Socoroma Explained

Official Name:Socoroma
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Chile Arica y Parinacota#Chile
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Chile
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Arica and Parinacota Region
Unit Pref:Imperial
Coordinates:-18.2639°N -69.6022°W
Elevation Footnotes:approx
Elevation M:3000

Socoroma is a village in the Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile.It lies off Ruta 11 at km 99. It is an old Aymara settlement into which significant investment has been made to try to stop it from becoming a complete ghost town. It has a well-ordered church and plaza.

The traditional houses are now mostly covered with corrugated iron instead of grass and leather. The church on the other hand was renovated in 2012 and the roof was constructed with the mentioned wood structure tightened by leather. A farm product in the village is Oregano. This Oregano differs from the Oregano produced elsewhere as the plant is protecting itself at this level above sea with extra ingredients.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.latercera.com/paula/oregano-de-socoroma/ Socoroma Oregano