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Humberstone and Santa Laura

Nitrate ghost works

Old dump ground Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: View-only ghost works (other nitrate camps are separate leads)..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Saltpeter works ghost town; UNESCO

Saltpeter works ghost town; UNESCO

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Iquique / Atacama nitrate fields (caliche)1 km away · Mineral locality
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Humberstone & Santa Laura - AVOID2 km away · Old dump ground
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Tarapaca pampa - unlisted oficina ruins14 km away · Old dump ground
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Huantajaya silver ruins31 km away · Mineral locality
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