Recoleta
Recoleta is a locality in Santiago province, Santiago Metropolitan. Recoleta is situated nearby to the locality Monserrat, as well as near Lo Contador.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts and San Cristóbal Hill.
Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts
Museum
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts, located in Santiago, Chile, is one of the major centers for Chilean art and for broader South American art. Established in 1880, the organization is managed by the Artistic Union.
San Cristóbal Hill
Peak
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Cristóbal Hill is a hill in northern Santiago, Chile. It rises 880 m AMSL and about 300 m above the rest of Santiago; the peak is the third highest point in the city, after Cerro Manquehue and Cerro Renca.
Manuel Foster Observatory
Museum
Photo: Kari Bookadict, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Observatorio Manuel Foster, or Manuel Foster Observatory, is an astronomical observatory constructed on Cerro San Cristóbal near Santiago, Chile in 1903.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanhattan and East and Bellavista and North.
Sanhattan and East
Eastern Santiago is in this article defined as the municipalities of Ñuñoa, Macul, La Florida, Penalolen, La Reina, Las Condes, Vitacura and Lo Barnechea.
Bellavista and North
The northern part of Santiago starts from Bellavista and ranges out to the city borders in the north comprising the municipalities of Recoleta, Independencia, Renca, Quilicura and Huecuraba.
Santiago
Santiago is the capital and economic center of Chile. With its many museums, events, theaters, restaurants, bars and other entertainment and cultural opportunities, it is also the cultural center of the country.
Recoleta
- Type: Locality
- Location: Santiago province, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-33.4088° or 33° 24′ 32″ southLongitude
-70.6364° or 70° 38′ 11″ westElevation
542 metres (1,778 feet)Open location code
47RFH9R7+FCGeoNames ID
8261417
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Recoleta” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “雷科萊塔”
- Korean: “레콜레타”
- Russian: “Реколета”
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