Copiapó is a city and commune in northern Chile, located about 65 kilometers east of the coastal town of Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capital of Copiapó Province and Atacama Region.
Image: Paseo dia Plaza de Armas de Copiapó
Image: Universidad de Atacama desde la avenida Centenario panoramio
Image: Iglesia de San Francisco, Copiapó panoramio
Image: Catedral de Copiapó panoramio (2)
Caldera is a port city and commune in the Copiapó Province of the Atacama Region in northern Chile. It has a harbor protected by breakwaters, being the port city for the productive mining district centering on Copiapó to which it is connected by the first railroad constructed in Chile.
Port of Caldera
Coat of arms
Caldera's urban hinterland.
San Vicente de Paul Church.