Caldera Overview

Overview

Its Location of privilege within the Atacama Region, for of attractive Boiler a zone of tourist by nature and of a great amount of Bath of national fame.  Its attractive historical, its past as destination of the first railroad of South America, the great amount of attractive innumerable sand beaches fine and the own ones of the city, do it worthy to visit and to be considered as a destination during the summer period.

Railway Station

The railway station of Caldera, was constructed in 1850 with the purpose of serving like railway terminal for the export of the mineral of Chañarcillo.  From this station it left to the first railroad of South America the 25 of December of 1851.  Its operation stayed until 1930, happening to a total abandonment until the restoration was begun in near years.  In 1964 national monument was declared and its restoration was made by the Regional Government of Atacama, being able at the present time to enjoy diverse events in this construction, like for example, musical events, traveling exhibitions.  It is a place worthy to visit and of a great historical value.

Church San Vicente de Paul

In front of the Seat of Arms of Caldera, one is located the Church San Vicente de Paul.  It is a construction that dates from 1853 and its structure is done completely of wood emphasizes its stone floor made and the tower of gothic characteristics.  This Church has the quality to lodge in its interior a museum of parochial type, the one that was conceived and developed by the father Vicente Starlich in 1996.  From his tower it is possible to visualize all the city and emphasizes his nocturnal illumination, that it heightens his beauty still more.

Seat Carlos Condel

The Seat Carlos Condell of our city, remembers and pays tribute to the hero of Iquique.  It is located in the center of our city and its new remodeling shows a modern architectonic sense, equipped with pretty viewpoints and places of familiar relaxation for great boys and.  In front of the Condell Seat, it is the Church San Vicente de Paul and the consistorial building of Ilustre Municipality, reason why an architectonic Vista very varied is conjugated and creates an atmosphere of very pleasing rest.

Bahia Inglesa

Bath of reputation at located national and international level to very short distance of the port, only 6 kms., through a asphalted way and in excellent conditions, that its name must to the visit that the English privateer Edward Davis.  He is famous by his white sands and their particularly tempered waters, in addition it counts on all the infrastructure necessary to lodge and to take care of tourists and visitors.  Facilities of camping, hotels, restaurants and houses of summering exist that can be rented in the same place.  It is the bath of the third region par excellence, and exist ready tourist services to take care of to him and to do to him burnishes its visit.

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