Humberstone, Chile Explained

Humberstone is a ghost town in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Developed for the extraction of saltpeter, it is a Chilean National Monument and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site designated as Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works.^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The town was founded as "La Palma" in 1872 for workers at the adjacent potassium nitrate extraction plant of the Peruvian Nitrate Company.^[4] James Thomas Humberstone later became the CEO of the Peruvian Nitrate Company.

See also

• War of the Pacific
• Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
• List of Saltpeter works in Tarapacá and Antofagasta

Notes and references

External links

• An image of Humberstone

-20.2081°N -69.7947°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Places To Visit Chile, Popular Destinations, Tourist Destinations Chile: Humberstone Ghost Town . Exploring Tourism . https://archive.today/20180831050250/http://www.travelochile.com/destinations/2/ . 31 August 2018 . live . dmy . 31 August 2018 .
2. Web site: Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works . .
3. Book: Decision: 29 COM 8B.51. Decisions of the 29th Session of the World Heritage Committee . Durban . UNESCO . 2005 . 142 .
4. Web site: Album Desierto - Oficina Humberstone (English) . Imatura Producciones . https://web.archive.org/web/20060314054406/http://www.albumdesierto.cl/ingles/2humber.htm . 14 March 2006 . dead . dmy . 31 August 2018 .