Portillo(Chile)

Portillo is a ski resort located in the province of Los Andes , Region of Valparaiso (Chile ) . It is one of the main ski resorts both at home and in the southern hemisphere .

It is located in the Andes at 2,680 meters altitud1 at a distance of 80 kilometers from the city of Los Andes , 164 km north of Santiago and less than 6 km from the Paso Los Libertadores , on the border with Argentina .

Description and History

Portillo is the oldest ski resort in South America and , until today , the only region that has hosted a world of skiing. Since 1949, this ski center has received more than three million passengers.