La Serena

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city coastal city provincial capital

La Serena is a coastal city in northern Chile known for its colonial architecture, beaches, and role as a gateway to major astronomical observatories in the region.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → coastal city → provincial capital →
administrativeStatus	commune → municipality →
capitalOfRegion	Coquimbo Region →
country	Chile →
countrySubdivision	Coquimbo Province →
foundedBy	Juan Bohón →
foundingDate	1544 →
gatewayTo	Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → Gemini South Observatory → La Silla Observatory →
governedBy	Municipality of La Serena →
hasAirport	La Florida Airport →
hasArchitecturalStyle	colonial style → neocolonial style →
hasClimate	Mediterranean-influenced climate → semi-arid climate →
hasEconomicActivity	commerce → services → tourism →
hasHeritage	Spanish colonial heritage →
hasNearbyValley	Elqui Valley →
hasPopulation	over 200000 inhabitants →
hasReligiousBuilding	La Serena Cathedral →
hasUniversity	University of La Serena →
hasUrbanFeature	historic center → long urban beaches →
isOn	Pacific Ocean →
knownFor	astronomical tourism → beaches → colonial architecture → proximity to astronomical observatories →
language	Spanish →
locatedIn	Coquimbo Region → northern Chile →
locatedOnRiver	Elqui River →
near	Coquimbo → Elqui Valley →
partOf	Norte Chico (Chile) →
regionCapitalOf	Coquimbo Region →
timeZone	Chile Standard Time → Chile Summer Time →
touristAttraction	Avenida del Mar → Faro Monumental de La Serena → Museo Arqueológico de La Serena → Plaza de Armas de La Serena →
transportConnection	Pan-American Highway →

Referenced by (55)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Avenida del Mar → Faculty of Engineering, University of La Serena → Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Serena → Faculty of Humanities, University of La Serena → Faculty of Sciences, University of La Serena → Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics → Faculty of Technology, University of La Serena → Faro Monumental de La Serena → La Florida Airport → La Serena Cathedral → La Serena municipal offices → Museo Arqueológico de La Serena → Plaza de Armas de La Serena → Rectoría, University of La Serena → University of La Serena →	locatedIn
Coquimbo → La Silla Observatory → Las Campanas Observatory → Las Campanas, Chile ("La Serena, Chile") → Port of Coquimbo →	near
Illapel → Monte Patria → Paihuano → Salamanca (Chile) →	regionCapital
Coquimbo Region → Pacific coast of Chile → north-central Chile →	hasCity
LSC → La Florida Airport → La Florida Airport →	serves
Coquimbo Region → Elqui Province →	capital
Coquimbo Region → Elqui Province →	largestCity
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → Vicuña →	locatedNear
Canela → Illapel →	locatedSouthOf
Gabriel González Videla ("La Serena, Chile") →	burialPlace
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena →	cathedralCity
Elqui Province →	contains
Elqui River →	flowsPast
Juan Bohón →	founderOf
La Serena ("Municipality of La Serena") →	governedBy
La Florida Airport →	hasCityServed
Elqui River →	hasMouthNear
Elqui Province →	hasMunicipality
Coquimbo Region ("La Serena beaches") →	hasTouristAttraction
Avenida del Mar →	isTouristDestinationIn
La Florida Airport →	locatedInCity
La Higuera →	locatedNorthOf
Norte Chico of Chile →	majorCity
Elqui Valley →	nearCity
Gabriel González Videla ("La Serena, Chile") →	placeOfBirth
Coquimbo →	twinCity