Bicentury Fox

Calera de Tango is a very relaxing neighborhood which is located south of Santiago, between San Bernardo and Talagante, you can get there by the Autopista Central (5 Sur) in about 30 minutes by car.
Almost all the territory of Calera de Tango is rural, that means it is not permitted to divide the land in less than 5000 sq.mts parcels, so almost all the houses here are cottages, except in the village of Calera de Tango where is located the municipality, the civic center and a few town houses.
The general landscape is very scenic and when we go over the back roads we can see fields of vineyards and different kind of fruit trees like avocados, almonds, peaches, walnuts, etc. All this fields are irrigated by small canals that come from Maipo river.
If you visit this area any weekend, I can recommend some nice places to stop and taste delicious food. If you like typical Chilean food you can visit “Don Benito” where the dishes are prepared in clay ovens that give a special taste to it. Also, if you like pastries, international food and good desserts the place should be “Kuchen House” restaurant.
There are also some interesting historical and archaeological patrimonial sites; the historical one is the old Jesuit “San Ignacio” church and monastery, built in 1700, which are still in use. The archaeological one is “Pucara de Chena” which used to be a defensive Inca site and also a sacred place, it is located at the top of the Chena hills and it was built around 1100 AD. People today climb the hills also to practice trekking.