Atacama Region, Administrative region in northern Chile.
The Atacama Region extends across three provinces between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains, featuring vast desert landscapes and mineral-rich territories.
The discovery of the Chañarcillo silver mine in 1832 initiated a period of economic expansion and development throughout the entire northern Chilean territory.
The native Diaguita and Chango peoples established the first settlements in the region, developing specialized techniques for desert agriculture and mineral extraction.
The Pan-American Highway connects the main cities of Copiapó and Vallenar, where more than half of the region's 286,000 inhabitants live and work.
Mining operations constitute 45 percent of the regional GDP, with iron, copper, silver, and gold extraction distributed across numerous small-scale mines.
Location: Chile
Capital city: Montevideo
Elevation above the sea: 1,800 m
Part of: South America Midwest Integrated Zone
Shares border with: Antofagasta Region, Coquimbo Region, Catamarca Province, La Rioja Province, San Juan Province
Website: http://goreatacama.cl
GPS coordinates: -27.36667,-70.33222
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:44
Estadio Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla
1.6 km
Llanos de Challe National Park
109.2 km
Mina Los Colorados
113.2 km
Museo Regional de Atacama
864 m
Copiapó Cathedral
108 m
Cerro Ballena
58.4 km
Volcán Copiapó
119 km
Estadio La Caldera
59.2 km
Paleontological Museum of Caldera
59.1 km
Acueducto de Amolanas
75.6 km
Nantoco
20.2 km
Museo Casa Tornini
59 km
Casa Maldini Tornini
983 m
Faro de Punta Caldera
62.3 km
Viña del Cerro
66.6 km
Museo Minero de Tierra Amarilla
16 km
Pucará de Punta Brava
49.9 km
Villa Viña de Cristo
1.8 km
Palacio Incaico de La Puerta
54.6 km
Millennium Lighthouse
116.8 km
Edificio Consistorial de Copiapó
107 m
Copiapó train station
1.5 km
Nantoco
20.2 km
Granito Orbicular
63.4 km
Casa de los empleados de Ferrocarriles de Copiapó
1.1 km
Plaza de Armas de Copiapó
20 m
Museo Mineralógico de la Universidad de Atacama de Copiapó
219 m
Memorial en Homenaje a los Detenidos Desaparecidos y Ejecutados Políticos de la Región de Atacama.
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