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Alto Loa National Reserve
Alto Loa National Reserve is a Protected Area located in the Provinces of Chile, province of El Loa, Antofagasta Region, Antofagasta Regions of Chile, region, Chile. Announced in 2002 and created in 2005, it is Chile's largest natural reserve. The reserve Alto Loa is located at 3000 metres altitude between the communes of Ollagüe, Chile, Ollagüe and Calama, Chile, Calama, 215 kilometres northeast of Antofagasta. The total surface area of the reserve is approximately 300,000 hectares, making it the largest natural reserve in Chile. The climate is desertic, with only 3mm precipitation a year and temperatures of 25.5C maximum and 17.1C minimum. The main aim of the reserve is to protect the source of the Loa River (4,277 m altitude), and the vegetal and animal species that depend on the river ecosystem in an area of desert climate. Among the animal species can be found the, Guanaco, Condor, Viscacha and Cougar. the vegetal species include the Tabaquillo or Queñoa (Polylepis aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ollagüe, Chile
Ollagüe is a Chilean frontier village and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. The village is northeast of the city of Calama, and has a station and marshalling yard on the FCAB rail line. The commune is in the Andean altiplano, bordering with Bolivia. It also includes the localities of ''Cebollar'', ''Ascotán'', ''Amincha'', ''El Inca'', ''Coska'', ''Puquios'', and ''Chela''. "Ollagüe" (Pronounced: oh-YA-gweh, is the hispanicized spelling of Ullawi (Aymara ''ullaña'' to see, to look at, to watch, ''wi'' a nominalizing suffix to indicate a place, "viewpoint"). Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Ollagüe had 318 inhabitants (210 men and 108 women). Of these, (0%) lived in urban areas and 318 (100%) in rural areas. The population fell by 28.2% (125 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Administration As a commune, Ollagüe is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
