By Air

In the early 1950 enables the airport of El Loa, the south east of Calama.Over time and even today has become the longest airstrip Chile, with high and increasing air traffic.It is this high passenger flow which has prompted the parliamentarians of the region manage to elevate the status of International Airport as they also want to connect by air to Calama to international destinations Midwest Region of South America (south of Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and the NOA of Argentina ).Currently projects are ready to expand track and various improvements that would leave him in a period of 2 years as an international airport with all of the law.Calama Airport was built in the presidential term of Carlos Ibanez del Campo, between the years 1952 to 1958, by the then Governor of the Province of El Loa, Siglic Santiago Cuellar.

By Train

In 1896 was inaugurated the train station in Calama, connecting Uyuni (Bolivia) with Antofagasta.This railway line has branch in Chuquicamata which adding to the Sulfur of Ollague and other Bolivian mining make this purely a way mining railroad.

By Road

Calama is not part of the Pan American Highway, but is less than 120 km of it through two roads.The first is the Route CH-24, which communicates with the port of Calama Tocopilla and intersects with the Panamericana just 70 km where the road continues to Arica the second is the Route CH-25, which communicates with the port city of Antofagasta and is used it connects with Route CH-23 (toward San Pedro de Atacama and Argentina through Paso Sico Border) or the Route CH-27 (from San Pedro de Atacama to Argentina Jama at the border) we have international access to the Bi-Oceanic Corridor which connects the ports of Antofagasta (Chile) and Santos (Brazil).In addition, citizens requires the paving of the Route CH-21, which connects the city with Bolivia at the border Salar de Ollague, it is heavily used by vehicles belonging to international mining Altiplano and buses.

By Bus

Collective mobilization covers through 10 minibus routes, divided into 2 lines ( 222 and 177 ) and 26 lines of taxis.Addition, weekly movement between Calama and Chiu-Chiu, 33 km east of the city.As interprovincial transport, 8 domestic companies through the city and communicate with the rest of the region and country.There are also international buses bound for Uyuni, San Salvador de Jujuy and Salta.

Parque El Loa River Walk, Cerro La Cruz, Ex-Villa Abaroa, Carnival Andino, Cathedral of St. John

Parque El Loa River Walk

With bathing in the river enabled Loa and various games, ball court and museums, Parque El Loa has become the main venue in the city, the Paseo del Rio, meanwhile is a project to enable a footpath and spas along the route of the river within the city from Yalquincha to the waterfall.

Cerro La Cruz

Located in the northwest periphery of the city and remarkable state of neglect, this pilgrimage is in negotiations to be transformed into a park-sanctuary in which the cross of the summit will be replaced by a bigger cross and plated copper.

Ex-Villa Abaroa

Located behind the Municipal Cemetery still has buildings from the late nineteenth century, belonging to calameno hero who fought for Bolivia, Don Eduardo Abaroa Hidalgo and his son, a pioneer of Chilean domination, Don Andronico Abaroa.

Carnival Andino

While authorities have not organized a major Andean Carnival in the city (as they are made, for example in Arica), intentions between calamenos exist as a further contribution to tourism and recreation in the summer.However in the villages of the interior has been left to hold this pre-Hispanic tradition.Mid-February.

Cathedral of St. John

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.Built in the early twentieth century and refurbished in the early twenty-first plate copper on the roof and cupola.

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