Ayquina
Sign in to savethumb|250px|right|A typical street in the village of Ayquina Ayquina (also spelled as Aiquina) is a village located on the northern flank of Salado River Canyon in the Calama commune of the El Loa Province in Chile's Antofagasta Region. It sits at an elevation of above sea level. The festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe of Ayquina is the most important religious festival in the area.
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- Chile
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- 29
- Elevation
- 2980
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thumb|250px|right|A typical street in the village of Ayquina Ayquina (also spelled as Aiquina) is a village located on the northern flank of Salado River Canyon in the Calama commune of the El Loa Province in Chile's Antofagasta Region. It sits at an elevation of above sea level. The festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe of Ayquina is the most important religious festival in the area.
Cerro Paniri, a stratovolcano, plays an important role in the local culture and beliefs. On September 1, 1998, the city, along with Toconce, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List for its universal cultural importance.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ayquina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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