Caracoles

Caracoles: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Caracoles

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Caracoles — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -32.82916, -70.09213. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Caracoles

• Paso Internacional Los Libertadores · viewpoint · Valparaiso Region · ~0 km · Must-see
• Paso de Uspallata · viewpoint · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cerro Tolosa · viewpoint · Departamento Las Heras · ~11 km · Must-see
• Monumento Natural Provincial Puente del Inca · sanctuary · Departamento Luján de Cuyo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Aconcagua · viewpoint · Departamento Las Heras · ~26 km · Must-see
• Glaciar de Los Polacos · viewpoint · Departamento Las Heras · ~27 km · Must-see
• Nevado Juncal · viewpoint · Valparaiso Region · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cerro Ameghino · viewpoint · Departamento Las Heras · ~31 km · Must-see
• Nevado del Plomo · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~38 km · Must-see
• Glaciar La Paloma · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cerro El Plomo · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~58 km · Must-see
• Santuario de la Naturaleza Yerba Loca · sanctuary · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~74 km · Must-see
• Catedral de San Felipe · church · Valparaiso Region · ~75 km · Must-see
• Paso del Bermejo · viewpoint · Valparaiso Region · ~1 km
• Paso de la Iglesia · viewpoint · ~2 km
• Christ the Redeemer of the Andes · attraction · ~3 km
• Cerro Cabeza del Inca · viewpoint · Valparaiso Region · ~5 km
• Laguna del Inca · lake · Valparaiso Region · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Caracoles

Other forts & heritage near Caracoles

• Monumento al General René Schneider Chereau · fort · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~98 km · Must-see
• Museo de los Tajamares · fort · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~105 km · Must-see
• Monumento al General Baquedano · fort · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~105 km · Must-see
• Fuente Alemana · fort · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~106 km · Must-see
• Monumento a los Héroes de Iquique · fort · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~106 km · Must-see
• Castillo Hidalgo · fort · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~106 km · Must-see
• House of Memory José Domingo Cañas · fort · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~106 km · Must-see
• Pedro de Valdivia · fort · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~107 km · Must-see
• Monumento a la Libertad Americana · fort · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~107 km · Must-see
• Teatro Municipal de Santiago · fort · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~107 km · Must-see

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