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Chungara Destination Guide
Explore Chungara in Chile
Chungara in the region of Arica y Parinacota is a town in Chile - some 1,051 mi or ( 1692 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital city .
Current time in Chungara is now 09:04 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Tulduni, Putre, Parinacota, La Proa, and Japucucho. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tulduni . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Chungara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Parc de Lauca au chili amerique du sud Tour du monde
Parc de Lauca au chili volcans et lagune de Chungara, lamas, altitude de 4600m. Tour du monde 2006-2010 Dany Thibault et Maryse Guevin site web: mgdtasie.blogspot.com nos photos: www.flickr.com ..
Lauca National Park (Chile)
Trip to Lauca Nationalpark in Northern Chile with stops in Parinacota, Laguna Cotacotani and Lago Chungara ..
Volcano Parinacota & Lake Chungará, Chile.
Volcano Parinacota & Lake Chungará, Chile. ..
Out there Doovy's photos around Sajama, Bolivia (elevation pueblo sajama)
Preview of Doovy's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these videos ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Chungará Lake
"Chungara" redirects here. For the journal see Chungara (journal). Chungará is a lake situated in the extreme north of Chile, in the Altiplano of Arica y Parinacota Region in the Lauca National Park. It is the 29th highest lake in the world (and the 10th highest in South America). It is near the volcanos Parinacota and Pomerape .
Located at -18.25 -69.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Chungara–Tambo Quemado
Chungara–Tambo Quemado (Spanish: Paso Chungara–Tambo Quemado) is a mountain pass through the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes along the border between Chile and Bolivia. Chungara–Tambo Quemado is one of the principal Chile-Bolivia passes in the central Andes as it connects La Paz with its nearest seaport Arica.
Located at -18.28 -69.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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 14 km away
Guallatiri, Chile
Guallatiri, Guallatire is one of the most active volcanoes in northern Chile. It is just west of the border with Bolivia and at the southwestern end of the Nevados de Quimsachata. It is a symmetrical 6,071 m (19,918 feet = 3.7723 miles) high ice-clad stratovolcano. Wallatiri is capped by a central dacitic dome or lava complex, with the active vent at its southern side. The volcano featured in the Bolivia Special episode of the British TV Show, Top Gear.
Located at -18.42 -69.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Wallatiri
Wallatiri (Aymara, hispanicized spellings Guallatiri, Guallatire) is one of the most active volcanoes in northern Chile. It is just west of the border with Bolivia and at the southwestern end of the Nevados de Quimsachata. It is a symmetrical 6,071 m (19,918 feet = 3.7723 miles) high ice-clad stratovolcano. Wallatiri is capped by a central dacitic dome or lava complex, with the active vent at its southern side.
Located at -18.42 -69.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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