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unusual facts about Sierra Gorda


Sierra Gorda, Chile

While filming for the James Bond film Quantum of Solace was under way in the village, the mayor of Sierra Gorda, Carlos López Vega, drove his car onto the set because the crew had not asked his permission to film in his commune.


Gordaite

Gordaite was named after the Sierra Gorda District of the Tocopilla Province of the Antofagasta region of Chile where it has been reported from the San Francisco mines and other locations.


see also

Jalap

This kind of jalap, the purga de Sierra Gorda of the Mexicans, was traced by Daniel Hanbury to Ipomoea simulans.

Jalpan de Serra

Earth Day (Fiesta de la Tierra) takes place in June, sponsored by the Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda.

Nuestra Señora de la Luz

Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol of the Sierra Gorda in the Mexican state of Querétaro were declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 2003.