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Iquique | Cerro Dragón

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View from Highway 16 in S direction. This enormous dune has developed during the ice ages when a sand-covered marine terrace, now submerged, was exposed to the winds. It is popular for recreation and sports activities, such as sandboarding and paragliding, among both locals and tourists.

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Created
on Sunday 24 September 2006 by Martin Mergili
Visits and license
6646 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license