La Parva is a

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and

ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area–a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North Am ...

located about northeast of the

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

an capital of

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. It is in the middle ridge of the "3 Valleys" resorts that also includes El Colorado and

Valle Nevado Valle Nevado (() - ''Snowy Valley'' in the Spanish language) is a ski resort located on the El Plomo foothills in the Andes Mountains, at 46 km to the east of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Founded in 1988 by French entrepreneurs, it includ ...

.SouthAmericaSki.com site with information regarding La Parva
It has mechanized equipment for maintenance and repair of the slopes, twelve lifts of which two are for 4 and 3 people, covering a distance of 9673 meters. The maximum skiable height is 3630 meters above sea level.

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official site Ski areas and resorts in Chile Sports venues in Santiago Metropolitan Region {{Ski-resort-stub