Visviri

Visviri is a

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 ...

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at the northern end of the country and the capital of the

General Lagos General Lagos (indigenous name: Takura) is Chile's northernmost commune in Parinacota Province, Arica and Parinacota Region. Its capital is Visviri. The area, once part of Peru, was captured by Chilean forces in the War of the Pacific by its n ...

commune in

Parinacota Province Parinacota Province ( es, Provincia de Parinacota) is one of two provinces of the Chilean region of Arica y Parinacota. Its capital is Putre. It is named after the Parinacota Volcano. History Arica y Parinacota Region was created on October 8, 2 ...

Arica and Parinacota Region The Arica y Parinacota Region ( es, link=no, Región de Arica y Parinacota ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It comprises two provinces, Arica and Parinacota. It borders Peru's Department of Tacna to the north, Boliv ...

. It is notable for being Chile's northernmost populated area. Pop. 265 (2002), and for being near border of three countries of Bolivia,

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and

. The Bolivian settlement of Charaña is located to the east and Tripartito,

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lies to the north. Bolivia–Chile border crossings Populated places in Parinacota Province Hamlets in Chile {{AricaParinacota-geo-stub