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Chacabuco is one of the many abandoned nitrate or "saltpeter" towns ("oficinas salitreras" in Spanish) in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. [1] Other nitrate towns of the Atacama Desert include Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works .
Jul 23, 2019 · Chacabuco was a nitrate town founded in 1924. It could house 5,000 workers and included facilities like a theater, library, pool, and sports center. But the town was short-lived. The Great...
Jul 29, 2020 · Chacabuco is one of the first attractions to see as you make your way to the Atacama Desert. Abandoned after the boom of nitrate, or saltpeter, in the late 1900s, Chacabuco once a bustling town is now a desolate. Devoid of all life bar a lone attendant.
Dec 21, 2009 · Other “nitrate towns” nearby in a similar condition include Chacabuco, Maria Elena, Pedro de Valdivia, Puelma and Aguas Santas.
Oct 17, 2013 · Until 1909, Chile had something very special: large deposits of sodium nitrate. Also known as "white gold" or "Chile saltpeter," sodium nitrate is used in the production of fertilizer and...
Jul 15, 2020 · Chacabuco Mining Town was first established in 1924 by the Lautaro Nitrate Company Ltd, to take advantage of the nitrate mining boom going on in Chile at the time. However, the mines there were short-lived.
Chacabuco is the remaining ghost town from Nitrate splendor at the beginning of 20th century, built by british, americans, and chilean labour. Later in the 70s it was used a prison for political prisoners after a coup in 1973.
