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Humberstone | Building in the historic mining town |
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The former saltpetre mine of Humberstone (in operation until 1961) was abandoned and the associated settlement represents a ghost town. However, the place was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with the nearby site of Santa Laura and is open to visitors.
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
- Created
- on Tuesday 6 February 2018 by Martin Mergili
- Region
- Keywords
- lost place, mining, mirror of the past, museum, science|education, trade
- Visits and license
- 5313 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license