LOCATION   Pisagua is a little town placed at the northern Chilean Pacific coast:.:............... (19° 36' 36'' S. - 70° 14' 30'' W)................ This is the the coast of Atacama desert on the Ocean Pacific, Southamerica. In XIX s. the old harbour was located near the Mamiña river, now extinguished, at north of actual town. In 1835 the harbour, destroyed by fieres and plagues is trasladated to actual ubication. Punta Pisagua hill separates the two towns. Cense 1876 : 5.937 persons ,,,,,Ce..... Cense 1990 : 600 persons .................. Site and geography are two important aspects at moment to understand the sense of the project. The Coast range falls on Ocean Pacific in climbs from a height of 500 m. over the sea level, a geological formation named marine terrace shapes horizontal planes at a height of 30 or 50 m. before to falls on the sea. At east Atacama desert extends in high andean plateau, it is recognized as one of the regions most arid of the planet. At west Ocean Pacific extends, the great marine abyss of Pacific descends to a depth of 3.000 m. inmediatly in front of the continental coast............................. The project is located in a small bay partly occupied by the old cemetery, at approximate 4 km. from Pisagua town; at north Punta Pisagua hill separates the cemetery from the old Pisagua town, the ancient port destroyed by war, fires and plagues. The site is on a marine terrace that looks at marine horizon and Pisagua town, it is surrounded by steep hills that become walls.