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Los Vilos / Chile

Los Vilos ? is both a Chilean coastal commune and a coastal city with over 9,000 inhabitants , located in the Province of Choapa, part of the IV Region of Coquimbo. The city has a harbour called Puerto Punta Chungo, that ships the material of Los Pelambres mine. Fishing is one of its main activities. The city also has a significant amount of tourism, mainly due to its two beaches: La Principal and Las Conchas. It is located at 246 kilometres from La Serena and 246 kilometres from Santiago. The city was founded in 1830, and was declared a minor harbor in 1855.

Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art

Los Vilos / Chile

The Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art is located in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the city's major museums, created in 1947, and is run by the University of Chile Faculty of Arts. Since 2005, the museum has had two separate sites: MAC Parque Forestal and MAC Quinta Normal Park. The museum specializes in modern and contemporary art and focuses on the development, study, and dissemination of modern art through exhibitions and other activities. It also concentrates on protecting the cultural heritage that forms its collection, which is made up by over 2,000 pieces and files. One of the museum's sites is located in Parque Forestal behind the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts and sharing its grand Palacio de Bellas Artes building. The other site is located in Quinta Normal Park.