San Francisco de Chiu Chiu, or simply Chiu Chiu, is a village located about northeast of the city of
Calama, in
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 ...
of
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 Paci ...
'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
, also called loa, are spirits in the African diaspora religions, African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou and Dominican Vudú. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. Many of the lwa derive their iden ...
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
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