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Gaviota is a Spanish word for "seagull". It may refer to:
Geography- Gaviota State Park in southern Santa Barbara County, California
- Gaviota, an unincorporated town near Gaviota State Park, California
- Gaviota Peak, a summit in the Santa Ynez Mountains, California
- Gaviota Tunnel, a tunnel on U.S. Route 101 completed in 1953
- Isla de las Gaviotas, an islet in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Gaviota, the most important prize awarded by the public in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival
- Gaviota traidora, a corrido by Margarito Estrada
- Gaviota, an extinct Laridae genus
The Gaviota is an award that is given to those who are winners of International and Folk Competitions of Viña del Mar International Song Festival, and also to the artists who participate in it by popular demand asking loudly be delivered.
The award have seagull-shaped and the tail has a lyre, inherited icon from first award was delivered at the Quinta Vergara, the Lira de Oro . The seagull is bathed in silver or gold and inserted into a wooden base, except the Gaviota de Platino, which is inserted into a translucent base.
The trophy was designed in 1968 by Carlos Ansaldo and Claudio di Girólamo, and developed by the company Broncerias Chile. There are three types of Gaviotas: Gaviota de Plata, Gaviota de Oro (first awarded in 1999 to Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer) and Gaviota de Platino (first awarded in 2012 to Luis Miguel, Mexican singer).
Manufacturing base award is worth approximately CLP $250,000, some USD 500.