Herradura Point
Herradura Point is a cape in Huasco, Atacama. Herradura Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Carrizal, as well as near the locality Barranquilla.Places of Interest
Highlights include Carrizal Bajo Airport.
Carrizal Bajo Airport
Aerodrome
Gran Cañon Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto de Gran Cañon, is an airstrip serving Carrizal Bajo, a Pacific coastal village in the Atacama Region of Chile. Carrizal Bajo is 41 kilometres north of Huasco. There is rising terrain east of the airstrip.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrizal.
Carrizal
Hamlet
Carrizal Bajo is a harbour and village in Atacama Region, Chile, located about 40 km north of the city of Huasco. Between May and August 1986 the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, the armed wing of the Communist Party of Chile, used the port to smuggle in weapons from Cuban ships anchored offshore.
Herradura Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Huasco, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-28.10146° or 28° 6′ 5″ south
Longitude
-71.17737° or 71° 10′ 39″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
573CVRXF+C3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Herradura Point” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Punta Herradura”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barranquilla and Los Pozos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Isla Herradura and Carabineros.
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