Mining Museum
El Chiflón del Diablo or The Devil's Blast is one of the oldest Chilean coal mines in the commune of Lota, Concepción Province, Biobío Region. The mine operated between 1884 and 1970, serving as an important economic center for mining companies in the 19th and 20th centuries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: national monument of Chile
- Also known as: “El Chiflon del Diablo”, “El Chiflón del Diablo”, and “Pueblito Minero Chiflón del Diablo”
- Address: Antonio Rios, Lota
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia de San Matías Apóstol, Lota and Parque Isidora Cousiño.
Iglesia de San Matías Apóstol, Lota
Church
Photo: Jairofelip, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de San Matías Apóstol, Lota is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Mining Museum.
Parque Isidora Cousiño
Park
Photo: B.diaz.c, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parque Isidora Cousiño is a park, which is situated 2 km south of Mining Museum.
Playa Blanca
Beach
Photo: MG4 2017, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Playa Blanca is a beach, which is situated 2 km northeast of Mining Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lota.
Lota
Town
Photo: Pabloheo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lota is a city and commune located in the center of Chile on the Gulf of Arauco, in the southern Concepción Province of the Biobío Region, 39 kilometres south of Concepción, and is one of the ten cities that constitutes the Concepción metropolitan area.
Mining Museum
- Categories: mine and tourism
- Location: Coronel, Concepción Province, Biobío, Southern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-37.07571° or 37° 4′ 33″ southLongitude
-73.16081° or 73° 9′ 39″ westOpen location code
47J8WRFQ+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4733394552OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5351017
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Mining Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Chiflón del Diablo”
- French: “tunnel du Diable”
- French: “Tunnel du Diable”
- Portuguese: “Chiflón del Diablo”
- Spanish: “Chiflón del Diablo”
- Spanish: “El Chiflón del Diablo”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo de Sitio Mina Chiflón del Diablo and Plaza de ejercicios.
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