ChileTarapacáPozo AlmonteHumberstone20°12’36” S 69°47’48” W November 28, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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 descriptionRead more
ChileTarapacáPozo AlmonteHumberstone20°12’42” S 69°48’48” W November 28, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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 andRead more
ChileTarapacáPozo AlmonteHumberstone20°12’30” S 69°47’42” W November 28, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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 livingRead more
ChileTarapacáPozo AlmonteHumberstone20°12’30” S 69°47’42” W November 28, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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 toRead more
ChileTarapacáPozo AlmonteHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works20°12’24” S 69°47’36” W
June 26, 2019 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 amRead more
ChileTarapacáHuaraTarapacá19°56’46” S 69°29’34” W February 7, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 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 derRead more
ChileTarapacáPicaCumiñaAguada El Sauque20°30’24” S 69°21’18” W November 27, 2017 in Chile ⋅ 🌫 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. JustRead more
ChileTarapacáPica20°29’30” S 69°19’42” W November 27, 2017 in Chile ⋅ 🌫 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 clothesRead more
ChileTarapacáPica20°29’6” S 69°19’0” W November 27, 2017 in Chile ⋅ 🌫 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. WeRead more
ChileTarapacáPozo AlmontePintadosCerro Pintados20°37’18” S 69°40’0” W November 27, 2017 in Chile ⋅ 🌙 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.Read more
Traveler
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 😉
You might also know this place by the following names:
Pozo Almonte
Traveler
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.