Subestación Tumbes

Subestación Tumbes is an electrical substation in Biobío, Southern Chile. Subestación Tumbes is situated nearby to the golf course Club Naval de Campo Tumbes, as well as near Hospital Naval de Talcahuano.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Huáscar and Estación Mercado.

Huáscar

Museum

Photo: Valo3, Public domain.

Huáscar is an ironclad turret ship owned by the Chilean Navy built in 1865 for the Peruvian government. It is named after the 16th-century Inca emperor, Huáscar. Huáscar is situated 1¼ km southeast of Subestación Tumbes.

Estación Mercado

Railway station

Photo: Colomboasunceño, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Estación Mercado is a railway station, which is situated 2 km south of Subestación Tumbes.

ASMAR

Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada, better known by the acronym ASMAR, is a Chilean state-owned shipbuilding company with autonomous administration, which provides services to the Chilean Navy, mainly, and also to other domestic and foreign customers. ASMAR is situated 1½ km east of Subestación Tumbes.