Pachon and Tololo, the Chilean hills with astronomical observatories telescopes in the southern hemisphere
epa11116094 The VIctor M. Blanco Observatory Telescope, located on Cerro Tololo, in the Coquimbo region, in Santiago, Chile, 24 January 2024 (Issued 31 January 2024). On the tops of the Pachon and Tololo hills, two imposing mountains that look at each other in the heart of the Elqui Valley, the main gateway to the Atacama Desert, in northern Chile, four large astronomical observatories stand out on the horizon that hold the telescopes that generate the greatest scientific impact in the southern hemisphere. EPA/AILEN DIAZ
