ЧилиRegión de TarapacáPozo AlmonteHumberstone20°12’36” S 69°47’48” W 28 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We started the guided tour at 12:30 pm. We were the only 2 people on the tour. It was fim listening to and trying to understand everything in Spanish. Eventually, the guide downloaded the descriptionЧитать далее
ЧилиRegión de TarapacáPozo AlmonteHumberstone20°12’42” S 69°48’48” W 28 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
This small place was a working place with no residential accommodation. This is where the saltpeter was processed after extraction. The dry desert atmosphere has preserved all the buildings andЧитать далее
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Just imagine ,a Chemical engineer in 1885 ,very high level of education at that time & he must have his trained teachers also. Great it is.
ЧилиRegión de TarapacáPozo AlmonteHumberstone20°12’30” S 69°47’42” W 28 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
There were remains of other major buildings like the church made from pine. This was a place for a lot of marriages just before the town was shut down since a lotta of men and women had been livingЧитать далее
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Wood has been used very extensively,due to earthquakes or availability of forests near by?
ЧилиRegión de TarapacáPozo AlmonteHumberstone20°12’30” S 69°47’42” W 28 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
For the entertainment of the employees, the town even had a theater with a capacity of 300 people. The benches and projector room from that time have been preserved. The stage too has been repaired toЧитать далее
ЧилиRegión de TarapacáPozo AlmonteHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works20°12’24” S 69°47’36” W
26 июня 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
In Iquique haben wir eine Tour zu den Salpeter Minen gebucht. Leider gab es die nur auf Spanisch, aber mittlerweile verstehen wir relativ viel. Wir besuchen die alten Fabriken, die mittlerweile amЧитать далее
ЧилиRegión de TarapacáHuaraTarapacá19°56’46” S 69°29’34” W 7 февраля 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Pintados ist ein 400 Seelen Ort, der verlassen mitten in der Atacama Wüste, der trockensten Wüste auf unserem Erdball, in der Region Tarapacá liegt. Von hier aus fahren wir zu den Geoglypen aus derЧитать далее
ЧилиRegión de TarapacáPicaCumiñaAguada El Sauque20°30’24” S 69°21’18” W 27 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌫 27 °C
Around 3 pm, we decided to go for lunch. We checked at the counter and were told that we could go out and come back on our tickets as long as it was within 2 hours. We went outside the thermas. JustЧитать далее
ЧилиRegión de TarapacáPica20°29’30” S 69°19’42” W 27 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌫 0 °C
After waking up late, we had our breakfast and checked out. We left our bags at hotel and the vehicle parked outside and went for a walk around the town. Tge first stop was to drop our dirty clothesЧитать далее
ЧилиRegión de TarapacáPica20°29’6” S 69°19’0” W 27 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌫 0 °C
Having nothing else to do till we get our laundry back at 5 pm, we decided to follow the locals and try the mud packs. We found some stones and started rubbing them on the rock inside the cave. WeЧитать далее
ЧилиRegión de TarapacáPozo AlmontePintadosCerro Pintados20°37’18” S 69°40’0” W 27 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
When we reached back near the parking, we found out that ot had been forbidden to walk on the track where we had been walking. There was am alternate road but that had been behind the locked building.Читать далее
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Are these Geoglyphs maintained to protect from vagaries of weather? Are there any charges to view these?
The Craze for Travelling
Nope. Nothing to protect them. Its a bit hard to cover the whole hill. In any case, the weather is quite dry so it remains as it is.
The Craze for Travelling
Yes, there were charges for entry. Of course, we didn't have to pay anything 😉
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What's so special about this?
The Craze for Travelling
The almost perfect preservation even after 50 years due to the dry climate. Plus it was the place that was providing 95% of the world's saltpeter at some point of time.