V REGION: FOLKLORE AND TRADITIONS

RODEOS

Los Andes medialuna (demilune) is a typical place where rodeo competitions are held.

FESTIVAL DEL HUASO (CHILEAN COUNTRY-MEN FESTIVAL)

It is held every year in Olmué. In this festival, traditional songs like tonadas and cuecas are sung. The show also includes folkloric representations and humorists.

Cities

VALPARAÍSO

It is located 15 min. from Viña del Mar. Valparaíso is the house of the Legislative Power and the principal port of the country. Narrow and rugged streets lead to fourteen of its forty hills; you can also get access to them by typical public elevators.

These are some recreational activities that you can practice in the port: trolley bus rides along the city, sight-seeing expeditions, hiking, boat trips along the bay, sun-bathing, and tasting typical food, which is mainly based on fish and shellfishes.

The beaches are roughly sloped and the waters reach temperatures of 15 ºC during summertime. The average temperature is 17 ºC.

These are some of the beaches you can find here: Las Torpederas, San Mateo and Portales.

VIÑA DEL MAR

This a crowded city of recreation and repose. It has a very complete tourist infrastructure: a Casino, cinemas, theaters, hotels, boarding houses, discotheques and open cafés.

In addition to the cultural and recreational activities, it is also possible to practice the following activities: expeditions, swimming and sun-bathing, walking along the coastal avenues, "victoria" rides (horse-powered carriages) and tasting the great variety of fishes and shellfishes.

The weather is generally warm, with annual average temperatures of 14º C, and 18º C during summertime. The waters reach a temperature of 15º C.

Some beaches that you can find here are: Caleta Abarca, Acapulco, Las Salinas, El Sol, Los Marineros and Las Cañitas.

LOS ANDES

Los Andes is an important communication center with foreign countries, thanks to its International Road to Mendoza. This place is ideal for outdoor activities, adventure tourism, ski and mountain climbing in the Cordillera.

Attractions: You can taste typical Chilean food. It is well-known for its hand-painted pots and pans, which are denominated Cala Artistic Ceramics. "Victoria" rides are also available here (Santa Teresa Avenue, near Esmeralda Street and the old Monastery.

Archaeology: Mapuche influence remainders of the pre-Columbian period can be found here; Paidahuén Hill, Las Vizcachas Village, Mercochas Hill, and Mocochen Hill. There is a petrified forest in the Cordillera, which is thought to be from the glacial age.

SAN ANTONIO

This is a constantly-growing city. In 1995, it became the most important port of Chile, concerning cargo transfers and most part of the exportation of manufactured, agricultural and mining products.

The port is an important supplying center for all the south littoral of Valparaíso. It has a dynamic commercial activity and a permanent nocturnal life.

The weather is tempered, with a long dry season. The annual average temperature reaches 14º C.

It has three main urban areas: San Antonio Downtown; Barrancas and Llo Lleo.

History: The community was founded on December 22,1891. The construction of the port began in 1910.

Attractions: Mirador Hill, Cristo Maipo, Barrancas, Llo Lleo, San Juan de Llo Lleo Artificial Lagoon, the Port, Paseo Bellamar, Puertecitos, Crane 82, Pacheco Altamirano little fishing port, San Antonio s Natural Sciences and Archaeology National Museum, and rural areas.

 

LA LIGUA

It is the country s wooden handcrafted creations center. In the downtown of the city and also in Valle Hermoso town, you can find most of the stores devoted to the manufacturing and selling of these wooden products, with highly convenient discounts.

Here you can find the famous "Dulces de La Ligua" - La Ligua typical pastries -, such as alfajores (pastry filled with a sweet filing), albos merengues (white meringue pastries), mantecados (pastries prepared with lard), empolvados, chilenitos, palitos and mil hojas.

You can find many typical food restaurants and boarding houses in the downtown of the city.

SAN FELIPE

This an old city that was founded in the midst of exuberant locations typical of the Chilean central countryside. From an architectural point of view, ancient colonial houses coexist with modern constructions. It is famous for the exceptional quality of its fruit and vegetables.

It was founded in 1740 by the Governor Manso de Velasco, under the name of San Felipe el Real.

Some important buildings are: Del Buen Pastor Convent, San Antonio del Almendral Convent and Church, whose tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel, and Curimón Church.

San Felipe s Plaza de Armas (parade square) is considered one of the most beautiful ones of the country, with its leafy trees and sculptures representing the four seasons of the year.

El Almendral town is located 3 km. from San Felipe s downtown. It is well-known for its typical food, its chicha (typical Chilean alcoholic beverage) and its homemade bread.

QUILLOTA

This is a beautiful and ancient colonial city. Quillota Valley is situated in the midst of the high mountain tops of Cordillera de la Costa . Its particular warm weather allows the cultivation of subtropical fruit, like chirimoyas and avocados, which are known all over the world.

Among Quillota s attractions, we can mention the Plaza de Armas (parade square), with its palm trees and a hand-carved cypress, which represents on one side the capture of Diego Portales that took place in this site. On the other side of the tree, the carving represents the main activities of this zone, such as agriculture. The square also has some sculptures that represent the four seasons of the year. It is important to mention the following attractions: El Eden Tourist Center, which has an amphitheater, a restaurant, an events hall, among other services; the Armored Cavalry Academy, which has jump and polo courts, and belongs to the Chilean Army; Santo Domingo Convent and Casa Colorada (reddish house).

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