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Achacala Destination Guide
Discover Achacala in Chile
Achacala in the region of Arica y Parinacota is a place located in Chile - some 1,070 mi or ( 1723 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital .
Local time in Achacala is now 08:56 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Putre, Iquique, Colpita, Caquena, and Autilla. When in this area, you might want to check out Putre . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Achacala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Caquena
Caquena is a village in the Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile.
Located at -18.05 -69.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Pomerape
Pomerape is a stratovolcano lying on the border of northern Chile and Bolivia. It is part of the Nevados de Payachata complex of volcanoes, together with Parinacota Volcano to the south. It is of Pleistocene age. Climbing the volcano is alpine grade AD, sometimes on 50+ degree snow/rubble slope. A camp can be established at 5,300 metres at the saddle between Parinacota and Pomerape.
Located at -18.13 -69.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Ch'iyar Quta (Oruro)
Ch'iyar Quta (Aymara ch'iyara black, quta lake, "black lake", hispanicized spellings Chiar Kkota and erroneously also Chiar Kkola) is a small Bolivian lake located in the Sajama Province of the Oruro Department near the border to Chile. It is situated at a height of about 5,090 meters (16,700 ft) inside the boundaries of the Sajama National Park. Ch'iyar Quta lies south east of the peaks of Laram Q'awa and Kunturiri.
Located at -18.03 -69.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Nevados de Payachata
Nevados de Payachata is a north-south trending complex of potentially active volcanos on the border of Bolivia and Chile, directly north of Chungará Lake. The complex contains two peaks, Pomerape to the north and Parinacota to the south. According to helium surface dating, Parinacota has erupted within the last 2000 years, while Pomerape is Pleistocene.
Located at -18.16 -69.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Cotacotani Lake
Laguna de Cotacotani (hispanicized expression) or Quta Qutani (Aymara quta lake, the reduplication signifies there is a group or complex of s. th. , -ni is a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a group of lakes" or "the one with a group of lakes") is a lake located in the Andean altiplano of the Parinacota Province, Arica-Parinacota Region, Chile.
Located at -18.18 -69.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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