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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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: national monument of Chile
  • Also known as: “Establecimiento Industrial Playa Blanca”, “Parque Cultural Huanchaca”, “Ruinas de la Fundición de Metales de Huanchaca”, “Ruinas de la Fundicion de Metales Huanchaca”, and “Ruinas de la Fundición de Metales Huanchaca”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo del Desierto de Atacama.

Museum
Photo: mescalier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a museum, which is situated 120 metres west 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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Satellite Map

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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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