Copiapó is a city in the little North of Chile in the region of Atacama (III) and capital of a province of the same name. As of 2002, it has 141.979 inhabitants. Copiapo lies about 800 km north of Santiago by the Copiapó river in the Copiapó valley. It is surrounded by the Atacama desert and receives little rain (12mm/year)
This Chile location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
The valley of the Copiapo River is an oasis within the desert geography of this region.
Copiapo is characterized by very old mining traditions, which are on display in a Mining museum.
The first railroad of Chile was established in Copiapo, and the original Norris Brother locomotive is on exhibit in the gardens of the University of Atacama.
Feeds |
Contact