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Calama
Antofagasta, Chile · South America
About Calama
Calama sits on the route: 1 hours from Sierra Gorda.
Calama is in Antofagasta, Chile, with about 170,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sierra Gorda, about 63 km away.
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Calama is in Antofagasta, Chile, about 63 km from Sierra Gorda.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 166,334
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- Antofagasta
- Timezone
- America/Santiago
- Coordinates
- -22.4567, -68.9237
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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