Calama
Chile · Antofagasta
Calama is a city and commune in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It is the capital of El Loa Province, part of the Antofagasta Region. Calama is one of the driest cities in the world with average annual precipitation of just 5 mm (0.20 in). The River Loa, Chile's longest, flows through the city. With a population of 166,334, it is the 2nd-largest city in the region.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-3 · 3 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Antofagasta
- Main language
- Spanish
- On the map
- 22.45° S, 68.92° W
Near Calama
- San Pedro de Atacama · 90 km away
- Antofagasta · 201 km away
- Iquique · 276 km away
- Uyuni · 310 km away
- San Antonio de los Cobres · 330 km away
- Tilcara · 382 km away
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