CHILE

CHILE.

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Laguna del Inca.
Stamp issued in 03.1962.
Face value: 20 cents of Chilean escudo.
Printed by Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 5,000,000 copies.
Size: 29 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 602.
- Scott No. 329.
- StampWorld No. 590.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 495.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 293.

Laguna del Inca is a lake in the Andes mountains, in Valparaíso Region, close to the border with Argentina. It is located at 2,849 m (9,347 ft) above sea level, its area is 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi), it is oval in shape, its length is just under 4 km (2.40 mi) and its maximum width is 800 m (2,625 ft). The stream that drains the lake is a tributary of the Juncalillo River, which flows into the Juncal River. Portillo ski resort is located at the southern end of the lake.