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Santiago

Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region > Provincia de Santiago

The city lies in the center of the Santiago Basin, a large bowl-shaped valley consisting of broad and fertile lands surrounded by mountains. The city has a varying elevation, gradually increasing from 400 m (1,312 ft) in the western areas to more than 700 m (2,297 ft) in the eastern areas. Santiago's…

Average elevation: 724 m

Cerro San Cristóbal

Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region > Provincia de Santiago

The summit of Cerro San Cristóbal can be reached by foot (about a 45-minute walk, involving a 300m change in elevation), by car via the road joining the Santiago Metropolitan Park, by the Funicular de Santiago (the base of which sits next to the Zoo at the North end of Pio Nono in Barrio Bellavista), or by a…

Average elevation: 615 m

Valle Nevado

Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region > Provincia de Santiago > Lo Barnechea

Due to its elevation, Valle Nevado has a subalpine climate (Dfc, according to the Köppen climate classification, bordering on Dfb and ET), with drier summers and humid winters, with an average annual precipitation of 1,042 mm (41 in). Summers are chilly and dry, while winters are cold and snowy.

Average elevation: 2,811 m

Santiago

Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region > Provincia de Santiago

The city lies in the center of the Santiago Basin, a large bowl-shaped valley consisting of broad and fertile lands surrounded by mountains. The city has a varying elevation, gradually increasing from 400 m (1,312 ft) in the western areas to more than 700 m (2,297 ft) in the eastern areas. Santiago's…

Average elevation: 553 m

Paine

Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region > Provincia de Maipo

The Aculeo Lagoon was located within the commune of Paine, it was one of the main recreation centers for the people of Santiago and the only natural lagoon in the region. There are various campsites in the sector. In its territory are also the Altos de Cantillana, a natural reserve consisting of high-altitude…

Average elevation: 815 m

Talagante

Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region > Provincia de Talagante

Talagante can be found in the Chilean Central Valley at an elevation of 313 m (1,027 ft), 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of 125.5 km2 (48 sq mi).

Average elevation: 390 m

Provincia de Cordillera

Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region

Cordillera Province (Spanish: Provincia de Cordillera) is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its topography includes a small area of Chile's central valley, glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and the Andes range, which forms the border with Mendoza Province in Argentina. The…

Average elevation: 2,436 m

Lo Barnechea

Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region > Provincia de Santiago

Its pre-Hispanic inhabitants were called huaicoches (in Mapudungún: waykoche 'people who live in a landslide zone') because of the huaicos or huaycos of the region (in Quechua: wayqu 'stream'). Also called lloclla (in Quechua: lluqlla 'alluvium'), these are violent alluvial floods in which a large amount of…

Average elevation: 2,383 m

Provincia de Santiago

Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region

Most of the province is made up of an extremely fertile, level prairie that the locals call la Depresión intermedia (Intermediate Depression). The terrain is known for its low elevation in relation to sea level and for being surrounded by hills, as well as emergent so-called island hills, such as Santa Lucía…

Average elevation: 1,703 m

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