village of Ollagüe

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The village of Ollagüe is a small Andean settlement in northern Chile near the Bolivian border, known as a remote high-altitude community serving as a gateway to the surrounding volcanic and altiplano landscapes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
municipality of Ollagüe 1
village of Ollagüe canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
climate cold desert climate
climateClassification BWk
country Chile
distanceTo approximately 200 km northeast of Calama
elevationAboveSeaLevel 3696 m
feature arid environment
high-altitude location
proximity to salt flats
governedAs village of Ollagüe self-linksurface differs
surface form: municipality of Ollagüe
hasBorderFacility Chilean customs post
Chilean immigration post
hasMunicipalStatus seat of Ollagüe Commune
hasNearbyVolcano Aucanquilcha Volcano
Ollagüe volcano
surface form: Ollagüe Volcano

San Pablo volcano
surface form: San Pablo Volcano

San Pedro volcano
surface form: San Pedro Volcano
hasReligiousBuilding Catholic church
indigenousPresence Aymara people
Quechua people
isGatewayTo altiplano landscapes
volcanic landscapes
isRemote true
languageSpoken Spanish
locatedIn Altiplano plateau
surface form: Altiplano

Andes
Antofagasta Region
El Loa Province
Ollagüe Commune
northern Chile
locatedOn Altiplano plateau
surface form: Chilean Altiplano
nearBorderWith Bolivia
nearGeographicFeature Salar de Ascotán
Salar de Carcote
partOf Altiplano plateau
surface form: Andean high plateau
populationCharacteristic small population
primaryEconomicActivity border trade
mining
railway services
regionType Andean settlement
timezone Chile Standard Time
transportConnection Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
surface form: Antofagasta–Uyuni railway

road to Calama
usedAs border crossing point
utcOffset −04:00

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ollagüe volcano overlooks village of Ollagüe
village of Ollagüe governedAs village of Ollagüe self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Ollagüe
this entity surface form: municipality of Ollagüe