Oficina Blanco Encalada

Oficina Blanco Encalada is a ruin in Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province and has an elevation of 1,500 metres.

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Nearby places include Chacabuco.

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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 7 km north of Oficina Blanco Encalada.

Type: Ruin
Also known as: “Blanco Encalada”, “Buena Encalada”, and “Oficina Blanca Encalada”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile, South America
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Latitude

-23.21043° or 23° 12′ 38″ south

Longitude

-69.61844° or 69° 37′ 6″ west

Elevation

1,500 metres (4,921 feet)

Open location code

578GQ9QJ+RJ

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