This former saltpetre mine (in operation until 1961) was abandoned and the associated settlement represents a ghost town. However, the place was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with the nearby site of Santa Laura and is open to visitors.
- Location
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- Created
- on Tuesday 6 February 2018 by Martin Mergili
- Region
- Keywords
- anthropogenic processes, hot deserts, industrial building, mining, museum, ruin, science|education, trade, Zonobiome III
- Visits and license
- 6969 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license