Cerro Cariquima
Cerro Cariquima is a 5,365 metres high volcano in the Andes. It is a sacred mountain of the territory, featuring a mountain sanctuary. The edifice presently has a volume of 36 cubic kilometres and based on erosion an age of 4.6 million years has been inferred.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lycaon.cl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 5,365 metres
- Description: mountain in Tarapacá Region, Chile
- Also known as: “Cerro de Cariquima” and “Volcán Cariquima”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancuaque and Cariquima.
Ancuaque
Hamlet
Photo: Lycaon.cl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ancuaque is a small Aymara town in Chile. It is situated in the highlands of the Tarapacá Region, located 37 km from Colchane and 10 km from Cariquima. Its inhabitants live from agriculture, livestock, crafts and tourism.
Cariquima
Hamlet
Photo: CARLOS TEIXIDOR CADENAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cariquima is a highland town in Chile. The town is a few kilometers south of Colchane, in the Tarapacá Region of Chile. It can be found on the slopes of Nevado Cariquima or Mama Huanapa. Cariquima is situated 9 km north of Cerro Cariquima.
Cerro Cariquima
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Colchane, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-19.54339° or 19° 32′ 36″ southLongitude
-68.66993° or 68° 40′ 12″ westElevation
5,365 metres (17,602 feet)Open location code
57GHF84J+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 339266939OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cerro Cariquima” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cerro Cariquima”
- Dutch: “Cerro Cariquima”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سيرو كاريكويما”
- Ladin: “Cerro Cariquima”
- Spanish: “Cerro Cariquima”
- Spanish: “Nevado Cariquima”
- Swedish: “Cerro Cariquima”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aeródromo de Cariquima and Base Militar Patrulla Cariquima.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cerro Cariquima”. Photo: Lycaon.cl, CC BY-SA 3.0.