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Church of Guayacan

is a temple Catholic located in the area of Guayacan in the bay of La Herradura in the city of Coquimbo, Chile.It is the center of the village of Guayacan, that during the nineteenth century revolved around the work of the copper smelter Jose Tomas Urmeneta.Before the temple was built in the area was a small chapel to offer religious services to the locals.The employer Maximiano Errazuriz ordered the construction of a church which was erected in 1889 by a company Belgian and only has a metal structure designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel . The church was opened at Guayacan end of that year by the Bishop of La Serena, Jose Manuel Orrego.

Coquimbo Pampilla

is a festival that takes place on days 18, 19 and September 20 of each year (although usually lasts two days before and after these dates) on the esplanade of the same name, located in the city of Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region, Chile.During this period (even weeks before the start of the activity) installed hundreds of families with tents and vehicles in the hills.During the festivities of September in the Coquimbo Pampilla ramadas are located or inns, stalls selling local foods cooked and Chile, along with alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages.Sector close to the ramadas are located several traditional games stalls.

Third Millennium Cross

The Third Millennium Cross is a monument located in the Cerro El Vigia of Coquimbo, Chile.It was built to mark the jubilee year 2000 of the Catholic Church.Its construction was started in 1999 and completed in 2001.It has 103 meters high, 52 m wide and is 201 meters.The arrival of the Spanish in the area brought a major Catholic and Christian heritage.In back the legacy of ancient fishing villages, traditional honor their patron Saint Peter and Marian cult fervor colorful popular celebrations have been held since 1669 in Andacollo Guayacan Sotaqui and now extended to the Cross of the Third Goals, through numerous brotherhoods, their songs and dances.Today the Cross is part of the formal religious calendar as well as the popular religion of the region.

Coquimbo Mosque

is a cultural center located on the hill Villa Dominant City Coquimbo, Chile.The minaret of the mosque is a scale replica of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, Morocco.Its main access is Videla Avenue, which connects with Route Panamericana La Serena-Coquimbo.The work funded by the city of Coquimbo and the Kingdom of Morocco, has 722 meters square and a minaret and minaret of 40 meters in height.Includes a cultural center that is open to the public and contains two prayer rooms (the mosque), a library specialized texts in Spanish, Arabic and other languages (which is both a conference room) and a museum.

Guayacan and La Herradura

La Herradura is a resort established, both for permanent residents to season.The beaches of the bay of La Herradura are almost the equivalent of a lagoon, on the peaceful nature of its water from Guayacan on the north end, and Mirador at the southern end.Formerly, the west end was just a hill that ended in a cliff which had only one dirt road in poor condition that ended spending on so-called "Cueva del Loro" a powder keg left.In the same place today is all kinds of tourist facilities.The cliff is now a string of small beaches and piers.

Costanera Avenue

is an arterial road in the city of Coquimbo, Chile which is opposite the port of Coquimbo and fishing cove which was extended in 2004 to connect to the Avenida del Mar in La Serena.As a link between Coquimbo and La Serena this route of urban type occupies the spot where once it was traveling to horse or "barouche" sector until the Faro Monumental de La Serena, but through dunes and valleys low.In December 2004 opened the 5.3 mile stretch that connects both ends of the arterial road.The modern layout incorporates bike paths, palm trees, vehicular parking, walkways and a bridge over the estuary Soap.The latter allowed to join the sector of downtown Coquimbo with beach Penuelas also allowed to recover for its size the beach tourism Changa, the beach most traditional of the city which in recent years was used primarily for crop of algae.

Avenida del Mar

is a beachfront promenade, located in the most important tourism La Serena, Chile.It begins in the field of Faro Monumental de La Serena, icon of the city and spans just over 4 miles to the neighboring area of Penuelas in Coquimbo, where he started the Avenida Costanera.The beaches the most suitable for swimming with equipment for its vacationers as well as a complete system of lifeguards.There stroll along the numerous hotels and apartments with a wide choice for tourists who come mainly during the summer and long weekends.

Casino Coquimbo

is a casino Chile, located in the area of Penuelas in the commune of Coquimbo, in the region of the same name.He is currently administered by the chain of casinos Enjoy, who received the concession to manage the site in 1994.Currently, the casino has the only 5 star hotel in the Region of Coquimbo and 4 restaurants, 2 bars and dance halls, concerts and conferences.In 2008 was officially opened on the Bay Hotel, which has 111 rooms and is the only 5 star hotel located in the Coquimbo Region.In 2009 and 2010 the grounds of the Casino Enjoy Coquimbo, Chile hosted the meetings in the Davis Cup in both years.

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