Avenida España is a long major arterial coastal road from the city of
Valparaíso
Valparaíso () is a major city, Communes of Chile, commune, Port, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. Valparaíso was originally named after Valparaíso de Arriba, in Castilla–La Mancha, Castile-La Mancha, Spain ...
north along the coast to
Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune on Zona Central, Chile, central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located withi ...
in
Valparaíso Region
The Valparaíso Region (, ) is one of Chile's 16 Regions of Chile, first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 , and fourth-smallest area of , the region is Chile's sec ...
, Chile. The road was originally improved with an international loan in 1922.
[United Business Service - Page 724 1922 Its population of 40,000 includes many wealthy business men of Valparaiso. THE PURPOSE OF THE LOAN is to improve the road connecting these two cities. This is a cement road 57 feet wide and six miles long, the Avenida Espana.]
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Roads in Chile
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