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Chile Route 11
Chile Route 11 (Ruta 11 CH) is a main road in the northernmost portion of Chile. It runs east for from Chile Route 5 at a roundabout in Villa Frontera, Arica Province to Chungará–Tambo Quemado. The route serves as the main access to Quebrada de Cardones Natural Monument and Lauca National Park. The western portion of the road stretches along the valley floor of the lower course of the Lluta River The Lluta River is a river located in the northern portion of the Arica y Parinacota Region of Chile. Its headwaters are on the western flanks of the Andes of the Parinacota Province, just a few kilometers south of the border with Peru, and emptie .... At higher elevations, the road winds through a highly mountainous area. References Roads in Chile Transport in Arica y Parinacota Region {{Roads of Chile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile Route 5
Chile Highway 5 or Route 5 known locally as ''Ruta 5'' is Chile's longest route, . It is part of the Pan-American Highway. Stretch It runs from the Peruvian border connecting with Peru Highway 1 north of Arica to Puerto Montt where it connects by ferry to the island of Chiloé. It passes through Santiago, the country's capital, where it is called Autopista Central. Highway grade From the north border with Peru to north of Caldera, Ruta 5 is a two lane paved road with a speed limit of . Between Caldera and Puerto Montt, the road was upgraded to a 4 lane freeway with as speed limit, 20% faster than Chile's common maximum speed limit. The highway ends in Puerto Montt, but it divides in two different routes, one crossing the Chacao Channel that separates Chiloé from the continent and another route named Carretera Austral (Spanish for Southern Highway) that was opened in the 1980s. The southern part of Ruta 5 crosses long extensions of native woods and important cities. Freeway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Frontera
Villa Frontera, also identified as Chacalluta, is a village within the Arica Province of the Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile. Location Villa Frontera is on the Pacific Ocean coast and on the northern bank of the Lluta River. It is the northernmost settlement along the Chilean coast before the border with Peru (the name Villa Frontera means ''frontier town'' in English). The ''Playa Las Machas'' beach stretches south from the village to the town of Arica. Demographics and economy Between the 2002 and 2017 census, the population grew from 370 to 870. As a location close the border control with good road links to the rest of Chile, a substantial warehousing area has developed to the east of the village. Transport The village is at the junction of Chile Route 5, part of the Pan-American highway, and the western terminus of Chile Route 11 Chile Route 11 (Ruta 11 CH) is a main road in the northernmost portion of Chile. It runs east for from Chile Route 5 at a roundabout in Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arica Province
Arica Province ( es, Provincia de Arica) is one of two provinces of Chile's northernmost region, Arica y Parinacota. The province is bordered on the north by the Tacna Province of Peru, on the south by the Tamarugal Province in the Tarapacá Region, on the east the Parinacota Province and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is the port city of Arica. History On October 8 of 2007, Law 20.175 entered into force, effective on March 23 of 2007. It was signed by President Michelle Bachelet in the city of Arica. At a ceremony held on that morning, the community received in new milestone in its history. The law divided the former Tarapacá Region into two: the northern portion became the XV Arica y Parinacota Region, and the southern portion remained the I Tarapacá Region. Geography and demography According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (''INE''), the province spans an area of and had a population of 186,488 inhabitants (92,487 men and 94,001 women) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebrada De Cardones Natural Monument
Quebrada de Cardones Natural Monument is a natural monument located in the Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile. It is traversed by Chile Route 11. About 73 plant species are found in this protected area, chief of which being the ''Browningia candelaris ''Browningia candelaris'' is a species of cactus from northern Chile and southern Peru. It has a distinctive growth habit, with a straight spiny trunk topped by more-or-less spineless thinner branches. In some places, the long-term survival of l ...''. References Natural monuments of Chile Protected areas of Arica y Parinacota Region {{AricaParinacota-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauca National Park
Lauca National Park is located in Chile's far north, in the Andean range. It encompasses an area of 1,379 km2 of altiplano and mountains, the latter consisting mainly of enormous volcanoes. Las Vicuñas National Reserve is its neighbour to the south. Both protected areas, along with Salar de Surire Natural Monument, form Lauca Biosphere Reserve. The park borders Sajama National Park in Bolivia. Position The park is located east of Arica and west of Putre, between 18°03' S - 18°27' S and 69°02' W - 69°39' W, and to msnm. Geography One of the main attractions of the park is the small lacustrine area formed by Chungará and Cotacotani lakes, which lies at the foothills of the Payachata volcanic group. Other majestic volcanoes forming part of the national park are the Guallatiri and the Acotango. Lauca features include archaeological sites, lava fields and volcanic calderas. Within the park is located the town of Parinacota with its colonial church. The headwaters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lluta River
The Lluta River is a river located in the northern portion of the Arica y Parinacota Region of Chile. Its headwaters are on the western flanks of the Andes of the Parinacota Province, just a few kilometers south of the border with Peru, and empties into the Pacific Ocean at the village of Villa Frontera, about 4 km north of the city of Arica. Course The Lluta originates at the confluence of the ''Quebrada Caracarani'' (which rises from the slopes of the Tacora volcano) and the ''Azufre River'', at an elevation about 3,900 m asl. Along its first 36 km, the river flows southeast and then slowly begins to turn towards the west. In its descent to the lower elevations of the valley, the river starts to run through a canyon carved by the same river in rhyolite tuffs and other sediments scarcely joined. In the vicinity of ''Socoroma'', the river turns directly west and just past the canyon terminus, the river begins to widen. In ''Chironta'', about 70 km from the sea, ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In Chile
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of roads, including parkways, avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways, motorways, and expressways), tollways, interstates, highways, thoroughfares, and local roads. The primary features of roads include lanes, sidewalks (pavement), roadways (carriageways), medians, shoulders, verges, bike paths (cycle paths), and shared-use paths. Definitions Historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or some maintenance. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines a road as "a line of communication (travelled way) using a stabilized base other than rails or air strips open to public traffic, primarily for the use of road motor vehicles running on their own wheels", which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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