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Tarapaca Destination Guide

Delve into Tarapaca in Chile

Tarapaca in the region of Tarapacá is located in Chile - some 938 mi or ( 1510 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Tarapaca

Local time in Tarapaca is now 07:56 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Quipisca, Putre, Pachica, Ocharaza, and Iquique. While being here, you might want to check out Quipisca . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Tarapaca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

MONUMENTO DA HUMANIDADE (Gigante de Atacama) - IQUIQUE (CHILE)

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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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -19.95 -69.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Chile, Geoglyphs, Geography of Tarapacá Region, Hill figures, Visitor attractions in Tarapacá Region