Church of San Pedro de Atacama
The Church of San Pedro de Atacama is a Catholic church in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Constructed during the Spanish colonial period, it is reportedly the second oldest church in Chile.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
- Also known as: “Iglesia de San Pedro (atacama” and “Iglesia San Pedro”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meteor Museum and R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum.
Meteor Museum
Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Meteor Museum is situated 350 metres north of Church of San Pedro de Atacama.
R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Pierre cb, Public domain.
R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum is a museum located in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. It houses a collection of about 380,000 pre-Columbian artifacts from the Atacameño culture. R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum is situated 710 metres northeast of Church of San Pedro de Atacama.
Pukará de Quitor
Photo: Vessna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pukará de Quitor is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in northern Chile. This stone fortress is located 3 km northwest of the town of San Pedro de Atacama, overlooking the valley of the river San Pedro. It was designated a national monument in 1982. Pukará de Quitor is situated 2½ km northwest of Church of San Pedro de Atacama.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catarpe.
Catarpe
Hamlet
Photo: Pauliponce, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Catarpe is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Church of San Pedro de Atacama.
Church of San Pedro de Atacama
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Northern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-22.911° or 22° 54′ 40″ southLongitude
-68.20051° or 68° 12′ 2″ westInception
1557Open location code
579H3QQX+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 131492330OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q5911116
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Church of San Pedro de Atacama” goes by many names.
- French: “église de San Pedro de Atacama”
- French: “Église de San Pedro de Atacama”
- French: “Église Saint-Pierre de San Pedro de Atacama”
- German: “Iglesia de San Pedro (San Pedro de Atacama)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro (San Pedro de Atacama)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro”
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Highlights include Plaza San Pedro de Atacama and 2 Comisaría San Pedro de Atacama.
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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 “Church of San Pedro de Atacama”. Photo: Fflemingl, CC BY-SA 3.0.