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Calama is located in the Province of El Loa in the Antofagasta Region, 1537 kilometers away from Santiago. It is a mining city that has an extreme desert climate, with low temperatures at night but high during the day.

Here is one of the largest open pit copper mines in the world called Chuquicamata, which is why it is an area that has a large number of service and supply centers to provide the mining and industrial centers.

From here you can access several tourist spots such as the Alto el Loa Tourist Circuit, which stands out for visiting towns of indigenous influence passing through the towns of San Francisco de Ayquina, Chiu Chiu, Caspana, Lasana and Toconce, where you can appreciate its customs, constructions and ruins. If you are closer to the city, you can see El Loa Park, some museums and the town of Chuquicamata.

It has a natural and cultural heritage that is based mainly on the legacy of ethnic groups and domination of the Inca and Hispanic cultures. Some architectural works that can be found are the Church of San Francisco de Chiu Chiu and the San Juan Bautista Cathedral.

Towards the periphery of the city is Cerro La Cruz that seeks to be transformed into a park-sanctuary for the conservation of the flora and fauna of the place. Also the sector called Topater that has a high importance for the local history since in it are the first vestiges of the pre-Inca population.

The development of religious and folk festivals is very common in this area of ​​the country. Among them are the Calameño Summer, the Carnival and Carnival Remate, the Patron Saint Festivities, the National and International Folk Encounter and the Month of Calama in which the conquest of this city in 1879 is commemorated and various civic parades, exhibitions and shows are held.

The main air access route is the El Loa Airport, which is located 6 kilometers south east of the city of Calama. For its part, the main land access is through the Pan-American Highway number 5.

At kupos.com you can get bus tickets to Calama from different cities in the country with companies such as Pullman Bus, Cormar Bus and Kenny Bus. If you want to travel by land but in a different way, the carpool or shared car is another travel alternative when you are looking to travel comfortably, safely and for less money.