Carrizal
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.- Type: Hamlet with 185 residents
- Description: village in Atacama Region, Chile
- Also known as: “Carrizal Bajo”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Carrizal Bajo Airport.
Carrizal
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Huasco, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile, South America
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Barranquilla and Los Pozos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Carabineros and Playa Carrizal.
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