Ruinas de Huanchaca

Antofagasta, CL

Ruinas de Huanchaca (Quechua: "bridge of sorrow") is a former silver smelter in Antofagasta, Chile. The smelter was built from 1888 and 1892. Compañía Minera Huanchaca built the smelter together with Compañía de Salitres y Ferrocarril de Antofagasta. In 1902 this smelter ceased operations due to the

instability of silver prices in the international market and the use of outdated smelter technology. In addition, the Pulacayo mine in Bolivia that supplied the smelter was flooded. Since January 7, 1974, it has been officially categorized as a National Historical Monument by Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales.

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Nearby

stadio regionale di Antofagasta stadium · 2 km away
University of Antofagasta university · 2 km away
Gabriela Mistral monumenti · 3 km away
Alcalde Poblete monumenti · 4 km away
Catedral Metropolitana De Antofagasta church · 4 km away
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Antofagasta cathedral · 5 km away
Providencia monumenti · 5 km away
Reserva Nacional La Chimba monumenti · 19 km away