Pajonales
in Provincia de El Loa of Antofagasta, Chile

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-22.958 and -67.810 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -22° 57' 28" and W -67° 48' 36"
Currency and Currency Code:
Peso - CLP
Spoken languages:
Spanish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:11 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Santiago
UTC/GMT offset: -4 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:46 am and 6:13 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
22.949 and 112.185 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Xiadongxu
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Chile in South America

Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Chile.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Chile. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Discover Pajonales

Pajonales in Provincia de El Loa (Antofagasta) is a city in Chile about 746 mi (or 1,200 km) north of Santiago, the country's capital city.

Local time in Pajonales is now 10:11 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Santiago with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 5 airports in the vicinity of Pajonales. The closest airport in Chile is El Loa Airport in a distance of 77 mi (or 123 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Susques, Rinconada, San Antonio de los Cobres, Santa Catalina and Abra Pampa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F

Morning Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Evening Temperature 20°C / 69 °F
Night Temperature 15°C / 59 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 12%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Friday, 19th of April 2024

22°C (72 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

20°C (68 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

21°C (70 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Atacama Cosmology Telescope

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) is a six-metre telescope on Cerro Toco in the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile, near the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory. It is designed to make high-resolution, microwave-wavelength surveys of the sky in order to study the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB). At an altitude of 5190 metres (17,030 feet), it is one of the highest permanent, ground-based telescopes in the world.

Located at -22.9586, -67.7878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cosmic microwave background experiments, Submillimetre telescopes, Astronomical observatories in Chile, Buildings and structures in Antofagasta Region

Cerro Toco

Cerro Toco is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Atacama desert in Chile's II Region, approximately 6 km south of the border between Bolivia and Chile and 12 km SE of the Juriques and Licancabur volcanoes. It conforms the north eastern extreme of the Purico Complex, a pyroclastic shield made up by several stratovolcanoes, lava domes and a maar. Cerro Toco is located in the Chajnantor Scientific Reserve, as is most of the Purico Complex.

Located at -22.9399, -67.7803 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Volcanoes of Antofagasta Region, Stratovolcanoes of Chile

POLARBEAR

POLARBEAR is a cosmic microwave background polarization experiment located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile in the Antofagasta Region. The POLARBEAR experiment is mounted on the Huan Tran Telescope (HTT) at the James Ax Observatory in the Chajnantor Science Reserve. The HTT is located near the Atacama Cosmology Telescope on the slopes of Cerro Toco at an altitude of nearly 5,200 m .

Located at -22.9583, -67.7861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cosmic microwave background experiments

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