Peineta

Peineta is a railway station in Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province and has an elevation of 1,361 metres. Peineta is situated nearby to the hamlet Chacabuco.

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Hamlet

Chacabuco is one of the many abandoned nitrate or "saltpeter" towns in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Other nitrate towns of the Atacama Desert include Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works. Chacabuco is situated 4 km west of Peineta.

Latitude

-23.13763° or 23° 8′ 16″ south

Longitude

-69.57996° or 69° 34′ 48″ west

Elevation

1,361 metres (4,465 feet)

Open location code

578GVC6C+W2

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