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Chela Destination Guide

Explore Chela in Chile

Chela in the region of Antofagasta is a town in Chile - some 846 mi or ( 1361 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Chela is now 04:51 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Iquique, Campamento Aucanquilcha, Arica, Antofagasta, and Sucre. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Iquique . Where to go and what to see in Chela ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Loa River

The Loa River is a U-shaped river in Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. At 440 km long it is the country's longest river and the main watercourse in the Atacama Desert.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -21.20 -68.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Geography of Antofagasta Region, Geography of Tarapacá Region, Rivers of Chile

Miño Volcano

Miño Volcano is a symmetrical cone-shaped stratovolcano located in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile. It lies a few kilometres northwest of Aucanquilcha volcano and at its foot originates Loa River. The major settlement in its vicinity is Ollagüe. Unlike many other high summits in the area, there is no evidence of a pre-Columbian ascent to its summit.

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Located at -21.18 -68.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Mountains of Chile, Stratovolcanoes of Chile, Volcanoes of Antofagasta Region

Aucanquilcha

Aucanquilcha is a massive stratovolcano located in Antofagasta Region of northern Chile, just west of the border with Bolivia. It comprises a number of overlapping cones along a 10 km (6 mi) long ridge that forms the summit. There is weak, episodic fumarolic activity and voluminous sulfur deposits in the summit region.

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Located at -21.22 -68.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Mountains of Chile, Stratovolcanoes of Chile, Volcanoes of Antofagasta Region