La Tirana
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La Tirana is a Chile
an town in the commune of Pozo Almonte
in El Tamarugal Province
, Tarapacá Region
. The town lies in an oasis in the middle of the Pampa del Tamarugal
, about 72 km inland from the port of Iquique
.
The town is notable for its religious feast in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
. It is celebrated on July 16 of each year, being the most important religious feast of the Norte Grande
.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an town in the commune of Pozo Almonte
Pozo Almonte
Pozo Almonte is a city and commune of Chile located in the Tamarugal Province, I Region of Tarapacá. It is the capital of this newly created province. The city is located at from the region's capital, Iquique. It has over 10,000 inhabitants...
in El Tamarugal Province
El Tamarugal Province
El Tamarugal Province is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá . The capital is the city of Pozo Almonte, and it is named after Pampa del Tamarugal.-Geography and demography:...
, Tarapacá Region
Tarapacá Region
The I Tarapacá Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It borders the Chilean Arica and Parinacota Region to the north, Bolivia's Oruro Department on the east, the Antofagasta Region on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The port city of Iquique The I Tarapacá...
. The town lies in an oasis in the middle of the Pampa del Tamarugal
Pampa del Tamarugal
Pampa del Tamarugal is a vast plain encompassing a significant portion of the Norte Grande, Chile, and originally named for the Prosopis tamarugo trees that used to cover its surface. It is located between the parallels 19°30’ and 22°15’ south latitude and is considered part of the Atacama Desert...
, about 72 km inland from the port of Iquique
Iquique
Iquique is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Atacama Desert and the Pampa del Tamarugal. It had a population of 216,419 as of the 2002 census...
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The town is notable for its religious feast in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land during the late 12th and early to mid 13th centuries...
. It is celebrated on July 16 of each year, being the most important religious feast of the Norte Grande
Norte Grande, Chile
The Norte Grande is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950. It borders Peru to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Altiplano, Bolivia and Argentina to the east, and the Copiapó River to the south, beyond which lies the Norte Chico natural...
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