Calama
City in Chile
Calama is a city on the Loa River in the Antofagasta region in northern Chile. Set in a mining area, it’s known as a gateway to the Atacama Desert. Just north, Chuquicamata is a vast open-pit copper mine. Chiu Chiu, a village near Calama, is home...
Elevation: 7,415′
Population: 180,283 (2017)
Mayor: Eliecer Chamorro Vargas
Postal code: 1399001
Climate: BWk
Province: El Loa
Region: Antofagasta
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