority being an appearance at a music festival. It marks the band's first tour after over a decade hiatus.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 8. Transbordadora Austral Broom Punta Arenas
    Transbordadora Austral Broom S.A is a Chilean water transportation company. It has been navigating across the Strait of Magellan, and the fjords and channels of Patagonia since 1968, connecting Tierra del Fuego, Navarino Island and Cape Horn. The company also owns and operates the Melinka ferry which services the Porvenir area.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 12. Ascensor Cordillera Valparaiso
    The ascensor El Peral is a funicular located between two characteristic urban centers of Valparaíso, Chile, Plaza de la Justicia , a quiet place in Valparaiso’s downtown and Paseo Yugoslavo that offers a sightseeing balcony towards the bay and the mountains.Access turnstiles are found in an alley inside a building, Augusto Geiger’s work. The upper station reaches Paseo Yugoslavo where the pedestrian is welcomed in the routes of Valparaiso hills. Furthermore, This is a place to stop and behold the city and to visit the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Valparaíso . The top arrival station is really transparent allowing the visitors to see the functioning machinery. This funicular was the first one that used a steam traction equipment with a chimney that became the main feature. When ...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Chile Videos

Shares

x

Places in Chile

x

Regions in Chile

x

Near By Places

Menu