Portillo (Chile)
 
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Portillo is a winter sports resort in Chile at an altitude of 2860 m. The next major city is Los Andes .
The winter sports area around Portillo is one of the largest in South America. The 19th Alpine World Ski Championships took place there from August 5th to 14th, 1966 , the first (and as of 2020 so far only) World Championship in the southern hemisphere. The ski season usually runs from mid-June to late September.
Portillo is located above the tree line on the Paso de la Cumbre pass road below the Túnel del Cristo Redentor .
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Coordinates: 32 ° 50 ′ S , 70 ° 8 ′ W