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Its importance lies in being the avenue that keeps great memories of the past of the city, since here representative buildings and monuments such as: the Manuel Antonio Matta Monument, which in homage to this Copiapino man was raised in 1905, the Monument to the Heroes of Atacama, which recalls the occupation of the Atacama Regiment during the War of the Pacific, the Crypt of the Heroes that was made as a tribute to the 56 heroes of the Atacama Battalion and the Monument to Juan Godoy, a tribute to the discoverer of the Mineral silver necklace from Chañarcillo.



Matta Street



Copiapó is 807 km away. north of Santiago de Chile and 334 km. from La Serena. You can get:



By plane

There are daily frequencies that fly to Copiapó from Santiago de Chile in a journey of 1 hour. There are connections from other cities such as Iquique, Antofagasta and Calama.



By car

If you are traveling from the north, you must take Route 5 south. From Arica it is 1,267 km. and from Antofagasta 564 km.



If you are traveling from the south, you must take Route 5 north. From Santiago it is 807 km., From Valparaíso it is 756 km. and from La Serena 334 km. From Santiago the trip takes 10 hours.



By bus

There are frequencies from Santiago and nearby towns. From Santiago the trip takes 11 hours in trips during the day and night. Check with the respective Road Terminals.

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