Toquepala
Toquepala is a town in Ilabaya District, Jorge Basadre Province, Tacna and has about 3,560 residents. Toquepala is situated nearby to the neighborhood Paraíso, as well as near Miramar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Toquepala Airport and Toquepala mine.
Toquepala Airport
Aerodrome
Toquepala Airport is a high-elevation airport serving the mining village of Toquepala in the Tacna Region of Peru. The runway has nearby high terrain in all quadrants. Toquepala Airport is situated 3½ km southwest of Toquepala.
Toquepala mine
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Toquepala mine is a large porphyry copper mine in the Tacna Province, Tacna Department, Peru. The mine is an open-pit mine producing copper, molybdenum, rhenium and silver with minor gold and zinc. Toquepala mine is situated 3 km northeast of Toquepala.
Toquepala
- Type: Town with 3,560 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Ilabaya District, Jorge Basadre Province, Tacna, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-17.27955° or 17° 16′ 46″ southLongitude
-70.63171° or 70° 37′ 54″ westPopulation
3,560Open location code
57JFP9C9+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 3392807139OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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