Elqui River
Northern Chile is among the driest parts of the world. It includes the regions of Arica-Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Chile
- Also known as: “Río Elaui” and “Valle de Elqui”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parque Japonés de La Serena and Estación La Serena.
Parque Japonés de La Serena
Park
Photo: CeciliaPerezI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parque Japonés de La Serena is a park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Serena and Peñuelas.
La Serena
Photo: Arturo Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Serena is a charming city of about 200,000 people in Northern Chile. Its historic center stands out with a beautiful and well-preserved neocolonial architecture characterized by its balconies, small squares and stone churches of several centuries old, its extensive beaches and for being one of the cities with the best quality of life in Chile.
Peñuelas
Neighborhood
Photo: Seba Flores, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peñuelas is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km southwest of Elqui River.
Tierras Blancas
Suburb
Photo: Larrymox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tierras Blancas is a suburb, which is situated 8 km south of Elqui River.
Elqui River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Coquimbo Region, Chile, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Elqui River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Elqui”
- Bashkir: “Эльки”
- Bavarian: “Río Elqui”
- Breton: “Río Elqui”
- Cebuano: “Río Elqui”
- Chinese: “埃爾基河”
- Czech: “Elqui”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر الكوى”
- French: “rio Elqui”
- French: “Rio Elqui”
- Georgian: “ელკი”
- German: “Río Elqui”
- Irish: “Abhainn Elqui”
- Korean: “엘키강”
- Lithuanian: “Elkis”
- Mingrelian: “ელკი (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “ელკი”
- Russian: “Эльки”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Elqui (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Elqui”
- South Azerbaijani: “القوی چایی”
- Spanish: “Rio Elqui”
- Spanish: “Río Elqui”
- Swedish: “Río Elqui”
- Venetian: “Fiume Elqui”
- Welsh: “Afon Elqui”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Elqui River”. Photo: René Bongard, CC BY-SA 3.0.