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Sewell | Former mining town |
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The former mining town (copper mine El Teniente) was founded at the very beginning of the 20th century at an elevation above 2000 m and finally given up in the 1970s. It was declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 2006.
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
- Created
- on Saturday 14 October 2006 by Martin Mergili
- Region
- Keywords
- lost place, mining, museum, residential building, snowscape, trade
- Visits and license
- 5073 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license