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UER Forum > Archived World > Abandoned Chilean Mining Towns (Viewed 716 times) SoNaive  Location: Brampton, Ontario Gender: Male Why did it come as a surprise, to think that i was SoNaive  |  Abandoned Chilean Mining Towns < on 4/16/2007 8:42 PM >   I recently found out there is a ton of abandoned mining towns in Chili. (you need to cut and paste the links) http://maps.google...hl=en&q=-23.148568,-69.61375&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=-23.154724,-69.647484&spn=0.0685,0.172005&t=k&om=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chacabuco Chacabuco is one of the many abandoned nitrate or "saltpeter" towns ("oficinas salitreras" in Spanish) in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. might be a bit dangerous because of the 98 lost landmines around though http://maps.google...&hl=en&q=-22.59851,-69.668072&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=-22.597391,-69.667697&spn=0.008598,0.014462&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr Not sure the name of this one^ http://maps.google...hl=en&q=-20.208351,-69.795038&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=-20.208169,-69.794694&spn=0.00437,0.007231&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr http://en.wikipedi...ra_Saltpeter_Works 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. So.... anyone down there in Chili? Prinny Dude! Tupsumato  Location: Finland Gender: Male How close can you go?  |  Re: Abandoned Chilean Mining Towns <Reply # 1 on 4/16/2007 8:56 PM >   Posted by SoNaive might be a bit dangerous because of the 98 lost landmines around though 98? Doesn't sound much when compared to what countries like Laos or Cambodia have to offer :/ All information and details given in good faith but not guaranteed! SoNaive  Location: Brampton, Ontario Gender: Male Why did it come as a surprise, to think that i was SoNaive  |  Re: Abandoned Chilean Mining Towns <Reply # 2 on 4/17/2007 1:12 AM >   true enough, but you still only need 1 to die. Prinny Dude! Tupsumato  Location: Finland Gender: Male How close can you go?  |  Re: Abandoned Chilean Mining Towns <Reply # 3 on 4/17/2007 4:14 AM >   Posted by SoNaive true enough, but you still only need 1 to die. Actually anti-personnel mines are not designed to kill. Of course stepping on one would really ruin your day, but it's quite likely that you'd stay alive. Anyway, I'm pretty sure that staying on the marked paths and so on would keep you in one piece. "Lost landmines" sound like they weren't found my the deminers. All information and details given in good faith but not guaranteed! metersea  Location: Stockholm, Sweden  |  Re: Abandoned Chilean Mining Towns <Reply # 4 on 4/20/2007 3:57 AM >   Personally, I would avoid such places. The aforementioned places were all sites where the indigenous population worked and died as virtual slaves. If you go to Chile, go to the Andes or Santiago. Find the secret military bases and internment camps of the dirty war (super bouns points for photos). gear-h  Gender: Male  |  Re: Abandoned Chilean Mining Towns <Reply # 5 on 6/2/2007 2:18 AM >   hmmmm, sounds like a challenge. I've got some friends in chili. THinking thinking Dowcet  Location: Middletown, ct  |  |  Re: Abandoned Chilean Mining Towns <Reply # 6 on 8/8/2007 10:11 PM >   South America in general probably has a ton of great abandoned mining towns, I'm surprised I haven't heard about anyone exploring them. BTW, "chili" is a pepper, "Chile" is the country ;) maypost  Location: North, South, East, West, all around... then down to the underground Gender: Male Exploring if for n00bz0rz  |  Re: Abandoned Chilean Mining Towns <Reply # 7 on 8/8/2007 10:40 PM >   I go to Chile every year. I will have to check this out next time I go Exploring is like tattoos... They stopped being cool in 2005 UER Forum > Archived World > Abandoned Chilean Mining Towns (Viewed 716 times) All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 94 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 741759789 pages have been generated.