Paradas method explained

The paradas method (Spanish; Castilian: método de paradas, sistema de paradas) was a process to extract nitrate from caliche by leaching. In this method caliche was boiled in water in large pans called "paradas".[1] It was a firewood and labour-intensive process. The paradas method was phased out in the 1850s by a new system invented by Pedro Gamboni which required less fuel and labour.[2]

The paradas method led to a massive deforestation of Pampa del Tamarugal around La Tirana and Canchones and some areas to the south of these localities.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Quehacer y planteamientos del cura Luis Friedrich en el oasis de Pica durante la chilenización de Tarapacá, 1903-1907. Revista de Historia Regional y Local. Castro Castro. Luis. 7. 224–257. Figueroa Cerna. Carolina. 13. 2015. Spanish. Work and Approaches of the Priest Luis Friedrich in the Pica Oasis during Tarapacá Chilenization, 1903-1907. Hernández Opazo. Héctor.
  2. El consumo de energía en la minería chilena. 1906 - 2013. Chilean mining energy consumption. 1906 - 2013. Historia. Garrido Lepe. Martín. 131–161. 2018.
  3. El bosque de la Pampa del Tamarugal y la industria salitrera: El problema de la deforestación, los proyectos para su manejo sustentable y el debate político (Tarapacá, Peru-Chile 1829-1941). Scripta Nova. Castro Castro. Luis. 2020-07-01. XXIV. Universitat de Barcelona. 641. Spanish. The Forest of Pampa del Tamarugal and the Saltpeter Industry: The Deforestation Problem, the Projects for their Sustainable Management and the Political Debate (Tarapacá, Perú-Chile 1829-1941).

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