TOURISTIC ATTRACTIONS
Drawers Cordilleranos:
Thanks to the geographical formation of the Commune, Chile has several drawers foothill: Vizcachas, Vilcuya, Riecillo, Grab the Hob, the dust drawer, drawer Navarro, Los Hornos, Ojos de Agua Drawer, Drawer of the Rock, among others, where you can practice a number of adventure sports and explore part of the archeology, flora and fauna.
Trans-Andean Railway:
In 1874, Congress authorized by decree of law, Clark and company to build and company to build and explore a railroad track of a meter wide, through the Cordillera de Los Andes, Chile to join the sister Argentina, beginning the works an April 5, 1889, with President Manuel Balmaceda and at the end this was solemnly inaugurated Trans-Andean Railway, on April 5, 1910. Chilean and Argentine authorities took a step of great importance for the future of both countries and especially the province of Mendoza and the Andes.
Today we study the possibility of rebuilding the trans-Andean railroad as a freight train. And the studies are finished waiting to be tendered works. On the tour the Chilean Association of rail heritage conservation in close collaboration with the municipality of Los Andes, this month highlighting, tourist trips between Los Andes and Villa Río Blanco, these are made in the Gondola Lane, which was declared a Monument National in 1988, and has a capacity of 25 passengers, the tour is a unique beauty and lasts two hours.
Inca Lagoon in Los Andes:
The Laguna del Inca, is the name given to a lagoon located in the Andes area Portillo, located in the province of Los Andes, V Region of Valparaiso in Chile, and also the name used to refer to a legends of the gap.
"The snow and Portillo unite in friendship", this phrase goes around the world inviting tourists to know the winter resort of national and international tourism, located 65 km from the Andes, in the middle range and that was the scene of the World Ski in 1996. It is equipped with the most modern facilities to get in excellent condition for several hundred tourists, lovers of snow sports.La Casa de la Cultura de Los Andes:
La Casa de la Cultura de Los Andes is a construction of late nineteenth century (1887-1889), during the government of President Balmaceda, originally for the operation of elementary school No. 2 girls then ran the former School Spain.
Its architecture corresponds to the official school type, with French neoclassical influence. Volume is characterized by two elongated and perpendicular to each other and symmetrical about axis and rhythmic modulation of bays with arch. The body of the streets is a clustering continuous floor property line, law-abiding architectural Historical Center. Spatially access stands as a great hall. The second volume is on two floors and separate from the first by a narrow courtyard.
The enclosures are sorted into a wide central hall on the ground cruise higher, allowing clerestory lighting, type in the Andes. It was restored by the Municipality in 2000, leaving the masonry to the view in the hallway cruise.
Archaeological Museum of Los Andes:
The Archaeological Museum of Los Andes is located opposite the former Convent of the Holy Spirit, has one of the most complete archaeological collections of Aboriginal cultures that populated the Aconcagua Valley, highlighting the Inca and Mapuche collections, also has various elements of the Age the colony.
The house was built probably in the eighteenth century on the lot corner, which in 1898 belonged to Ninasio Mardones. Is the type of traditional townhouse in central Chile during the colonial era. Volume characterized by a flat horizontal continuous grouping property line and the original time of the founding of Los Andes, gable roof with ridge parallel to the streets with dogs and small forward.
The corner is solved with the meeting of two walls followed by two doors to equal distance from the corner, from which hangs a lantern. In front wall predominantly located squarely on the openings of three in front and three doors O'Higgins S. Teresa, a socket rises above the window sills, marking the horizontal. The structure is made of adobe walls and wood truss roof tile handmade clay.
Italian Circle:
The Italian Circle Los Andes is located in Esmeralda 246, colonial-style building, and from 1912 to 1927 Tax shelter to high school for girls. In this place he resided, for a short time, the Castilian and Geography teacher Miss Lucila Alcayaga.
It is part of two twin homes, which ordered the construction Avendaño Froilan late nineteenth century. From 1912 and until 1927 does the high school where she taught girls Gabriela Mistral. In 1927 this building was installed in the Círculo Italiano, Emilio de Angelis Guagnini, vice president and builder, is charged remodeled for its new use. Has a volume of a flat cluster continuous original property line. Within the precincts are organized around a sequence of two patios.
In 1927 interior transformation, the first courtyard is roofing, lighting skylights is resolved by a run. Buildings are expanded in the second courtyard. 1935 amendment eliminates facade and wooden ceiling with crown of bays new expression of stucco pilasters and plinth.
In 1950 he opened the wall separating the first courtyard to the second. 1998 he demolished the south wall and open two wide bays in the west wall of stone steps were changing access by wooden sleepers.
Church of the Passionist Fathers:
The Church of the Passionist Fathers of Los Andes, in the presence of more than eighty years in the area the Passionist Congregation is located at Avenida Chacabuco up to the No. 100 and is characterized by its belfry roof in copper and brick wing view as is the rest of the building. Church of the Passionist Fathers of Los Andes is simple and cozy at the same time.
In the southwest lie the offices of priests, which are connected by interior courtyards.
Cristo Redentor
In 1904, during the term of the dispute between Chile and Argentina, was erected in the middle of the Andes, the monument to Christ the Redeemer, three 1900 meters above sea level.Was at the height of the Paso del Bermejo in the border line, as a symbol of peace between the two countries. Today is completely the access to this time by the Chilean side to be a major tourist attraction, historical religious and natural characteristics of your site, with a privileged view of Mount Aconcagua in an environment of unique beauty.
Santa Rosa Church of Los AndesThe building of the Church of Santa Rosa de Los Andes is located west of the Plaza de Armas, the city temple matrix. It is the image size polychrome "San Sebastian", a term of art seventeenth century Jesuit and is considered the "painted wood sculpture most meritorious efforts in the country", attributed to the brothers John and James Kellner Bitterich . In addition there is the poor image of Mr. polychrome beautiful features.
The bell tower of the Iglesia Santa Rosa de Los Andes rises 30 m on a square of 4.5 x 4.5 m, and its location on the corner and height make it the foundation milestone in the checkerboard. The main facade is symmetrical composition, has a portico with three openings that end in round arch, with marked vertical direction.
City Hall of Los Andes
Municipal Building on Los Andes, 536 Esmeralda Street, a neoclassical style, built similar to the early 50's and is currently yields of the communal government. The mezzanine floor has a ballroom of the municipality and the community at large.
The City of Los Andes was originally located in Maipu corner O'Higgins, in the early twentieth century moved to what was once the Hotel France. The current town hall was built according to architects' design Restat Mardones in the 40's.
Currently consists of two isolated two-story volumes, the first parallel to the street, back 4 meters from the property line, gable roof of neoclassical facade of symmetrical composition with respect to access by a slanted hierarchical gabled rectum dominance of the full span of 3 m. in modulation
First floor has openings with segmental arches and second floor windows with rectangular arch, highlighted with pilasters, lintels and protruding nails. It has wooden windows and two sheets of metal railing. The structure is brick masonry with reinforced concrete, the roof clay tile has all its boundary denticulate forward with termination. The second volume, located inside, behind the first, is the town hall, a compact volume of rationalist design.
Park O'Higgins Los Andes
Park O 'Higgins of Los Andes is a natural park located at the intersection of Chacabuco Avenue, East Avenue and Avenue Peru St. Teresa, which has an area of 722 m2. In the north is the Park and its main entrance in the northwest area is a monument in honor of the founder of Villa Santa Rosa de Los Andes, Don Ambrosio O'Higgins Ballenary together in the south is the sports complex Regional stadium, has a lake, amphitheater, playground, craft fair and is the walk from the Andean Community.
Santa Teresa de Los Andes Sanctuary:
El Santuario de Santa Teresa de Los Andes is a Catholic church located in the town of Rinconada, Province of Los Andes, Chile. It was built to house the thousands of faithful who wish to venerate the relics of Sor Teresa de Los Andes, Chile's first saint, because the former Monastery of Los Andes and could not keep up to receive the pilgrims, who were increasingly increasing the imminence of the beatification and subsequent canonization of Sister Teresita. It began to be built on 16 January 1988, the day was blessed the first stone of the work.
Within the Sanctuary is the crypt where the remains of Teresa de Los Andes. His body was brought from the Monastery of Los Andes on December 11, 1988. The next day, the temple was dedicated to the Virgen del Carmen in a Mass celebrated by the Apostolic Nuncio of His Holiness Monsignor Giulio Einaudi, accompanied by the Bishop of the Diocese of San Felipe, Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón.The managers of the temple are from May 1988, the Carmelite Fathers Carmelite Missionary Sisters and Teresianas.
The shrine, whose rector is the R.P. Rodrigo Aguirre Rivera, OCD, annually receives 230,000 pilgrims, of whom more than 17,000 come each year on the last Saturday of October (until 2006), and the second last Saturday in October (since 2007) for the Youth Pilgrimage "De Chacabuco Caramel ... A Way of Holiness ", organized by the Vicariate of Hope Youth of the Archdiocese of Santiago.
