Beaches in Copiapó
See Regional museum Mineralogical Museum (Museo Mineralógico) (at the intersection of Colipi and Rodríguez streets), ☏ +56 52 206606. Daily until 17:45. Close to the centre and an interesting collection of minerals. 600 pesos. Railway station Wooden railway station, Juan Martínez street. Built in 1854 and today a National Monument, it is part of the first railway line in South America, linking Copiapó with the port of Caldera. It is a museum. It is an adaptation of the neoclassical style, a vestige of the splendid past of mining in Copiapó. Plaza de Armas. It is called Plaza Prat in homage to Arturo Prat, Chilean hero, has many peppers, a statue and a marble fountain, and four statues that symbolize the seasons of the year. Universidad de Atacama. Created in 1981, it is heir to the Copiapó School of Mines created in 1857, among its beautiful gardens is the first locomotive ("La Copiapó") that circulated in Chile and South America in 1851. Alameda Manuel Antonio Matta. A beautiful avenue where the "Crypt a los Heroes de Atacama" is located, dedicated to the Copiapinos who fought in the War of the Pacific…
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