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Caimanes is a village in the Los Vilos commune, Choapa Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile. It sits at 464 m above sea level in the upper Pupío valley, 10 km south of the Las Astas stop and 10 km north of Cristales on the longitudinal railway line. The 2017 census recorded 799 inhabitants and 334 dwellings.

Caimanes appears in Luis Risopatrón's Diccionario Jeográfico de Chile (1924) as a railway station with a postal agency at 464 m altitude, in the upper Pupío valley, 10 km south of Las Astas and 10 km north of Cristales on the longitudinal line. The 2017 census recorded 799 inhabitants in 334 dwellings, classed as a rural aldea.

The name Caimanes is shared with the caiman, though the village sits in the arid Pupío valley far from the species' lowland rivers. Since 2016 many residents have become suppliers of food, transport and lodging to Los Pelambres and its contractors, so mining now shapes daily work alongside small-scale farming.

The village connects to Los Vilos via local roads providing access to basic services. Visitors should wear sturdy footwear and bring sun protection as the area is exposed and mostly rural.

Residents have maintained traditional water management techniques passed down over generations in this region. These adapted methods allow farming to continue despite the area's chronic water scarcity.