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Lirima

Coordinates: 19°50′53″S 68°51′19″W / 19.84806°S 68.85528°W / -19.84806; -68.85528
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Lirima
Town
Lirima
Location of Lirima
Coordinates: 19°50′53″S 68°51′18″O
CountryChile Chile
RegionTarapacá Region
ProvinceEl Tamarugal

Lirima (in Aymara: lirima,  'where the fox drinks water') is a Chilean town.[1] It is a town that is located approximately 138 km east of Huara, in the Tarapacá Region, Chile.[2] It is located in the Commune of Pica. It is a town founded by a group of Aymara families. It is famous for its spun wool fabrics dyed with the traditional processes of the inhabitants themselves. It is located in Pampa Columtucsa, at the foot of Cerro Lirima and several kilometers from Laguna Quantija and Apacheta de Irpa or Cancosa Border Crossing.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Revista Geológica de Chile (in Spanish). Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas. 1996.
  2. ^ Riego, Olaya Cuadra González del (2003). Termas y el litoral cordillerano: Centro Termal Lirima, I Región (in Spanish). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  3. ^ L, Hidalgo Lehuedé Hidalgo (2004). Historia andina en Chile (in Spanish). Editorial Universitaria. ISBN 978-956-11-1725-9.
  4. ^ Jani, Janak (2009). Chile Footprint Handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-906098-78-0.

19°50′53″S 68°51′19″W / 19.84806°S 68.85528°W / -19.84806; -68.85528