North Chile
January 6, 2025 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
We spent the last few days in Arica, the northernmost city in Chile, located on the Pacific coast, and in Putre, a city located at an altitude of 3700 m, at the entrance to the Lauca National Park,Read more
Florin Paun
It's hard to say whether the many natural resources found in Chile are a benefit or more of a problem for Chile. Here is a mining village, located on the coast. On the right are the ore ships, waiting to be loaded with ore. What is not visible in the photo is the dirt and garbage thrown around.
Florin Paun
A city located on the Pacific coast and surrounded by the Atacama Desert. The roads are absolutely incredible. The mountains and massive sand dunes that surround the city make the location truly spectacular.
Florin Paun
The entire city developed around the Santa Laura salt mine and operated for about 100 years, from 1862 to 1960, when it was abandoned. The city is impressive, you can walk through administrative buildings, people's homes, the market, the theater, the church and of course the abandoned industrial buildings. Saltpeter or sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula NaNO3. It is used for the production of fertilizers, pyrotechnics, explosives, glass and ceramic enamels, food preservatives and even solid rocket propellant. It was extracted on a large scale for these purposes.