Sibaya is a hamlet in the

Altiplano The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla") or Andean Plateau, in west-central South America, is the most extensive high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. The plateau is located at the ...

of northern Chile. As of 2017 Sibaya had 46 inhabitants and 123 homes. It has an irrigation system based on underground aqueducts tapping an

aquifer An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt). Groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well. Aquifers vary greatly in their characterist ...

. The hamlet was badly hit by the

2005 Tarapacá earthquake The 2005 Tarapacá earthquake occurred on June 13 at 22:44:33 UTC (18:44:33 local time). Its epicenter was located near Mamiña, in northern Chile about 125 km east-northeast of Iquique, affecting the Tarapacá Region and adjacent parts of ...

. The Church of Sibaya is listed as a

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within the category of Historical Monument since January 27, 2009. After its reconstruction the church was reopened on September 5, 2015.http://www.bienesnacionales.cl/?p=19123

References

{{Authority control Oases of Chile Populated places in El Tamarugal Province Localities irrigated by puquios