Editing Atacama Region (section)

==History==
{{See also|1420 Caldera earthquake|Chilean silver rush}}

The original inhabitants of this area were the [[Diaguitas]] and [[Changos]].{{cn|date=February 2025}}

The region experienced a boom when the [[Chañarcillo]] silver mine was discovered by [[Juan Godoy]] in 1832.<ref name=mem>{{Cite web
 | url   = http://www.memoriachilena.cl/602/w3-article-727.html
 | title = Los Ciclos Mineros del Cobre y la Plata (1820–1880)
 |trans-title=Mining Cycles of Copper and Silver
 | website  = [[Memoria Chilena]]
 | publisher  = [[Biblioteca Nacional de Chile]]
 | language = es
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131231053749/http://www.memoriachilena.cl/602/w3-article-727.html
 | archive-date = 31 December 2013
 | url-status = live
}}</ref>