El Encón
El Encón is a locality in San Felipe, Valparaiso. El Encón is situated nearby to the locality Algarrobal, as well as near the hamlet La Palma.Places of Interest
Highlights include Estadio Municipal de San Felipe and Víctor Lafón Airport.
Estadio Municipal de San Felipe
Stadium
Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Municipal de San Felipe is a football stadium in San Felipe, Chile. It is the home stadium of Unión San Felipe. The stadium was opened in 1958, and currently holds 12,000 people. Estadio Municipal de San Felipe is situated 3½ km south of El Encón.
Víctor Lafón Airport
Aerodrome
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Victor Lafón Airport is an airport serving San Felipe, a city in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. The airport is adjacent to the northeast side of the city. There is rising and mountainous terrain in all quadrants except southeast. Víctor Lafón Airport is situated 4 km southeast of El Encón.
St. Philip’s Cathedral, San Felipe
Church
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The Cathedral of St. Philip, also San Felipe Cathedral, is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in San Felipe, Valparaíso, Chile which serves as the cathedral church of the Diocese of San Felipe de Aconcagua. St. Philip’s Cathedral, San Felipe is situated 3½ km south of El Encón.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Curimón.
Curimón
Village
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Curimón is a village, which is situated 9 km southeast of El Encón.
El Encón
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “El Encon”
- Location: San Felipe, San Felipe de Aconcagua, Valparaiso, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-32.71659° or 32° 42′ 60″ southLongitude
-70.72489° or 70° 43′ 30″ westElevation
636 metres (2,087 feet)Open location code
47VF77MG+92GeoNames ID
3891406
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In Other Languages
“El Encón” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Encón”
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