Pichidangui, Los Vilos, Choapa Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile, South America
Pichidangui is a coastal town located in Chile, in Region IV, in the commune of Los Vilos, at Km 196 of the Autopista del Aconcagua. This area of the coast has presented human occupation from about 11.000 years ago. It cultures like Bato, Aconcagua, and Diaguita Changos In modern times, Pichidangui was established as a town dedicated to the breeding, agriculture and fishing around the bay of the same name by the nineteenth century settled. The village is adjacent to the river Quilimarí giving rise to cross fertile valley of the same name. Pichidangui retained these features until Route 5 allowed middle-class vacationers appreciate your kindness and Santiago began to acquire land for their summer homes. By the 70s, and into the twentieth century, acquired Pichidangui spa features. Until a few decades ago, he was regarded as Bay coat to weather a stormy sea, occasionally armed units reached the bay and used the Santa Inés hill as target practice. Have a shipwreck occurred during the Second World War, the Indus, a German transport sank north side of the crazy island before reaching the shore and is now a wreck appreciated for professional diving practices. Close to Pichidangui no colonies of seals and penguins and is also, it is one of the few places in Chile which is registered fatal attack by a great white shark a diver in 1985 . The town consists Pichidangui the same village and seaside resort as an extension to the sea, summer houses comprising 80% and some residents who are mostly fishermen.
The town depends on the commune of Los Vilos in Choapa Province of the Coquimbo Region. Pichidangui has a dry climate with subtropical wilderness characteristics . Its rainfall pattern varies is 10 mm in drier years. The average temperature is 22-27 ° C in summer, while reaching peaks of 31-34 ° C exceptionally. In winter , temperatures range between 9 ° C and 17 ° C. The wind regime is dominated Pichidangui by surazo ( wind SW -NE) about 20 km / h on average. The temperature of the sea water is warm , warm, ranging between 18 ° C in winter to 22 ° C -24 ° C in summer. Pichidangui averages skies cloudless very similar to La Serena, distant 270 miles north, ie 60 % of the days of the year are partial or slightly cloudy. Pichidangui sector is a subtropical climate, trade winds semidesert landscape with a texture, whose beach is the main component of attraction. Coastal sclerophyll forest abounds. Pichidangui is for tourism renowned for its beautiful bay of turquoise waters, made from a beach, whitish sands in a horseshoe shape about 6 km long, moderate waves in the southern sector (more protected) to deposit in the northern sector. The protected portion is due to the presence of a small island called Isla gulls. Dominates the stage, the hill of St. Agnes 689 m altitude that rises above other hills in form of half-cone. Adjacent to this hill is the saddle hill
(similar to his horse saddle shape) . Pichidangui is framed to the north by the mouth of the river Quilimarí provides a beautiful frame of fertile alluvial valley. It has a private marina next to a fishing cove yachts. It also has two hotels, a police checkpoint, stadium, convenience stores, residential, a beautiful church made of stone , a sector of craft shops and a pedestrian walkway. On the beach there are two camping areas located ten meters from the shore of the sea. Most houses are holiday makers and extension Pichidangui village that is 1.5 km inland from the coast. This town attracts a significant amount of tourism due to its nice beaches , quiet as it is one of the main locations for windsurfing in Chile, thanks to the wind in the afternoon which is abundant in the area. Besides sailing, boating, diving and sport fishing is practiced. The village itself is located 196 kilometers north of Santiago de Chile, 45 kilometers north of La Ligua, 29 km south of Los Vilos and 278 km south of La Serena and has 1,226 permanent inhabitants, in summer the amount triples. They are adjacent to the towns of Pichidangui Quilimarí and Guangualí.
Pichidangui, Los Vilos, Choapa Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile, South America
Pichidangui is a coastal town located in Chile, in Region IV, in the commune of Los Vilos, at Km 196 of the Autopista del Aconcagua. This area of the coast has presented human occupation from about 11.000 years ago. It cultures like Bato, Aconcagua, and Diaguita Changos In modern times, Pichidangui was established as a town dedicated to the breeding, agriculture and fishing around the bay of the same name by the nineteenth century settled. The village is adjacent to the river Quilimarí giving rise to cross fertile valley of the same name. Pichidangui retained these features until Route 5 allowed middle-class vacationers appreciate your kindness and Santiago began to acquire land for their summer homes. By the 70s, and into the twentieth century, acquired Pichidangui spa features. Until a few decades ago, he was regarded as Bay coat to weather a stormy sea, occasionally armed units reached the bay and used the Santa Inés hill as target practice. Have a shipwreck occurred during the Second World War, the Indus, a German transport sank north side of the crazy island before reaching the shore and is now a wreck appreciated for professional diving practices. Close to Pichidangui no colonies of seals and penguins and is also, it is one of the few places in Chile which is registered fatal attack by a great white shark a diver in 1985 . The town consists Pichidangui the same village and seaside resort as an extension to the sea, summer houses comprising 80% and some residents who are mostly fishermen.
The town depends on the commune of Los Vilos in Choapa Province of the Coquimbo Region. Pichidangui has a dry climate with subtropical wilderness characteristics . Its rainfall pattern varies is 10 mm in drier years. The average temperature is 22-27 ° C in summer, while reaching peaks of 31-34 ° C exceptionally. In winter , temperatures range between 9 ° C and 17 ° C. The wind regime is dominated Pichidangui by surazo ( wind SW -NE) about 20 km / h on average. The temperature of the sea water is warm , warm, ranging between 18 ° C in winter to 22 ° C -24 ° C in summer. Pichidangui averages skies cloudless very similar to La Serena, distant 270 miles north, ie 60 % of the days of the year are partial or slightly cloudy. Pichidangui sector is a subtropical climate, trade winds semidesert landscape with a texture, whose beach is the main component of attraction. Coastal sclerophyll forest abounds. Pichidangui is for tourism renowned for its beautiful bay of turquoise waters, made from a beach, whitish sands in a horseshoe shape about 6 km long, moderate waves in the southern sector (more protected) to deposit in the northern sector. The protected portion is due to the presence of a small island called Isla gulls. Dominates the stage, the hill of St. Agnes 689 m altitude that rises above other hills in form of half-cone. Adjacent to this hill is the saddle hill
(similar to his horse saddle shape) . Pichidangui is framed to the north by the mouth of the river Quilimarí provides a beautiful frame of fertile alluvial valley. It has a private marina next to a fishing cove yachts. It also has two hotels, a police checkpoint, stadium, convenience stores, residential, a beautiful church made of stone , a sector of craft shops and a pedestrian walkway. On the beach there are two camping areas located ten meters from the shore of the sea. Most houses are holiday makers and extension Pichidangui village that is 1.5 km inland from the coast. This town attracts a significant amount of tourism due to its nice beaches , quiet as it is one of the main locations for windsurfing in Chile, thanks to the wind in the afternoon which is abundant in the area. Besides sailing, boating, diving and sport fishing is practiced. The village itself is located 196 kilometers north of Santiago de Chile, 45 kilometers north of La Ligua, 29 km south of Los Vilos and 278 km south of La Serena and has 1,226 permanent inhabitants, in summer the amount triples. They are adjacent to the towns of Pichidangui Quilimarí and Guangualí.
Route 5, Pan-American Highway, Tarapacá Region, Chile, South America
Chile Highway 5 or Route 5 known locally as Ruta 5 is Chile's longest route, 3,364 kilometres (2,090 mi). It is part of the Panamerican Highway. It runs from the Peruvian border connecting with Peru Highway 1 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Arica to Puerto Montt where it connects by ferry to the island of Chiloé. It passes through Santiago, the country's capital, where it is called Autopista Central. From the north border with Peru to north of La Serena, Ruta 5 is a two lane paved road with a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). Between La Serena and Puerto Montt, the road was upgraded to a 4 lane freeway with 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) as speed limit, slightly faster than Chile's common 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) maximum speed limit. The highway ends in Puerto Montt, but it divides in two different routes, one crossing the Chacao Channel that separates Chiloé from the continent and another route named Carretera Austral (Spanish for Southern Highway) that was opened in the 80's. The southern part of Ruta 5 is extremely beautiful, crossing long extensions of native woods and important cities. South of La Serena to Puerto Montt (1,494 kilometres or 928 miles) it is a 4 lane divided highway and toll road for the most part. It is Chile's longest freeway. The speed limit on the freeway is 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) and as of May 2007 drivers must travel with their lights on all day long. Four tunnels are part of Route 5, namely El Melón, La Calavera I, La Calavera II and Angostura, which have lengths of 2,543 m (8,343 ft), 298 m (978 ft), 298 m (978 ft), 341 m (1,119 ft) respectively. Each one of them carries two lanes of traffic, being El Melón Tunnel, the only that carries a lane in each direction.