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City and commune in O'Higgins Region, Chile
Photo: Vessna, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Rancagua is a city in the O'Higgins Region. It is somewhat of a tourist destination, though largely because of the vineyards that have been developed in the surrounding area. Rancagua also offers sports centers and easy access to smaller villages and towns.
By car
Rancagua is 90 km from Santiago by Panamericana (Ruta 5). Two road tolls run between the cities but only the major one, Angostura, is needed (2700 pesos).
By bus
From Santiago, the main bus terminal is at Metro Station Universidad de Santiago. Competition among the private bus companies makes for very frequent departures to Rancagua. Cost is CLP$1500-2500.
For inter-regional transportation, the same model of "Micros" and "Colectivos" applies but with different color (green and yellow respectively), but most of them depart from the "Rodoviario" inter-urban terminal and…
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