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Andes & Pacific, Tarapacá
Tarapaca pampa - unlisted oficina ruins
Old dump ground Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Codd and soda bottlesAlso reported: Surface-visible 1870s-90s glass with intact labels possible in the hyper-arid desert: English ales, German lager..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1860-1900
Nitrate-era bottles from the pampa circulate among northern-Chile collectors; the unlisted oficina ruins are the accepted source. Specific dig write-ups not found.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
No waterNo shade, no cell coverage - Atacama rules
old dynamite magazines.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.