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Chuquicamata Destination Guide
Touring Chuquicamata in Chile
Chuquicamata in the region of Antofagasta is a city located in Chile - some 777 mi or ( 1250 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital city .
Time in Chuquicamata is now 06:41 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Salta, Iquique, Chorrillos, Calama, and Arica. Being here already, consider visiting Salta . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Chuquicamata ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Tropic of Capricorn - Part 6
In the middle of the Altiplano on the Chile-Bolivia border, we visit two toxic lakes - Laguna Verde and Laguna Blanca. We float on salt lakes in the middle of the Atacama, and observe flamingoes feedi ..
Gustavo Transformers en Semana Aniversario San Ignacio en Calama 2011
Gustavo en Semana Aniversario San Ignacio en Calama 2011 ..
part 5 Bicycling South America, english subtitled
in 2010 I travelled by bicycle through Uruguay, Argentina and Chili. This is part 5, which describes the last part of the Andes and the descent to the Pacific. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Radomiro Tomić mine
The Radomiro Tomić mine is open pit mine that extracts oxide minerals at 3,000 meters above sea level in the Andes mountains near to Chuquicamata mine and Calama in northern Chile's Antofagasta Region. Although this deposit was discovered in the 1950s, its operations started only in 1995, after Codelco updated the feasibility studies for its exploitation and acquired the technology necessary to exploit it profitably. Today, Chilean Copper Corporation controls the mine.
Located at -22.22 -68.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Estadio Municipal de Calama
Estadio Municipal de Calama is a multi-use stadium in Calama, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Cobreloa. The stadium holds 13,000 people and was built in 1952.
Located at -22.46 -68.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
El Loa Airport
El Loa Airport, is the major airport serving Calama, and one of the largest airports in Chile. The main terminal covers 20,000 square meters. This airport is located approximately 6 km of the city centre. The airport currently accommodates aircraft with a maximum wingspan of 36m. There are plans construct a second runway able to accommodate wide body jets and military aircraft. The airport served 247,821 in 2004, 273,275 in 2005, and 315,725 in 2006.
Located at -22.49 -68.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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