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Places near Melipilla by type
All 227 places by distance →One day from Melipilla
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:56 pm
107 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Melipilla
- Laguna Esmeraldalake · 45 min
- Portezuelo de la Leonaviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Portezuelo Puerta El Maguiviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Portezuelo El Eucaliptoviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Ex Estación Chiñigüeheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Melipilla
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Melipilla?
Iglesia San Agustín (church, about 1 km), St. Joseph's Cathedral, Melipilla (church, about 1 km), La Cascada de Codigua (waterfall, about 2 km), Laguna Esmeralda (lake, about 8 km), Ex Estación Chiñigüe (heritage site, about 15 km), Portezuelo El Eucalipto (viewpoint, about 26 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Melipilla?
64 places on Spotwander: 25 hill stations & viewpoints, 7 churches, 5 forts & heritage, 5 museums, 8 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Melipilla?
Portezuelo El Eucalipto, about 26 km by road; Portezuelo de la Leona (27 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Melipilla?
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Melipilla, about 1 km by road; Iglesia San Agustín (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Melipilla?
Start in Melipilla, visit Laguna Esmeralda, then Portezuelo de la Leona, then Portezuelo Puerta El Magui, then Portezuelo El Eucalipto, then Ex Estación Chiñigüe, and drive back — about 107 km by road in all.



















