Antofagasta, Chile - aerial view - postcard c.1970s

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• Picture / Image:  Antofagasta - vista aerea parcial de la ciudad
• Publisher:  Village Ltd.
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Antofagasta (Spanish pronunciation: [antofa'?asta] ( listen)) is a port city in northern Chile, about 700 miles (1,130 km) north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905.^[4] However, a recent population projection by the National Institute of Statistics of Chile in 2009, says the city has an estimated population of 360,473 inhabitants.^[5]

The city of Antofagasta is closely linked to mining activity, being a major mining area of the country. The last decade has been a steady growth in the areas of construction, retail, hotel accommodations, population growth, and remarkable skyline development.

Also Antofagasta has the highest GDP per capita of Chile, 37.000 USD and the 3rd place for Human Development Index just after Metropolitana de Santiago Region and Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region.^[6]

Currently there are several theories to explain the origin of the name Antofagasta. A clear consensus regarding the true origin of the word has not yet been determined.

It is probably a compound word that comes from the southern Cacan ""anto"" (or ""hattun"", which means “Grande” –big-), ""faya"" (or “haya”, which means “salar”–dry lake-) and ""gasta"" (meaning “pueblo”), being a toponymy meaning ""Pueblo del Salar Grande"" (“Town of the great salt lake”).

According to other theories, it may be a compound word from the Quechua word ""anta"" (meaning “cobre” –copper-) and ""Pakay"" (meaning “esconder” –hidden-), being a toponymy meaning “Escondrijo del Cobre"" (“Copper Cache""); could also be related to the Chango language, ""Antofagasti"" (meaning ""Puerta del Sol""- Sun Gate-), how the changos called the current natural monument “La Portada”. However, it says the name Antofagasta is due to a decision by Manuel Mariano Melgarejo, who renamed the city in honor of a stay that had in Antofagasta de la Sierra, in 1870.

In Chile, Antofagasta is known as “La Perla del Norte” (The Pearl of the North), for its historical and economic importance.

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