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Torpederas

Main Article: War of the Pacific

In 1885, a storage was built in order to receive the modest Chilean Navy PT Boats that served in Bombardment of Callao in the War of the Pacific in 1879. These constructions were active until 1895, when they were dismantled.

Benjamin Subercaseaux

Main article: Benjamín Subercaseaux

In his book “Chile o Una loca geografia” (Chile, a Geographic Extravaganza) published in 1941, the writer Benjamin Subercaseaux describes a kids’ holiday:

 "...After turning the point one keeps ones eyes wide open, expecting to see those famous destroyers; but not one torpedo boat appears on the tranquil beach, covered with bathers like the Ganges on a day of pilgrimage..."

Benjamin Subercaseaux

Valparaiso's Conurbation

View of the Av.Altamirano avenue

Main Article: Valparaíso (Chile)

Since 1897, a tramway from the Valparaiso’s downtown to Torpederas’ beach was inaugurated. In 1905, the first solid installations of sea bathing were built at the beach's edge. In 1919 it already had a hotel, casino and dancing rooms where parties were celebrated almost during the whole summer.

Naval Base

Main article: Chile Naval Aviation

Between 1921 and 1927 the army built a base in the old storage of Torpederas for its Naval Aviation, until the troops were transferred to Quintero. Torpederas’s linkage to downtown was noticeably improved by pavement instauration in Altamirano Avenue in 1930.

Punta Angeles Lighthouse

View of the Punta Angeles' Lighthouse

Main Article: Punta Angeles Lighthouse

This lighthouse is the first ever built in Chile, at the request of the honourable Council of Valparaiso, resulting from the compelling need to direct sailors towards port's entrance of the . This lighthouse opened in September 18th of 1837, in Punta Angeles, where nowadays the The Arturo Prat Naval Academy is placed. Under José Joaquin Prieto’s presidency the supreme decree No 109 was established in November 9th of 1837, which authorized the construction of a lighthouse in the vicinity of the port, which later on will replace the one in Punta Angeles, with Council of Valparaiso’s resources. Documents of that time describe it as follows:

"The tower is made of wood, white painted, its figure is a square pyramid; Its base is a square of 23 feet, a height of 60 Castilian feet  to the bottom of the light, the gas mantle has 11 feet in each front; The bell jar is 12 feet of height and 6 feet of diameter, with a cylindrical form and it has a ceiling made of iron; the color of the light is natural  and is quite clear to distinguish at a distance of 10 leagues in a clear day”. 

This lighthouse has a historical lighthouse exhibition hall called "George Slight" in honor of the Scottish engineer and builder of lighthouses. Currently, the Punta Angeles lighthouse and the "George Slight" exhibition hall are visited by more than 2000 people a year. The lighthouse was modified in 1857 and 1935, and in 1987 was installed its current lighting system with xenon gas which has power of 2,000w 9,600,000 candelas and a range of 32 nautical miles, thus, being one of the lighthouses with the highest power that exists at the moment. It has an iron tower of 18 m height and is located at 60 m above sea level.

Present

Currently, of those facilities there is only one balcony left and it has been turned into a restaurant; the rest is gone. Nevertheless, the festive atmosphere of that persists; it is on this beach whre the local culture demonstrates its ease manner.

It has always been the favorite recreation site of Playa Ancha' neighbors, who descend to the coastal edge to enjoy the sun and the sea. It is common to see entire families gathered around an improvised table, enjoying real feasts of homemade food.

Link to Internet

Through this beach enters an undersea cable from the Level 3 Communications company, delivering to the country one of the main Internet connections.