| La Portada Natural Monument | |
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.jpg) La Portada Natural Monument | |
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| Location | Antofagasta Region, Chile |
| Coordinates | 23°30′23″S 70°25′37″W / 23.50639°S 70.42694°W |
| Area | 0.3127 km2 |
| Governing body | Corporación Nacional Forestal |
La Portada (Spanish: "The Gateway") is a natural arch on the coast of Chile, 18 km (11 mi) north of Antofagasta.[1] It is one of fifteen natural monuments included among the protected areas of Chile.
There is another similar but smaller structure in the spa town of Pucatrihue, Osorno Province.
- ^ Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. p. 301. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.