Cárcavas
Cárcavas is in Valparaiso, Chile. Cárcavas is situated nearby to the river Estero Puchuncaví, as well as near the nature reserve Humedal Urbano El Bato.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ventanas Power Plant and Fundición Ventanas.
Ventanas Power Plant
Power station
Ventanas Power Plant is a coal-fired electrical generating station in Quintero, Valparaíso Region, Chile. The plant produces 875MW of electricity, and is the largest power plant in Chile. Ventanas Power Plant is situated 2½ km north of Cárcavas.
Fundición Ventanas
Factory
Photo: Roferbia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fundición Ventanas is an electrolytic refinery and former copper smelter plant in Quintero, Valparaíso Region, Chile. It is owned by Codelco. The plant produces a significant amount of sulfuric acid. Fundición Ventanas is situated 1½ km northwest of Cárcavas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Las Ventanas and Loncura.
Las Ventanas
Town
Photo: Ahumada.alejandra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Las Ventanas is a Chilean city in Puchuncaví commune, Valparaíso Province, Valparaíso Region. Pop. 5,957. Las Ventanas is situated 3½ km northwest of Cárcavas.
Loncura
Suburb
Photo: René Cumplido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loncura is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Cárcavas.
Quintero
Town
Photo: René Cumplido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quintero is a Chilean city and commune in Valparaíso Province, in the Valparaíso Region, 30 kilometers north of Valparaíso. The commune spans an area of 147.5 km2. Quintero is situated 5 km west of Cárcavas.
Cárcavas
- Type: Scree
- Category: landform
- Location: Valparaiso, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-32.7716° or 32° 46′ 18″ southLongitude
-71.47309° or 71° 28′ 23″ westOpen location code
47VC6GHG+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 335418884OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scree
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