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Carora Destination Guide

Discover Carora in Chile

Carora in the region of Tarapacá is a town located in Chile - some 941 mi or ( 1514 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Carora

Local time in Carora is now 06:27 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Putre, Laonsana, Iquique, Iluga, and Guasquina. When in this area, you might want to check out Putre . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Carora ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Atacama Giant

The Atacama Giant (Spanish: Gigante de Atacama) is a large anthropomorphic geoglyph in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Located at "Cerro Unitas", this is the largest prehistoric anthropomorphic figure in the world with a height of 119 metres and represents a deity for the local inhabitants from 1000 to 1400 CE. The figure was an early astronomical calendar for knowing where the moon would set; by knowing this the day, crop cycle, and season could be determined.

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Located at -19.95 -69.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Chile, Geoglyphs, Geography of Tarapacá Region, Hill figures, Visitor attractions in Tarapacá Region