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Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires F.D.

'La Quema' dump grounds, Nueva Pompeya

Old dump ground Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: Bilz, rich city dump..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1870-1900

The municipal Quema (refuse-burning grounds) is well documented historically; Argentine diggers know these barrios. Specific dig documentation not found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Urban security awareness in the south barrios.

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