Coquimbo

Coquimbo is a port in Coquimbo Region, Chile. Coquimbo is situated nearby to the neighborhood Peñuelas, as well as near the suburb La Herradura.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Third Millennium Cross and Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso.

Third Millennium Cross

Historic building

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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. Third Millennium Cross is situated 1½ km west of Coquimbo.

Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso

Stadium

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Estadio 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. Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso is situated 2 km south of Coquimbo.

Mohammed VI Mosque

Mosque

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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 and was funded by the Kingdom of Morocco and the municipality of Coquimbo, being named in honor of king Mohammed VI of Morocco. Mohammed VI Mosque is situated 1½ km south of Coquimbo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coquimbo and Peñuelas.

Coquimbo

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Coquimbo is a city of 257,000 people in Northern Chile. Coquimbo sits on a peninsula, triangular in shape; the old sector of the city is to the east of it, on an extension of land, long and narrow in a north-south direction, at about 10 m above sea level.