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Sites of Copiapó and its surroundings

Parks Heritage Culture Art

Parque El Pretil
"The Pretil Park covers an area of 19.2 hectares, featuring green areas for picnicking, playgrounds, bike paths, and the banks of the Copiapó River."

Parque Shneider
"One of the main parks in Copiapó where the community gathers for sports, recreation, and cultural activities. It also features a skatepark."

Parque Kaukari
"Kaukari Project, a reinterpreted word from the language of the Atacameño people, representing 'Life in the New River'."

Alameda
"The Manuel Antonio Matta Avenue, commonly called Alameda Manuel Antonio Matta, is an old and important street in the city of Copiapó. It owes its name to the great mining entrepreneur, politician, parliamentarian, diplomat, and intellectual from Copiapó, Manuel Antonio Matta. Its origins date back to 1853."

Playa La Virgen
"White sandy beach, turquoise-colored water, beautiful sunsets, starry sky, surrounded by the vastness of the desert, connecting you with the magic of nature and its mystique."

Monumento a la paz
"At the square located at the intersection of Colipi Avenue with Copayapu, in front of the Pullman bus terminal, you will find the World Peace Sculpture. It consists of a 10-meter-high steel structure, semi-abstractly representing a female figure with arms open towards the sky and hair blowing in the wind. It was donated by the government of the People's Republic of China to the Chilean people in celebration of the rescue of the 33 miners trapped in the San José mine."

Iglesia San Francisco
"The construction of the church of 'San Francisco' began with the arrival of the Franciscans to the Copayapu Valley in 1662, and its current final form is dated to 1872. In 1822, it was completely destroyed by an earthquake, the same happened in 1849, and it endured despite the damages from the cataclysm of 1922. Next to the church stands the convent of 'San Francisco del Valle,' founded in 1662 by the Franciscans and reconstructed after the earthquake."

Estación de Ferrocarril
"The Copiapó Train Station, owned by the State Railway Company, was declared a National Monument in October 1981. The following year, it was restored and converted into a site museum. Since 1998, it has been closed to the public, although it sporadically opens for exhibitions and cultural events."

Plaza de Armas
"The history of Plaza de Armas is directly linked to the history of the city of Copiapó. It was created during the peak development period of the city, in the late 19th century, when it was already emerging as a center of mining and port activity in the north of the country."

Catedral de Copiapó
"The Cathedral of Copiapó (officially the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary) is the cathedral of the Diocese of Copiapó. It is the largest temple in the city and is located on the west side of Prat Square, at the intersection of Chacabuco and O'Higgins streets."

Pista Atlética
The structure is the most important sports facility in the Atacama region, and it comes to settle a historical debt with local athletes.

Centro Cultural
Cultural Center, a building where the most important cultural activities of the locality take place.

Gran Mural Copiapó
Mural located within the Copiapó Cultural Center.

Estadio Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla
The Municipal Bicentennial Stadium 'Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla' is located in the city of Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile. It was inaugurated in the 1960s. The land was donated by the Revello Brothers, Juan Bautista Revello Cassottana and Vittorio Revello Cassottana, thanks to the efforts of Jose 'Pepe' Martínez and the Leader Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla in the late 1950s, and re-turfed in 1999.

Monumento a Juan Godoy
"It consists of an iron sculpture constructed in Birmingham, England, representing the figure of the pastor and discoverer of the Chañarcillo mine, wielding his tools to dig the earth. The stepped concrete base is adorned with small bronze gargoyles in Gothic style."

Casa Maldini
"It is located in the historic center of Copiapó, where one-story continuous facade houses predominate, so it stands out as a villa-style house, with decorative elements of great interest, harmoniously coexisting with its immediate surroundings."

Monumento Padre Negro
"According to Vidal Naveas, Father Negro was transferred as the parish priest of Caldera in 1925. However, he continued his itinerant mission, daily visiting the fishermen's coves or building his crosses and chapels. In this port, with the help and effort of several neighbors, he built a sanctuary that he named Gruta de Lourdes, which popular will eventually dubbed the Gruta del Padre Negro. Today, it is a place of pilgrimage and tourist attraction."

Casa de los Hermanos Matta
"The property, covering 694 square meters, was built in neoclassical style. It is organized around a central courtyard, with corridors leading to it adorned with wooden columns. Its structure is made of Oregon pine and oak, while its walls were originally plastered with mud."