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Chiu-Chiu
San Francisco de Chiu Chiu, or simply Chiu Chiu, is a village located about northeast of the city of Calama, in El Loa Province of Chile's northern Antofagasta Region The Antofagasta Region (, ) is one of Chile's Administrative divisions of Chile, sixteen first-order administrative divisions. Being the second-largest region of Chile in area, it comprises three provinces, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, El .... It lies at an elevation of above sea level, close to the confluence of the Loa and Salado rivers. San Francisco de Chiu Chiu Church, built in the 17th century, is the main attraction in the village. External links Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile: Pueblo de San Francisco de Chiu Chiu San Francisco de Chiu Chiu Populated places in El Loa Province {{Antofagasta-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iglesia De San Francisco (Chiu Chiu)
The Iglesia de San Francisco is a Roman Catholic church located in the commune of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta Region, Chile. Built in , it is the oldest church in Chile. It was declared as a National Monument in 1951. History The church of San Francisco de Chiu Chiu was built in the mid 17th century. It is adjacent to the square of Chiu Chiu. In 1965, the Architecture Branch of the Ministerio de Obras Públicas de Chile carried out a renovation project, which included the replacement of the wooden belfries with two stone belfries on the main facade. The first ones, in turn, had replaced the original belfries, which collapsed in the 19th century. Description The church has a Latin cross plan. The nave is long and wide. The walls of the church are of adobe and are thick. The collar beam roof, made of chañar, algarrobo and cactus, was fastened with leather strips and is nail-free. The roof is covered with a thick layer of mud and straw. The church features a barrel-v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iglesia De San Francisco, Chiu Chiu, Chile, 2016-02-01, DD 88
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Plaza De Chiu Chiu, Chile, 2016-02-01, DD 89
A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town or city, and which is used for community gatherings. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green. Most squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets, concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. They are not necessarily a true geometric square. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as bakeries, meat markets, cheese stores, and clothing stores. At their center is often a well, monument, statue or other feature. Those with fountains are sometimes called fountain squares. The term "town square" (especially via the term "public square") is synonymous with the politics of many cultures, and the names of a certain town squares, such as the Euromaidan or Red Square, have become symbolic of spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calama, Chile
Calama is a city and commune in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It is the capital of El Loa Province, part of the Antofagasta Region. Calama is one of the driest cities in the world with average annual precipitation of just . The River Loa, Chile's longest, flows through the city. Calama has a population of 147,886 (2012 census). The commune also encompasses the Quechua communities of Estación San Pedro, Toconce and Cupo; and the Lickan-antay communities of Taira, Conchi Viejo, Lasana, San Francisco de Chiu Chiu, Aiquina-Turi, and Caspana. In 2003 the nearby town of Chuquicamata, once the largest open-pit copper mine in the world, was dismantled citing environmental reasons and encroachment from the mine's expansion. Residents of Chuquicamata then moved to Calama, away from company-owned residences, to find housing on their own. Etymology There are a variety of hypotheses about the origin of the name "Calama," but the two main accounts suggest that it comes from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Loa Province
El Loa Province () is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama. Geography and demography According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (''INE''), the province spans an area of and had a population of 142,686 inhabitants, giving it a population density of . It is the sixth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 14.9% (18,610 persons). Communes * Calama (capital) * Ollagüe * San Pedro de Atacama San Pedro de Atacama is a Chilean town and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. It is located east of Antofagasta, some 106 km (60 mi) southeast of Calama and the Chuquicamata copper mine, overlooking the Licancabur volcan ... References External links Delegation of El Loa {{Authority control Provinces of Antofagasta Region Provinces of Chile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5 million as of the latest census in 2017 and has a territorial area of , sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández Islands, Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas Islands, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish language, Spanish. Conquest of Chile, Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Incas in Central Chile, Inca rule; however, they Arauco War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antofagasta Region
The Antofagasta Region (, ) is one of Chile's Administrative divisions of Chile, sixteen first-order administrative divisions. Being the second-largest region of Chile in area, it comprises three provinces, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, El Loa and Tocopilla Province, Tocopilla. It is bordered to the north by Tarapacá Region, Tarapacá, by Atacama Region, Atacama to the south, and to the east by Bolivia and Argentina. The region's capital is the port city of Antofagasta; another one of its important cities is Calama, Chile, Calama. The region's main economic activity is copper mining in Chile, copper mining in its giant inland porphyry copper, porphyry copper systems. Antofagasta's climate of Chile, climate is extremely arid, albeit somewhat milder near the coast. Nearly all of the region is devoid of vegetation, except close to the Loa River and at oases such as San Pedro de Atacama. Much of the inland is covered by Salt pan (geology), salt flats, tephra and lava flows, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loa River
The Loa River (Spanish: Río Loa) is a U-shaped river in Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. At long, it is the country's longest river and the main watercourse in the Atacama Desert. Course The Loa's sources are located on Andean mountain slopes at the foot of Miño Volcano. The upper Loa basin is flanked on the west by a ridge with elevations that reach above , whereas to the east lies a volcanic chain (including Aucanquilcha, Palpana and San Pedro), which separates it from endorheic basins as that of Salar de Ascotán. The river flows south on an elevated plateau from to altitude, part of the Alto Loa National Reserve, for about , to the oasis of Chiu Chiu. The upper courses of the river are at a considerable elevation above sea level and receive water from the Andes, mainly of two major tributaries: San Pedro de Inacaliri River and Salado River. The former joins the Loa near Conchi dam and reservoir and the latter about south of Chiu Chiu. The water of its uppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salado River (Antofagasta, Chile)
Salado River is a river of Chile located in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region which is in the northern part of the country. It is formed at the confluence of over 30 spring branches emerging from El Tatio area. Flowing briefly south, it turns west and passes through a canyon that it has carved in volcanic rocks. In its middle course, the river receives the ''Toconce River'' (originated at the foot of Linzor volcano) from the north and the ''Caspana River'' from the south. In this area, a part of the flow of its tributaries is diverted for providing water for domestic consumption in Antofagasta and Tocopilla, amongst other localities. After joining with the two aforementioned streams, the Salado River enters a floodplain, which is used for pasturage by the inhabitants of the nearby localities, including Toconce, Caspana and Aiquina. Then, the Salado again flows through a narrow canyon, where the so-called ''Devil's Bridge'' is found, which is a 5-metre wide gash that the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
