The Ross Balcony (, also known as ''Mirador el Infiernillo'') is a

balcony A balcony (from , "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. They are commonly found on multi-level houses, apartme ...

constructed by Agustín Ross Edwards in 1910. It is located over rocks in the southern part of the beach of

Pichilemu Pichilemu (, ), originally known as Pichilemo, is a beach resort cities in Chile, city and communes of Chile, commune in central Chile, and capital of Cardenal Caro Province in the O'Higgins Region. The commune comprises an urban centre and tw ...

, in the ''Paseo de la Juventud'' (). The waves came up to the balcony until the

1960 Valdivia earthquake The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami () or the Great Chilean earthquake (''Gran terremoto de Chile'') occurred on 22 May 1960. Most studies have placed it at 9.5–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale, while some studies have placed the magnitu ...

. Agustín Ross designed it with the purpose to view the sea. He constructed groceries near the balcony and became one of the most important places in the rise of the city.

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Buildings and structures in Pichilemu Buildings and structures completed in 1910 {{Pichilemu-stub