Punta Tortuga
Punta Tortuga is a cape in Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region. Punta Tortuga is situated nearby to the suburb Parte Alta, as well as near the neighborhood Villa Violeta Parra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Third Millennium Cross and Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso.
Third Millennium Cross
Historic building
Photo: Nereidas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cruz del Tercer Milenio is an 83 meter tall, 40 meter wide, concrete cross located at the top of El Vigía hill in Coquimbo, Chile. Construction began in 1999 and it was completed in 2001.
Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso
Stadium
Photo: Seba Flores, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estadio Bicentenario Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso is a multi-purpose stadium in Coquimbo, Chile. Currently, it is mostly used for football matches. It is the home stadium of Coquimbo Unido.
Mohammed VI Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Seba Flores, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mohammed VI Center for Dialogue of Civilizations is a mosque in Coquimbo, Chile. The structure is a replica of the Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh. It was funded by the Kingdom of Morocco and the municipality of Coquimbo, being named in honor of king Mohammed VI of Morocco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peñuelas and Tierras Blancas.
La Serena
Photo: Arturo Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Serena is a charming city of about 200,000 people in Northern Chile. Its historic center stands out with a beautiful and well-preserved neocolonial architecture characterized by its balconies, small squares and stone churches of several centuries old, its extensive beaches and for being one of the cities with the best quality of life in Chile.
Punta Tortuga
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Punta Pelícanos”
- Category: landform
- Location: Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Northern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-29.93385° or 29° 56′ 2″ southLongitude
-71.33736° or 71° 20′ 15″ westElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
572C3M87+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 7774612364OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
3869469
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