Magical trip through the saltpeter offices of Humerstone and Santa Laura

Oficinas salitreras

The Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Offices are two former mining facilities located in the Tarapacá Region, in northern Chile, which were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 2005. Both offices are a sample of the country’s cultural heritage and testimony of the time of saltpeter exploitation in Chile. Here are some of the … Read more