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Church of St. Vincent Ferrer

Historic Monument in 1981 and its beginnings date back to 1824.After the earthquake that devastated the town, reconstruction began in November 1849 with the first stone and officially opened on November 22, 1888.In October 1997 another violent earthquake caused extensive damage to the structure of the building and had to be restored.In May 2002, attended the Apostolic Nuncio in Chile was handed back to the community of Ovalle, the rebuilt church of San Vicente Ferrer.Located at No. 260 Liberty Street, opposite the temple plaza.La overview includes a height of 48 meters, its wooden tower consists of two sections and a cone, His watch is a gift of Don Rafael Errazuriz Urmeneta in operation since 1888, and was exhibited in Paris, France 1855.The altar is of marble imitation pine American Baroque style in it are the religious images of St. Vincent Ferrer "patron saint of the parish," Virgen del Carmen "patroness of Chile" up two angels escorting Christ at the center crucified.

Fray Jorge Forest National Park

is a national park Chile, located in the province Limari of the Coquimbo Region, near the city of Ovalle.It was created in 1941, during the government of Juan Antonio Rios in order to preserve one of the rarest ecosystems in Chile.The park is located in the coastal area facing the Pacific Ocean near the Atacama Desert one of the driest places in the world.Its unique feature is that it is the only remnant of the Valdivian rain rainforest being isolated from other temperate forests by the disappearance of these product to the end of last ice age.From Santiago take the Route CH-5 or Highway Elqui to the " km 387", followed by a side road to the west in 22 km to the park entrance.This road is unpaved and is kept in good condition throughout the year.From La Serena take the Route CH-5 or Elqui Highway south to the "km 387" and then follow the west side road.There are 110 km in one hour and 45 minutes.

Pichasca Natural Monument

The sector is located 2 kilometers from the town of Pichasca, 85 miles south of La Serena, the regional capital and 390 km north of Santiago, the national capital.Ovalle is 55 km Pichasca Natural Monument, which is the nearest urban center to the area.The sector can be accessed continuously throughout the year via a paved road out of Ovalle and passes through the curtain wall of the reservoir Recoleta to reach the town of Salmo Alto, Chile.To get to the Monument Pichasca, particularly mobilization is required and whether they are business tourism trips scheduled monument.Office hours are from 8.30 to 18.00, every day.It extends for 20 km and its average height is 1000 m above sea level.The trail runs through the north side sinuously Hurtado River (762 m).One of the highlights is the closest Pichasca Natural Monument with the oldest archaeological area where you can see logs of petrified woods, bones of prehistoric animals like Antarctosaurio and Tytanosaurio and traces of human settlements around 8,000 years old.

Valley of Enchantment

is a place in the Fourth Region of Chile at about 20 km west of the city of Ovalle noted for having many vestiges archaeological various Hispanic cultures: petroglyphs and pictographs characteristic of the Molle culture from -500 to 700 DC-as well as traces of hunting groups around 2000 BC.It was discovered in 1946 and declared a historical monument in Archaeological Monument category in 1973.Among the petroglyphs there are some carved in low relief and others in which only the surface oxide was removed from the rock and may be less visible than before.Depending on the time of day, some pictures can be clearer than others.About noon all the figures may be better appreciated.Another point of archaeological interest is the picture of a person in a large rock with a "sun" at his side.This drawing has been subject to various interpretations, including scholars of the phenomenon UFO as the head of the figure would have a "shell" since (with antennas and all).

Limari Museum

is a museum Limari located in north-central sector of the city of Ovalle, capital of the province Limari in the Coquimbo Region, Chile.Located inside the former Railway Station Ovalle now called the Cultural Center Guillermo Alvarez Durruty.Limari Museum was created by the Archaeological Society of Ovalle September 17th of 1963, with the initial name of the Archaeological Museum of Ovalle.At that time the collection was exhibited objects donated by Dr. Guillermo Alvarez Durruty and other pre-Columbian objects found in local archaeological digs.The first director of the museum was in July Broussain Campino.Over the years the Archaeological Society of Ovalle would give greater protection to the museum, which led to his transfer to the Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums.In 1996, the city of Ovalle Limari Museum moved to its current location in the Cultural Center Guillermo Durruty, which has preserved its valuable archaeological collection.

Square of Ovalle

Located in the heart of the city between the Liberty streets, Vicuna Mackenna, Victoria and Miguel Aguirre.Corresponds to the landscape design and the striking Cea Gaston water mirror, the architect Marcelo Bachelet.Call attention to its beautiful and varied flora that resembles a botanical park.The main parade is also artistic cultural center.It made the book fairs and craft shows, harvest festival while each Sunday afternoon you can go back decades in time listening to music retreats of the Municipal Band.Also some of the most beautiful places that exist today in Chile.

Thermal Socos

They are 370 km. from Santiago and 38 km. Ovalle in a southwesterly direction along a stream that comes from Punitaqui and is the closest to the coast that exists in Chile.The waters of the spa stand out as bromosaturadas.It has a hotel and camping areas.The thermal pool is open borders with temperature 25 C and tub baths are recommended for circulation, rheumatism and other skin conditions.Stones in the vicinity include archaeological and ancient trees of different species.

Ovalle Municipal Theatre

One of the most important cultural projects of recent years has been the purchase of the former National Theatre and its future redevelopment.In 2007 the Teatro Municipal, a former National Theatre was taken over by the municipality and the second part of the project includes the renovation of the building with the implementation of a multi-purpose theater, housing activities, theater, classical music, ballet, popular music concerts and conferences.It also considers the adequacy and remodeling of space for optimum sound according to uses.

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