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The historic neighborhood is another point that draws the visitor's attention. It is a set of buildings declared a natural monument that also allows traveling back in time to try to understand what everything was like in those years.The nitrate quay was built in 1872 and was used both for the unloading of the railroad and for the shipments of saltpeter that went out into the world. Today, the railroad tracks of the old but intact station reveal wagons full of immense copper sheets that go to the new piers to also embark towards the world. The former customs building has its origin in the treaty that in the In 1866, Chile and Bolivia signed and that motivated, after it was not respected, the warlike conflict known as the War of the Pacific, which lasted between 1879 and 1880.



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Antofagasta is 1,361 km away. north of Santiago de Chile, 205 km. from Calama and 564 from Copiapó. You can get:



By plane

There are daily frequencies from the national airport of Santiago de Chile. You can check the departure times.



By car

To get to Antofagasta from any point located to the south, you must travel along Route 5 north. From Copiapó it is 564 km. and from La Serena 898 km.



If you are traveling from the north, you must travel on Route 5 south. From Calama it is 205 km. and from Iquique 493 km.



By bus

There are daily frequencies from nearby cities. There are buses that leave from Santiago de Chile. Check with the respective Road Terminals.









Today, the Regional Museum works in this building, which can be visited every day of the year and where you can see different themes that have to do with daily life in the northern region. The fishing terminal is another point that attracts the largest number of visitors. Located inside the seaport, in this place it is possible to buy freshly extracted products from the sea or to taste some of the dishes that are prepared there in view of the public.

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