Potrerillos
Potrerillos is a ghost town in the interior of Atacama Region, Chile. Potrerillos became established as mining camp in the 1920s by Andes Copper Mining Company.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: Ghost town in the Atacama Region, Chile
- Also known as: “Mineral Potrerillos” and “Potrerillos, Chile”
Potrerillos
- Categories: human settlement, mining, and locality
- Location: Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-26.43513° or 26° 26′ 7″ south
Longitude
-69.48651° or 69° 29′ 12″ west
Elevation
2,889 metres (9,478 feet)
Open location code
575GHG77+W9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Potrerillos” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Potrerillos”
- Irish: “Potrerillos”
- Japanese: “ポトレリージョス”
- Spanish: “Potrerillos”
- Ukrainian: “Потрерильйос”
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