Country Chile | Local time Monday 9:43 AM | |
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Region Arica and Parinacota Region Weather 23°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Caleta camarones 4k
Caleta Camarones is a town located in the extreme southwest of Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile. This is where the Camarones Valley ends, and where the Camarones River flows to the Pacific Ocean. The main economic activity is fishing.
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- Caleta camarones 4k
- Map of Caleta Camarones Camarones Arica y Parinacota Region Chile
- Pesca en caleta camarones bonito desde orilla
- Attractions
- References
Map of Caleta Camarones, Camarones, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile
Pesca en caleta camarones bonito desde orilla
Attractions
The beach and the wetlands of Caleta Camarones provide some scenic sights.
In 2010, a monumental sculpture celebrating the Chinchorro Culture was inaugurated in the town as part of the bicentennial of the Chilean Republic. The sculpture is four and a half meters tall and weighs eight tons; it is located in the vicinity of the archaeological sites 'Camarones 14 and 15'. The work was inaugurated by the Mayor, and it aims to celebrate the Chinchorro Culture throughout Chile and worldwide. In 1998, the process started to add Chinchorro culture sites to UNESCO list of the World Heritage of Humanity. The sculpture is the work of the local sculptor Paola Pimentel.