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Rolando Dünner Planella

Associate Professor

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


My main research activity is Experimental Cosmology through the study of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), mostly within the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration. Also worked in Large Scale Structure studies.

Educación

  •  Ingeniero Civil Electricista, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile, 2005
  •  Physics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile, 2005
  •  Astrophysics, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2009

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Física

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2017

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Física

    Santiago, Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Director Other

    Dreamline S.A.

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Courses dictated at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile:
- Radioastronomy (2010-2021)
- Physical Processes in Astrophysics (2010-2011)
- Astronomy (2013)
- Espacio, Tiempo y Universo (2014-2021)

Senior Thesis supervisions:
- Camilo Mu~noz (2010A): "Mirror stability of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope", coadvisor.
- Aracely Gomez (2010B): "Optical characterization of ACT", advisor.
- Rosario Escribano (2010B): "Atmosphere characterization in Chajnantor using ACT", advisor.
- Luis Valdes (2010B): "Molecular cloud formation in nearby dwarf galaxies", evaluation committee.
- Osmar Rodriguez (2010B): "Polarization physics of the CMB", evaluation committee.
- Patricio Gallardo (2011B): "Sidelobes and Spillover in ACT", advisor.
- Pedro Salas (2011B): "The complex circumstellar envelope", evaluation committee.
- Pedro Fluxá (2013A): "Electromagnetic Characterization of ACTPol", advisor.
- Diego Farias (2013B): \Eta Carinae: A Geometric Distance and Polarimetric Study", advisory committee.
- Cristian Vargas (2016B): \Detection of Thernal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich e ect on galaxy groups and clusters
associated with brightest cluster galaxies using Atacama Cosmology Telescope maps", advisor.
- Rocío Molina (2016B): \Design of Optical Systems for W-Band Astronomical Heterodyne Cameras", advisory
committee.
- Esteban Jimenez (2017A): \Halo Occupation Models for Accurate Clustering Predictions", advisory committee.
- Cristián Irribarra (2019A): \Aproximacion a la deteccon automatizada de anomalas en el telescopio JENI
con Deep Learing", advisor.
- Carolina Morales (2019A): \Caracterizacion del radiotelescopio SRT utilizando un Drone', advisor'
- Héctor Cabrera (2020A): \Atmospheric fluctuations above Cerro Toco", advisor.
- Camila Varas (2020B): \Contaminacion de se~nal de Sunyaev Zel'dovich producto de emision de galaxias
miembro detectada en la banda de 220 GHz de Atacama Cosmology Telescope", advisor.

Research Project supervision:
- Felipe Rojas (2010A). Implementation of the ACT data reduction pipeline at PUC.
- Felipe Rojas (2010B). Map-making techniques using the ACT data.
- Patricio Gallardo (2010B) Experiment to measure sidelobes and aperture from ACT.
- Gustavo Morales (2011A). Measuring sub-mm source fluxes from the ACT maps.
- Gustavo Morales (2011B). Implementing new ltering and stacking techniques for ACT sources.
- Pedro Salas (2012B). Development of the Academic Radio Interferometer (ARI).
- Pedro Salas (2013B). Development of a ROACH based interferometer for ARI.
- Diego Calderon (2014A). Photogrammetric measurements and characterization of ACT.

MSc Thesis:
- Gustavo Morales (graduated in 2013B): "Measuring point source fluxes in the ACT maps".
- Felipe Rojas (graduated in 2014B): "Making maps from the ACT data".
- Pedro Salas (graduated in 2014B): "A digital correlator for the Academic Radio Interferometer ARI"
- Enrique Paillas (Jan 2017): \Baryon e ects on void statistics in the EAGLE simulation", advisory committee..
- Bryan Sagredo (Sept 2018): \Bayesian Statistical Methods on Large Scale Structure Cosmology", advisory
committee.
- Catalina Medina (Jan 2019): \CCAT-prime Telescope Holography Simulations and Surface Error Analysis",
advisory committee.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Premio Colegio de Ingenieros

    COLEGIO DE INGENIEROS DE CHILE A.G.

    Chile, 2005

    Distinction given to the best Electrical Engineer graduated in the year 2005


 

Article (132)

Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Combined kinematic and thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich measurements from BOSS CMASS and LOWZ halos
Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Modeling the gas thermodynamics in BOSS CMASS galaxies from kinematic and thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich measurements
Method for Rapid Performance Validation of Large TES Bolometer Array for POLARBEAR-2A Using a Coherent Millimeter-Wave Source
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A Catalog of >4000 Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Galaxy Clusters
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: a CMB lensing mass map over 2100 square degrees of sky and its cross-correlation with BOSS-CMASS galaxies
The Simons Observatory: modeling optical systematics in the Large Aperture Telescope
A redshift database towards the Shapley supercluster region
A redshift database towards the Shapley supercluster region(*.**)
Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Component-separated maps of CMB temperature and the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect
Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Constraints on cosmic birefringence
Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Dusty Star-forming Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei in the Equatorial Survey
Classifying CMB time-ordered data through deep neural networks
Pixel space convolution for cosmic microwave background experiments
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: a measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background power spectra at 98 and 150 GHz
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: arcminute-resolution maps of 18 000 square degrees of the microwave sky from ACT 2008-2018 data combined with Planck
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR4 maps and cosmological parameters
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Weighing Distant Clusters with the Most Ancient Light
Two-year Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) Observations: 40 GHz Telescope Pointing, Beam Profile, Window Function, and Polarization Performance
Two-year Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) Observations: A First Detection of Atmospheric Circular Polarization at Q band
Two-year Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) Observations: A Measurement of Circular Polarization at 40 GHz
On-sky Performance of the CLASS Q-band Telescope
On-sky Performance of the CLASS Q-band Telescope
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: two-season ACTPol extragalactic point sources and their polarization properties
The Simons Observatory: science goals and forecasts
The Simons Observatory=> science goals and forecasts
Weak-lensing Mass Calibration of ACTPol Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Clusters with the Hyper Suprime-Cam Survey
Weak-lensing Mass Calibration of ACTPol Sunyaev–Zel’dovich Clusters with the Hyper Suprime-Cam Survey
Optimization of Temperature, Targets, and Illumination for High Precision Photogrammetric Measurements
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: The Two-season ACTPol Sunyaev–Zel’dovich Effect Selected Cluster Catalog
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope=> The Two-season ACTPol Sunyaev–Zel’dovich Effect Selected Cluster Catalog
The LABOCA/ACT Survey of Clusters at All Redshifts: Multiwavelength Analysis of Background Submillimeter Galaxies
The LABOCA/ACT Survey of Clusters at All Redshifts=> Multiwavelength Analysis of Background Submillimeter Galaxies
The POLARBEAR-2 and Simons Array Focal Plane Fabrication Status
A Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background B -mode Polarization Power Spectrum at Subdegree Scales from Two Years of polarbear Data
Detection of the pairwise kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect with BOSS DR11 and the Atacama Cosmology Telescope
On the redshift distribution and physical properties of ACT-selected DSFGs
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope=> two-season ACTPol spectra and parameters
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope=> two-season ACTPol spectra and parameters
Two-season Atacama Cosmology Telescope polarimeter lensing power spectrum
Two-season Atacama Cosmology Telescope polarimeter lensing power spectrum
Advanced ACTPol Cryogenic Detector Arrays and Readout
Advanced ACTPol Cryogenic Detector Arrays and Readout
Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) Focal Plane Development
Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) Focal Plane Development
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: THE POLARIZATION-SENSITIVE ACTPol INSTRUMENT
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope=> dynamical masses for 44 SZ-selected galaxy clusters over 755 square degrees
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope=> dynamical masses for 44 SZ-selected galaxy clusters over 755 square degrees
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope=> The Polarization-sensitive ACTPol Instrument
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope=> Two-Season ACTPol Lensing Power Spectrum
The POLARBEAR-2 and the Simons Array Experiments
The Polarbear-2 and the Simons Array Experiments
Weak-lensing mass calibration of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope equatorial Sunyaev-Zeldovich cluster sample with the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope stripe 82 survey
Evidence of Lensing of the Cosmic Microwave Background by Dark Matter Halos
Evidence of Lensing of the Cosmic Microwave Background by Dark Matter Halos
POLARBEAR constraints on cosmic birefringence and primordial magnetic fields
POLARBEAR constraints on cosmic birefringence and primordial magnetic fields
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: LENSING OF CMB TEMPERATURE AND POLARIZATION DERIVED FROM COSMIC INFRARED BACKGROUND CROSS-CORRELATION
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: LENSING OF CMB TEMPERATURE AND POLARIZATION DERIVED FROM COSMIC INFRARED BACKGROUND CROSS-CORRELATION
A measurement of the millimetre emission and the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect associated with low-frequency radio sources
A measurement of the millimetre emission and the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect associated with low-frequency radio sources
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: CMB polarization at 200 < l < 9000
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: CMB polarization at 200 < l < 9000
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: cross correlation with Planck maps
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: cross correlation with Planck maps
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: dusty star-forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei in the Southern survey
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: dusty star-forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei in the Southern survey
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: dusty star-forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei in the Southern survey
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: temperature and gravitational lensing power spectrum measurements from three seasons of data
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: temperature and gravitational lensing power spectrum measurements from three seasons of data
Cosmological parameters from pre-planck cosmic microwave background measurements
Cosmological parameters from pre-planck cosmic microwave background measurements
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Beam Measurements and the Microwave Brightness Temperatures of Uranus and Saturn
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: BEAM MEASUREMENTS AND THE MICROWAVE BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES OF URANUS AND SATURN
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: cosmological parameters from three seasons of data
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Cosmological parameters from three seasons of data
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: DATA CHARACTERIZATION AND MAPMAKING
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Data Characterization and Mapmaking
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Dynamical Masses and Scaling Relations for a Sample of Massive Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect Selected Galaxy Clusters
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: DYNAMICAL MASSES AND SCALING RELATIONS FOR A SAMPLE OF MASSIVE SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT SELECTED GALAXY CLUSTERS
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: likelihood for small-scale CMB data
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: likelihood for small-scale CMB data
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Physical Properties of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect Clusters on the Celestial Equator
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT CLUSTERS ON THE CELESTIAL EQUATOR
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: RELATION BETWEEN GALAXY CLUSTER OPTICAL RICHNESS AND SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Relation between Galaxy Cluster Optical Richness and Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Selected Galaxy Clusters at 148 GHz from Three Seasons of Data
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Sunyaev-Zel'dovich selected galaxy clusters at 148 GHz from three seasons of data
Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A measurement of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect using the skewness of the CMB temperature distribution
Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A measurement of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect using the skewness of the CMB temperature distribution
CORRELATIONS IN THE (SUB) MILLIMETER BACKGROUND FROM ACT x BLAST
CORRELATIONS IN THE (SUB) MILLIMETER BACKGROUND FROM ACT x BLAST
Correlations in the (SUB)millimeter background from act × blast
Evidence of Galaxy Cluster Motions with the Kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect
Evidence of Galaxy Cluster Motions with the Kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: A MEASUREMENT OF THE PRIMORDIAL POWER SPECTRUM
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: A MEASUREMENT OF THE PRIMORDIAL POWER SPECTRUM
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: HIGH-RESOLUTION SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH ARRAY OBSERVATIONS OF ACT SZE-SELECTED CLUSTERS FROM THE EQUATORIAL STRIP
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: High-resolution Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array Observations of ACT SZE-selected Clusters from the Equatorial Strip
Detection of the Power Spectrum of Cosmic Microwave Background Lensing by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Detection of the Power Spectrum of Cosmic Microwave Background Lensing by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Evidence for Dark Energy from the Cosmic Microwave Background Alone Using the Atacama Cosmology Telescope Lensing Measurements
Evidence for Dark Energy from the Cosmic Microwave Background Alone Using the Atacama Cosmology Telescope Lensing Measurements
OVERVIEW OF THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: RECEIVER, INSTRUMENTATION, AND TELESCOPE SYSTEMS
OVERVIEW OF THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: RECEIVER, INSTRUMENTATION, AND TELESCOPE SYSTEMS
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: A MEASUREMENT OF THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND POWER SPECTRUM AT 148 AND 218 GHz FROM THE 2008 SOUTHERN SURVEY
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: A MEASUREMENT OF THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND POWER SPECTRUM AT 148 AND 218 GHz FROM THE 2008 SOUTHERN SURVEY
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: CALIBRATION WITH THE WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE USING CROSS-CORRELATIONS
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: CALIBRATION WITH THE WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE USING CROSS-CORRELATIONS
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FROM THE 2008 POWER SPECTRUM
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FROM THE 2008 POWER SPECTRUM
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: COSMOLOGY FROM GALAXY CLUSTERS DETECTED VIA THE SUNYAEV-ZEL DOVICH EFFECT
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: COSMOLOGY FROM GALAXY CLUSTERS DETECTED VIA THE SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: DETECTION OF SUNYAEV-ZEL DOVICH DECREMENT IN GROUPS AND CLUSTERS ASSOCIATED WITH LUMINOUS RED GALAXIES
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: DETECTION OF SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH DECREMENT IN GROUPS AND CLUSTERS ASSOCIATED WITH LUMINOUS RED GALAXIES
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: EXTRAGALACTIC SOURCES AT 148 GHz IN THE 2008 SURVEY
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: EXTRAGALACTIC SOURCES AT 148 GHz IN THE 2008 SURVEY
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: SUNYAEV-ZEL DOVICH-SELECTED GALAXY CLUSTERS AT 148 GHz IN THE 2008 SURVEY
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH-SELECTED GALAXY CLUSTERS AT 148 GHz IN THE 2008 SURVEY
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE (ACT): BEAM PROFILES AND FIRST SZ CLUSTER MAPS
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE (ACT): BEAM PROFILES AND FIRST SZ CLUSTER MAPS
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A measurement of the 600 &lt; ? &lt; 8000 cosmic microwave background power spectrum at 148 GHz
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: A MEASUREMENT OF THE 600 < l < 8000 COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND POWER SPECTRUM AT 148 GHz
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: A MEASUREMENT OF THE 600 < l < 8000 COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND POWER SPECTRUM AT 148 GHz
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND PURITY OF A GALAXY CLUSTER SAMPLE SELECTED VIA THE SUNYAEV-ZEL DOVICH EFFECT
THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND PURITY OF A GALAXY CLUSTER SAMPLE SELECTED VIA THE SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT
Future evolution of bound superclusters in an accelerating Universe
Future evolution of bound superclusters in an accelerating Universe
A kilopixel array of TES bolometers for ACT: Development, testing, and first light
A kilopixel array of TES bolometers for ACT: Development, testing, and first light
Redshift-space limits of bound structures
Structure and dynamics of the Shapley Supercluster - Velocity catalogue, general morphology and mass
The limits of bound structures in the accelerating Universe

ConferencePaper (13)

ACTPol: on-sky performance and characterization
CLASS: The cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor
The Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) Telescope Architecture
The Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS): 38-GHz detector array of bolometric polarimeters
The metrology system for the multi-object optical and near-infrared spectrograph MOONS
Far sidelobes measurement of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Mirror illumination and spillover measurements of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope
ACTPol: A polarization-sensitive receiver for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Automated SQUID tuning procedure for kilo-pixel arrays of TES bolometers on the Atacama cosmology telescope
Characterization of Transition Edge Sensors for the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Instrument design and characterization of the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Systems and control software for the atacama cosmology telescope
The effects of the mechanical performance and alignment of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope on the sensitivity of microwave observations

Proyecto (12)

LOOKING FOR THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND B-MODES OF POLARIZATION
Optical Characterization Laboratory for MM-Wave Telescopes
Chilean Instrumentation for Astronomical Surveys
Measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background B­&#8208;Mode Polarization
CHILEAN B-MODE SEARCH (CBS)
MEASUREMENTS OF THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND B-MODE POLARIZATION
Academic Radio Correlator
Post-doctoral Position to Analyse the CACTUS-XMM Dataset
An Optical Alignment and Characterization System for the CLASS and ACT Telescopes
Academic Radio Interferometer (ARI)
Chile ACT Ultradeep Survey
Chile ACT Ultradeep Survey (CACTUS)
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Rolando Dünner

Associate Professor

Astrophysics

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

25
Leopoldo Infante

Professor

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

16
Cristobal Sifon

Profesor Asociado

Instituto de Física

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

15
Luis Barrientos

Associate Professor, Director

Institute of Astrophysics

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

8
Andres Meza

Associate Professor

Physical Sciences

UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

Santiago, Chile

6
Loïc Maurin

Investigador Postdoctoral

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Chile

6
Tassilo Reisenegger

Profesor Titular

Physics

Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación

Santiago, Chile

4
Ricardo Bustos

Profesor Asociado

Ingeniería Eléctrica

Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

3
Rodrigo Reeves

Profesor Asociado

Astronomía

Universidad de Concepcion

Concepcion, Chile

2
Carlos Jerez

Dean, Full Professor

Faculty of Engineering and Sciences

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

1
Gaspar Galaz

Profesor Titular, Director, Instituto de Astrofísica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE FÍSICA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y ASTROFÍSICA

Santiago, Chile

1
Leonardo Vanzi

full time

Electrical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Paula Aguirre

Profesor Asistente

Escuela de Ingeniería

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Miguel Torres

Associate Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile