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Photos show how the town looks. Now it's a ghost town and UNESCO World Heritage Site. See inside Chile's ghost town where 'white gold' drew thousands of miners in the early 19th century
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern Chile.They were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, as a testament to the historical importance of saltpeter mining in Chile and the culture and social agenda that developed around it in the late 19th century.
Humberstone is a ghost town in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Developed for the extraction of saltpeter, it is a Chilean National Monument and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site designated as Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works. [1] [2] [3]
Sewell, Chile. Sewell is a populated Chilean mining town located on the slopes of the Andes in the commune of Machalí in Cachapoal Province, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, at an altitude of between 2,000 and 2,250 metres. In 2006, it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1]
Image credits: Mlm525k If you are really committed to believing in the validity of these photos as evidence of ghosts, more power to you, but you should probably stop reading now.
Five years ago today, all 33 of the Chilean miners who were trapped for 69 days in a cave in northern Chile were rescued. The world watched with bated breath as the last of the miners was pulled up.
Potrerillos is a ghost town in the interior of Atacama Region, Chile. Potrerillos became established as mining camp in the 1920s by Andes Copper Mining Company. [1] There is an airport in the area, the Potrerillos Airport. [2]
La Pupa, Nayarit was a mining town that rose around an old hacienda. With the mine's closure, the town was progressively abandoned. The ruins are still in relatively good condition. [104] El Triunfo, Baja California Sur was stablished as a mining town in the late 18th century, was mostly abandoned in 1926 after the mines were shut. Not entirely ...