Agustín Ross Balcony

The Ross Balcony (Spanish: Mirador de Agustín Ross, also known as Mirador el Infiernillo) is a balcony constructed by Agustín Ross Edwards in 1910.[1] It is located over rocks in the southern part of the beach of Pichilemu,[2] in the Paseo de la Juventud (Spanish: Youthfulness Walk).[3][4] The waves came up to the balcony until the 1960 Valdivia earthquake.

The Mirador in March 2011.
The Agustín Ross Balcony after the 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami.

Agustín Ross designed it with the purpose to view the sea.[5] He constructed groceries near the balcony and became one of the most important places in the rise of the city.

References

  1. Arraño, José (July 14, 2008). Hombres y Cosas de Pichilemu (fragment) (in Spanish). Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  2. "Pichilemu" (in Spanish). Familia.cl. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  3. "Turismo Chile - Pichilemu" (in Spanish). Turismochile.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  4. "Pichilemu - LetsGoChile". letsgochile.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  5. Washington Saldías (February 5, 2010). "Don Agustín Ross Edwards: A 166 años del natalicio del impulsor del balneario de Pichilemu" (in Spanish). Pichilemu News. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2010.


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