Río Copiapó
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| location | Región III ( Chile ) | |
| River system | Río Copiapó | |
| origin | Confluence of the Río Jorquera and Río Pulido | |
| Source height | 1230 m | |
| muzzle | at Angostura Porto Viejo in the Pacific Coordinates: 27 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ S , 70 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ W 27 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ S , 70 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 1230 m | |
| Bottom slope | 7.6 ‰ | |
| length | 162 km | |
| Catchment area | 18,400 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Río Manflas | |
| Big cities | Copiapó | |
Río Copiapó is a river in northern Chile in the Región de Atacama .
The Río Copiapó is created in the precordillas of the Andes by the confluence of three larger streams, the Río Manflas, Rio Pulido and Rio Jorquera.
It flows through the middle of the extremely dry Atacama Desert . Only its banks are fertile and are used intensively for agriculture, especially for wine-growing . On the banks of the Río Copiapó near Copiapó is the Parque Pretil with a forest and a small animal park.
The river flows into the Pacific Ocean at Angostura Porto Viejo .
Flow data
- Length: 162 km
- Area: 18,400 km²
- Flow rate: 1.9 m³ / s
Larger cities / towns near the river
- Copiapó, capital of the III Atacama region
- Los Loros
- Pabellón
- Piedra Colgado
- Tierra Amarilla
history
The Diaguita already lived in the Copiapó Valley in pre-Hispanic times. 40 km southeast of Tierra Amarilla is the small Inca palace La Puerta near Los Loros .
On June 4, 1536, the conquistador Diego de Almagro reached the Copiapó Valley.