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Village and ski resort in Lo Barnechea, Chile
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Farellones is a small mountain village in Central Chile. It is 36 km east of Santiago at an altitude of 2,340 m. Farellones is in close proximity to the ski resorts of La Parva, El Colorado, and Valle Nevado.
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Farellones Stone House
A stone structure that is believed to have been built by the Aconcagua people (late neolithic). It is thought to have been used as a temporary refuge in expeditions to gather the special kind of stone needed for making tools hunting Guanacos.
Santuario Natural Yerba Loca
A protected area that extends from the top of La Paloma Hill (Cerro La Paloma) to the top of Cerro El Plomo, dividing the valleys of the Blanco River and Olivares River. The area contains temperate coniferous forest, picnic and camping facilities, and the starting point for five trails, one of which ends at the hanging glaciers of Cerro La Paloma and Cerro El Altar.
Made from a mix of wood and stone in the Swiss style and built in the late 1930s by Antonio Padrós. Its location allows easy access to the three main ski resorts in Chile, which together form the biggest ski area of South America and the southern hemisphere: La Parva, El Colorado-Farellones and Valle Nevado.
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