FCAB Día de los Patrimonios — Calama

Ferrocarril de Antofagasta, or FCAB, said on May 22 it will bring its Día de los Patrimonios program to Calama on Saturday, May 30, as part of a regional series of public heritage events. The company said the Calama activities will take place at Paseo Estación Calama and will focus on the city’s historic railway station. FCAB said the program is part of a broader schedule that began in Mejillones and will continue in Antofagasta and Ollagüe. Álvaro Yáñez, FCAB’s public affairs and environment manager, said the events are intended to bring communities closer to the railway heritage that shaped northern Chile. ### Why is Calama the next stop in FCAB’s heritage program? Saturday, May 30 is the date FCAB gave for the Calama leg of its 2026 Día de los Patrimonios activities. The company said the regional series started on Saturday, May 23 in Mejillones, will move to Calama on May 30, continue in Antofagasta on Sunday, May 31 and conclude in Ollagüe on Thursday, June 4. (elamerica.cl) FCAB said the program is tied to a new edition of Día de los Patrimonios and is meant to reconnect residents with a railway legacy that has influenced the region for more than 137 years. Yáñez said the company wants to keep that heritage “vivo” and make it part of the collective memory of northern Chile. (elamerica.cl) ### What will people be able to see in Calama on May 30? Estación Calama is the centerpiece of the May 30 program, according to FCAB. The company described the station as one of the most representative sites in the railway development of northern Chile and said it is among the few original late-19th-century structures still preserved in the historic center of Calama. (elamerica.cl) Paseo Estación Calama will host an open community day built around a heritage route, FCAB said. The company said visitors will be able to take part in a patrimonial tour with activities designed to recover the history and railway legacy of the commune. (elamerica.cl) ### Who is organizing the Calama activities with FCAB? The Ilustre Municipalidad de Calama is organizing the heritage route with FCAB, the company said in its event announcement. FCAB said the Calama day is being prepared as a community event rather than a closed corporate activity, with local participation built into the program. (elamerica.cl) Álvaro Yáñez said the company sees the events as a way for more people to know, visit and value places linked to the identity of Mejillones, Calama, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta and Ollagüe. His comments were included in FCAB’s announcement published by El America. (elamerica.cl) ### What kind of activities are planned at Paseo Estación Calama? Live music by local groups is part of the Calama program, FCAB said. The company also listed dance performances by neighborhood organizations, participation by Calama artisans and historical displays promoted by the community. (elamerica.cl) Those elements place the railway station within a broader civic event that mixes guided heritage content with local cultural presentations. FCAB did not list ticket prices in the announcement and described the day as open to the community. (elamerica.cl) ### How does the Calama event fit into FCAB’s wider heritage push? More than 137 years of railway history are at the center of FCAB’s 2026 message around Día de los Patrimonios, according to the company’s announcement. The regional schedule spans port, mining and border communities, with stops in Mejillones, Calama, Antofagasta and Ollagüe. (elamerica.cl) FCAB said full regional event information was published in the May 22 notice carried by El America. The next public stop after Calama is Antofagasta on May 31, followed by Ollagüe on June 4. (elamerica.cl)