Ruinas de Huanchaca

Ruinas de Huanchaca is a former silver smelter in , Chile. The smelter was built from 1888 and 1892. Compañía Minera Huanchaca built the smelter together with Compañía de Salitres y Ferrocarril de Antofagasta.
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Wikipedia
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo del Desierto de Atacama and Casa Abaroa.

Museum
Photo: mescalier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a museum, which is situated 120 metres west of Ruinas de Huanchaca.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 3 km north of Ruinas de Huanchaca.

Ruinas de Huanchaca

Latitude
-23.68609° or 23° 41′ 10″ south
Longitude
-70.41147° or 70° 24′ 41″ west
Inception
1888
Open location code
578F8H7Q+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 135571435
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q5667460
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Ruinas de Huanchaca” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ruinas de la Fundición de Metales de Huanchaca and Mirador.

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