The Loa River
Chile's longest river passes along Calama, and the narrow band of fields and trees on its banks is the reason a town could grow here in one of the driest deserts on earth.
Minimalist map poster · Chile
22.4567° S / 68.9237° W
An oasis grid on the Loa River, ringed by open Atacama desert and the vast terraced pit of Chuquicamata to the north.





One city, five moods
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Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
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The map
From above, Calama is a compact block of streets surrounded by bare desert. The Loa River, the longest in Chile, curves along the town's edge, and a thin strip of green follows its banks. Beyond that the map turns almost empty: dry plains, a few highways and the long lines of mining roads heading out into the high Atacama.
The city grew as the service centre for copper. A short distance north lies Chuquicamata, one of the largest open-pit copper mines in the world, and its stepped rings read on a map like a contour drawing cut into the ground. Calama is also the usual starting point for travellers going on to San Pedro de Atacama and the salt flats beyond.
A Calama map poster shows a city defined by contrast. Dense residential blocks and the airport runway sit on one side, open desert on the other, with the river as the single soft line running through. In black and white the empty ground becomes part of the design, giving the streets a sharp, almost architectural outline.
Chile's longest river passes along Calama, and the narrow band of fields and trees on its banks is the reason a town could grow here in one of the driest deserts on earth.
The huge open-pit copper mine sits a short drive north of the city. Its terraced walls form concentric rings that stand out clearly on any map of the area.
Past the last streets there is little but open ground and straight roads. That emptiness frames the city tightly and makes its street pattern easy to read at poster scale.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Calama
Calama is a place people come to for work, for the mines or on the way into the Atacama, and many keep a strong tie to it afterwards. A map poster keeps the street grid, the river and the surrounding desert in one clean image.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, for example with a year spent in the north or the name of a neighbourhood. Choose from five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand, which suits the desert setting well.
Oder poster Calama| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7″) | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3, 11.7 × 16.5″) | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2, 16.5 × 23.4″) | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
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