San Francisco de Chiu Chiu, or simply Chiu Chiu, is a village located about northeast of the city of
Calama, in
El Loa Province
El Loa Province ( es, Provincia El Loa) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama.
Geography and demography
A ...
of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
's northern
Antofagasta Region
The Antofagasta Region ( es, Región de Antofagasta, ) is one of Chile's sixteen first-order administrative divisions. The second-largest region of Chile in area, it comprises three provinces, Antofagasta, El Loa and Tocopilla. It is bordered t ...
. It lies at an elevation of above sea level, close to the confluence of the
Loa
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and
Salado rivers.
San Francisco de Chiu Chiu Church, built in the 17th century, is the main attraction in the village.
External links
Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile: Pueblo de San Francisco de Chiu Chiu
San Francisco de Chiu Chiu
Populated places in El Loa Province
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