El Salvador, Chile | |
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 Aerial view of El Salvador | |
  El Salvador, Chile Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 26°15′S 69°37′W / 26.250°S 69.617°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Admin. division | Atacama Region |
| Province | Chañaral Province |
| Commune | Diego de Almagro |
El Salvador is a mining town in the commune of Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile. Located at an elevation of more than 2,400 meters in the foothills of the Andes and in the middle of the Atacama Desert, it has a population of approximately 7,000 inhabitants. At its peak, El Salvador once had a population of 34,000 inhabitants.