Santiago
Santiago is the fourth largest city in South America. It is located in central Chile, in front of the Mapocho River, east of the Andes Mountains, and about 185 km west of the port of Valparaíso. It has an area of 13,308 square kilometers and an altitude of 600 meters. Summers are dry and mild, and winters are cool, rainy and foggy. The city is beautiful and colorful. Palms all year round. The 230-metre-high Mount Santa Lucia near the city center is a famous scenic spot. In the northeast corner of the city, there is also the 300-meter-high San Cristobal Hill, and a huge marble statue of Our Lady is erected on the top of the mountain, which is a major local attraction. Santiago's main street, O'Higgins Avenue, is 3,000 meters long and 100 meters wide, and runs through the city. Lined with tree-lined roads, there is a fountain and a vivid commemorative bronze statue every short distance. Commercial buildings, banks, restaurants, and entertainment venues are lined up, making it the busiest street in San Diego. At the west end of the street is Tahrir Square, nearby is Constitution Square, and on the east side of the street is Baghdano Square.
●1. Mount Saint Lucia ●
The mountains of St. Lucia have a humid climate and pristine scenery. The 230-meter-high mountain is a cone-shaped hill, which is now built as a mountain-based building and exquisite garden. At the entrance at the foot of the mountain there is a crimson palace-like gate. Nearby stands a statue of a hero of the Indian war against colonial rule. Winding down the curved stone steps, there are ancient churches from 1874, a bronze lantern illuminated on a small platform on the mountainside, and the American Museum of Folk Art on the hillside. At the top of the hill is a seven-pointed castle, from which you can overlook the city. Near the castle, there are winding rockeries and flying fountains, and the scenery is beautiful. The top of the hill is also built with the first artillery battery in South America, the Crump Battery, built by Spanish colonists in 1540.
● 2. San Cristobal Hill ●
Located on the northeastern edge of the city of Santiago, Monte San Cristobal is a tributary of the Andes and covers an area of 712 square kilometers. Our Lady Hill is full of verdant trees and fragrant flowers. The mountain is about 300 meters high, and there are cable cars spiraling up to the summit, and there is also a winding road to drive up. On the top of the mountain, there is a marble giant statue of the Virgin Dynasty, 14 meters high, weighing 35.6 tons, the base is 22.5 meters high, the total height is 36.5 meters, and it is a masterpiece of the famous French sculptor Valdosne.
●3. Pan American Observatory of Mount Tololo ●
The Mont Tololo Panamericana Observatory is one of the world's most famous observatories, located on the top of Mount Tololo, about 600 km north of Santiago in the Andes. The observatory can observe all the stars in the southern hemisphere, and the Tololo mountains are close to the ocean, often shrouded in clouds and fog, but the sky above the summit is clear all year round, and more than 300 days can be observed every year. Each astronomical observatory at the Tololo Mountain Observatory resembles an ancient castle, and its white silver-roofed arched observatory, together with a series of milky white, sky blue, and fruit green buildings, add brilliant colors to Tololo Mountain.
Wonders of Chile
Chile's barren and mysterious Atacama Desert is located in the north of the country, bordering its Bolivian plateau, reaching 4,500 meters above sea level. The seafront in the northwest is known for its expansive Pacific beaches and tourist attractions. Chile's eastern border is the Andes, which gives the capital city of Santiago, located in the heart of the country, a majestic mountain backdrop. Chile's Lake District has 12 large lakes, and most of the active volcanoes are located in this area. Further south, the coastline is cut into small islands. The largest island is Chiloe, with abundant rainfall and various folklore. The southernmost point is the Chilean part of the Patagonian plateau, glaciers, the mountains of the Torres Plains National Park, and Tierra del Fuego near the Antarctic Circle.
●1. Easter Island ●
Easter Island is a small island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean of Chile, in the province of Valparaíso, famous for its mysterious Colossus. The island is slightly triangular in shape, with a maximum point of about 24 kilometers and a width of 17.7 kilometers, with an area of 117 square kilometers. The three volcanoes of Lanogau, Monggetlika and Katigi, located on the three corners of the triangle, stand majestically, pointing to the blue sky, small volcanic cones, dotted with stars; The coast is steep and the situation is dangerous. Easter Island is located in the subtropical region and has a warm climate all year round. There are no rivers, lakes or tall trees on the island. Around the island, there are more than 680 huge stone statues facing the sea. The stone statue is carved from a whole piece of igneous rock, generally 7~10 meters high, weighing 90 tons, majestic and vivid, neatly arranged on a long stone seat more than 4 meters high, the stone seat is generally placed 4~6 stone statues, individual up to 15. It has been a mystery how these huge stone statues were transported and placed by the ancients under the conditions of the time.
●2. Atacama Desert●
The Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth, with no birds flying over it and only a trans-American highway across the desert. On both sides of the road, there are only sunburned rocks and gravel, and sand dunes that migrate with the wind. The desert is located in the coastal plateau of northern Chile, extending nearly 1,000 kilometers, some areas are 900 meters above sea level, the area is the size of the United Kingdom, and there are no bays. 96 kilometers from the shore is the cold and windy foothills of the Andes. Although the desert is quiet and empty, it is not lifeless. The crescent-shaped sand dunes migrate with the wind, disappear and form again.
●3.Kakumine Hakunai●
At the southern end of the Andes, stand two striking grey-red peaks covered with black slate. These two peculiar peaks are 2,545 meters above sea level and overlook the Patagonian steppe and are part of the Paine Mountains of southern Chile. In addition to the horn peaks, there are other peculiar peaks. Not far from the Horn Peak, there are three steep peaks called Pineta. The granite peaks here are the product of several volcanoes in the Andes. After the volcanic lava solidifies underground, the granite layer rises due to changes in the earth's crust, turning the original local surface slate into a peak. Glacier erosion has resulted in the curved slopes of horn peaks and steep walls of stone towers.
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