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Explore Talca in Chile

Talca in the region of Coquimbo is a town in Chile - some 240 mi or ( 386 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Talca

Current time in Talca is now 01:06 AM (Saturday) . 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, Villa Alemana, Valparaíso, Santiago, and Rodeito. 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 Talca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

HORSE RIDING in CHILE, VALLE DEL ELQUI, border of ATACAMA desert

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Video of the SNP trip "Ogen die naar de hemel kijken" ..


Trailer GTA 4

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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 19 km away
Tags: Dams in Chile, Irrigation in Chile, Reservoirs in Chile

La Florida Airport (Chile)

La Florida Airport is an airport in La Serena, Chile. This is one of two Chilean airports with an east–west runway (the other is Balmaceda); because of the shape of the country, all others run north–south.

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Located at -29.92 -71.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Airports in Chile

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.

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Located at -29.83 -70.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Mines in Coquimbo Region, Silver mines 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.

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Located at -30.17 -70.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 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.

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Located at -30.17 -70.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Chile, Telescopes