Articles in Copiapó and Surroundings

Bahía Inglesa
(Reads: 4091, since 16-Jun-2004)

This bay is located 6 km south of Caldera, approximately 12 km in length. This is a seaside resort of national ...

Beaches and Beach Resorts of the "Norte Chico"
(Reads: 320, since 26-Feb-2010)

Bahía Cisne: Lies to the south of Bahía Inglesa. The fact that this bay, with its white sands and turquoise ...

Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria en Copiapó
(Reads: 2681, since 23-Ene-2004)

This festival takes place in Copiapó on the first Sunday in February. It is an event attended by hundreds of dancers who ...

Los Loros
(Reads: 1789, since 23-Ene-2004)

This is a small Andean town with not much more than 900 inhabitants, located 70 km from Copiapó. The climate is temperate ...

History of Copiapó
(Reads: 2396, since 23-Ene-2004)

At the time of the discovery of Chile by Diego de Almagro in 1536 this area was occupied by the Diaguita people. This was ...

Blossoming Desert
(Reads: 98, since 25-Jul-2010)

The phenomenon of the Desierto Florido, or Blossoming Desert, has occured in 1983, 1987, 1991, 1997 and 2002. It takes place ...

The Chango People
(Reads: 673, since 03-Mar-2010)

The Chango people lived along the coast from Arica to the Choapa River, surviving by fishing and hunting sea lions and ...

The Diaguita People
(Reads: 703, since 03-Mar-2010)

This ancient Amerindian people were settled over the southern part of the American continent, in the areas of Catamarca and ...

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