Chile · DO subregion (subregión)
Valle del Elqui
Appellation
Valle del Elqui is a DO subregion of Coquimbo in Chile.
Northern valley in the Andes foothills, very dry and clear, best known for pisco but also for high-altitude Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc.
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Key facts Type DO subregion (subregión) Within Coquimbo Area 1,709,746 ha registered outline Centre 29.7783° S, 70.6107° W Legal basis Decreto 464/1994 of the Ministry of Agriculture (zonificación vitícola), consolidated text 2026, with the 2025 amendment (Chiloé, Rapa Nui). Outline: Built from the administrative units that the legal definition names.
Where it is Nearest town 30 km north-east of Vicuña Nearest city 73 km east of Coquimbo 161,317 people To the sea 65 km Same latitude Far North (Australia)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–6,178 m Mean elevation 2,058 m Measured over the whole outline on 245,166 elevation cells of about 265 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
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Sources geoBoundaries CHL ADM3 (2020) (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO))
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