ESO (European Southern Observatory) Hotels is a hotel that is used for ESO scientists and engineers who worked there on the list system.
The hotel is situated at 2400 meters (7900 feet) above sea level on Cerro Paranal. The people who work in extreme climatic conditions including intense sunlight, drought, high winds and huge fluctuations in temperature in desperate need of a room that can soothe and restore their stamina, because that's built a hotel where they can relax between shifts , namely a 'Hotel' which has 120 rooms and other public spaces, such as cafeteria, lounge, swimming pool, fitness center and library.
The building is one of the buildings including the very useful and best in the world.
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Showing posts with label Chile. Show all posts
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Mano de Desierto
Mano de Desierto is a statue as high as 11 meters with a very unique shape, namely a very large hand-shaped. The statue is located in the Atacama Desert in Chile, 75 km to the south of the city of Antofagasta, on the Panamerican Highway.
The statue was built by Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level, with a combination of iron and cement. The statue was financed by the Corporacion Pro Antofagasta, a local booster organization, and was inaugurated on March 28, 1992.
The statue was built by Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level, with a combination of iron and cement. The statue was financed by the Corporacion Pro Antofagasta, a local booster organization, and was inaugurated on March 28, 1992.
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