Puclaro Dam
Puclaro is an artificial lake created by a dam on the Elqui River, 40 km east of the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region and 500 km north of Santiago, Chile.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Puclaro Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gualliguaica.
Puclaro Dam
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam in Chile
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Northern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-29.99709° or 29° 59′ 50″ south
Longitude
-70.8504° or 70° 51′ 1″ west
Elevation
451 metres (1,480 feet)
Open location code
572F243X+5R
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Puclaro Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage de Puclaro”
- French: “Barrage de Puclaro”
- German: “Puclaro-Staudamm”
- Hebrew: “סכר פוקלארו”
- Lithuanian: “Puklaro tvenkinys”
- Macedonian: “Пукларо (езеро)”
- Macedonian: “Пукларо”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Puclaro-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Puclaro-demningen”
- Persian: “سد پوکلارو”
- Spanish: “Presa Puclaro”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: La Polvareda and San Carlos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Loma Puclaro and Los Molles.
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