5 Sights in Vicuña, Chile (with Map and Images)

Cerro Las Tórtolas is a peak at the border of Argentina and Chile with an elevation of 6,145 metres (20,161 ft) metres and located at the Central Andes. It is on the border of the Argentinean province of San Juan and the Chilean province of Elqui. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the Argentinean city of Iglesia and the Chilean commune of Vicuña.

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The Evryscopes are a set of rapid-cadence, gigapixel-scale telescopes. Each instrument contains an array of up to 24 camera units, each consisting of a 6.1 cm (2.4 in) telescope paired to a thermoelectrically cooled astronomical CCD. The camera units are arranged around a solid fiberglass structure to form a continuous field of view of 9216 sq. deg.

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The Gabriela Mistral Museum is a Chilean museum, located in the city of Vicuña, in the Coquimbo Region, founded on September 18, 1957. It has several exhibitions dedicated to disseminating the life and work of the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral.

Wikipedia: Museo Gabriela Mistral (ES)

The Bauer Tower is a construction located in the Chilean city of Vicuña. Its characteristic design, its red color and its height of 28 meters – which makes it the tallest building in the town – have made it an icon of the Elqui Valley.

Wikipedia: Torre Bauer (ES)

DarkSky International, formerly the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), is a United States–based non-profit organization incorporated in 1988 by founders David Crawford, a professional astronomer, and Tim Hunter, a physician and amateur astronomer. The mission of DarkSky is "to preserve and protect the night time environment and our heritage of dark skies through quality outdoor lighting."

Wikipedia: International Dark-Sky Association (EN), Website