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Calama

American  
[kah-lah-mah] / kɑˈlɑ mɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Chile.


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In contrast, the Calama earthquake originated far deeper underground.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

A train loaded with copper cathodes travels along a rail line inside the Chuquicamata copper mine, which is owned by Chile's state-run copper producer Codelco, near Calama city, Chile, April 1, 2011.

From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2022

The court said that José Luis Calama has decided to lead a judicial commission that will travel to Israel to “take testimony from the CEO of the company that commercializes the Pegasus program.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2022

Those changes are not immediately evident during my two-hour flight from Santiago to Calama, the region’s northernmost major outpost.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2015

St. John of Calama visited his sister in disguise, and a chronicler, telling the story afterwards, said, "By the mercy of Jesus Christ he had not been recognized, and they never met again."

From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Wishart, Alfred Wesley