Playa Blanca
Playa Blanca is a monitoring station in Antofagasta, Northern Chile. Playa Blanca is situated nearby to the post office Chilexpress, as well as near the recreation area Plazoleta Luis Silva Lezaeta.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo del Desierto de Atacama and Ruinas de Huanchaca.
Museo del Desierto de Atacama
Museum
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Museo del Desierto de Atacama is a museum, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Playa Blanca.
Ruinas de Huanchaca
Ruins
Photo: WikiPancho, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ruinas de Huanchaca is a former silver smelter in Antofagasta, Chile. The smelter was built from 1888 and 1892. Compañía Minera Huanchaca built the smelter together with Compañía de Salitres y Ferrocarril de Antofagasta. Ruinas de Huanchaca is situated 1½ km south of Playa Blanca.
Casa Abaroa
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Casa Abaroa is a museum, which is situated 2 km north of Playa Blanca.
Playa Blanca
Latitude
-23.67421° or 23° 40′ 27″ southLongitude
-70.40726° or 70° 24′ 26″ westOpen location code
578F8HGV+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 7678569937OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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