Carrizal

Carrizal Bajo is a harbour and village in , , located about 50 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 ships anchored offshore.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 185 residents
  • Description: village in Atacama Region, Chile
  • Also known as: Carrizal Bajo

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carrizal Bajo Airport.

Aerodrome
Gran Cañon Airport Spanish: Aeropuerto de Gran Cañon, is an airstrip serving Carrizal Bajo, a Pacific coastal village in the of . Carrizal Bajo is 41 kilometres north of . There is rising terrain east of the airstrip.

Carrizal

Latitude
-28.08178° or 28° 4′ 54″ south
Longitude
-71.14778° or 71° 8′ 52″ west
Population
185
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
573CWV92+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 214221534
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
3896484
Wiki­data ID
Q5046469
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Carrizal” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Carrizal Bajo
  • Cebuano: Carrizal Bajo
  • Dutch: Carrizal Bajo
  • Japanese: カリサル・バホ
  • Spanish: Carrizal Bajo
  • Swedish: Carrizal Bajo

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carabineros and Playa Carrizal.

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