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Collacagua

Coordinates: 20°02′21″S 68°49′47″W / 20.03917°S 68.82972°W / -20.03917; -68.82972
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Collacagua
Town
Collacagua
Coat of arms of Collacagua
Location of Collacagua
Coordinates: 20°02′21″S 68°49′47″W / 20.03917°S 68.82972°W / -20.03917; -68.82972
CountryChile
RegionTarapacá Region
ProvinceEl Tamarugal
Communes Pica
Area code(+56) 5

Collacagua is a Chilean town.[1] It is a small Aymara hamlet in the highlands of the Tarapacá Region (Chile). Collacagua is located 86 km from Pica, between the towns of Cancosa and Lirima. The houses of which the oldest are made of stone, adobe and mud. The latter are similar to the ancestral Aymara architectural style but their materials are not the same.[2]

Its inhabitants make their living from agriculture and livestock, in addition to tourism.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Carpetas de las Comunas Rurales (Wayback Machine)" (PDF). 2011-07-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  2. ^ L, Hernán Vergara (1984). Hoja Collacagua, región de Tarapaca (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería.
  3. ^ Fernández, Hans Niemeyer (1963). Tambo incaico en el Valle de Collacagua (Prov. de Tarapacá) (in Spanish). Universidad Católica.