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The oldest mummies in the world

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:12:29 +0000

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Chinchorro mummies at the Museo Arqueológico San Miguel de Azapa.

These mummies of the Chinchorro hunter gatherer culture in the Atacama desert in the far north of Chile are 2000 years older than the Egyptian mummies! The oldest artificially preserved mummy dates from 5050 BC, the oldest naturally preserved mummy is from 7020 BC.

In 2021 the Chinchorro sites and mummification process in Arica and Caleta/Valle Camarones were inscribed as UNESCO world heritage.

whc.unesco.org/en/list/1634

www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-58639748
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchorro_mummies

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchorro-Kultur

The museum also has other displays

Museo Arqueológico San Miguel de Azapa

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:17:56 +0000

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Das Museum in San Miguel de Azapa, hier noch der Altbau. Seit kurzem ist der Neubau eröffnet, der 2021 begonnen wurde, als die Chinchorro-Mumien Welterbe-Status erhielten.

www.registromuseoschile.cl/663/w3-article-50828.html

siehe hier: www.ipernity.com/doc/523247/53389116

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Oficina Salitrera Santa Laura

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:20:37 +0000

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Humberstone and Samta Laura Saltpeter Works were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2005 and immediately put on the list of world heritage in danger (until 2019) to get funds for preserving and stabilizing the remaining buildings.
There had been extensive damage partly due to earthquakes but also because of looting. The harsh desert climate in combination with wind and coastal fog (camanchaca) had left most surfaces covered with a mixture of sand and salt, corroding the metal parts.

whc.unesco.org/en/list/1178

Ferrocarril de Arica a La Paz

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:42:18 +0000

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Ehemaliges Enpfangsgebäude (heute Museum) der 1913 eröffneten Arica-La Paz- Eisenbahn. Auf dem Platz davor steht noch eine alte Zahnrad-Lokomotive (Plakette: Maschinenfabrik Esslingen 1924).

Die wechselhafte Geschichte der 457 km langen Strecke, die von Meereshöhe auf bis zu 4257 m ansteigt, ist hier zu lesen:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnstrecke_Arica%E2%80%93La_Paz

www.swr.de/video/sendungen-a-z/eisenbahn-romantik/folgen/av-o1200160-100.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arica%E2%80%93La_Paz_railway

Catedral de San Marcos

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:55:41 +0000

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Nachdem die vorherige Kathedrale von Arica 1867 durch ein Erdbeben zerstört worden war, gab der damalige peruanische Präsident José Balta bei Gustave Eiffel einen Neubau in Auftrag .In dessen Pariser Werkstatt wurden Einzelteile aus Gusseisen gefertigt, die verschifft und vor Ort zusammengebaut wurden (1875/76).

Im Salpeterkrieg fiel Arica 1880 an Chile, dennoch gehörte die Kirche weiterhin zur Diözese von Arequipa. 1910 wurden die peruanischen Priester rausgeworfen und durch chilenische Geistliche ersetzt, die Kirche gehört seither zur Diözese von Tarapacá (Iquique).

Resting

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 05:52:24 +0000

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South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) resting at Arica's fishing harbour

Arica Harbour

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 05:33:26 +0000

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Pelicans (pelecanus thagus) waiting at at Arica harbour for fishing boats to come in. On the landward side sat a juvenile night heron.

Arica

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 06:28:03 +0000

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Pacific coast in the far north of Chile- seen from Alacrán peninsula at Arica.

Teatro Municipal de Iquique

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:37:47 +0000

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Das Theater in Iquique wurde 1889 im klassizistischen Stil erbaut. Wie die meisten Bauten aus dieser Zeit ist es aus Douglas-Fichte (Oregon pine), die als Ballast auf den Salpeter-Schiffen nach Iquique kam. 1977 wurde das Theater unter Denkmalschutz gestellt. Leider ging am Tag unseres Besuchs der Seenebel (camanchaca) den ganzen Tag nicht weg.

es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Municipal_de_Iquique

www.gob.cl/en/news/we-restore-the-iquique-municipal-theater-see-how-it-looks-following-reconstruction

Salon Longino

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:39:57 +0000

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in Baquedano, der Prachtstraße von Iquique. Die Häuser dort sind alle im späten 19./frühen 20. Jh aus Oregon Pine (Douglas-Fichte) erbaut. Das Holz kam damals als Ballast auf den Schiffen zurück, die Salpeter an die Westküste der US brachten. In Iquique selbst, das am Pazifik im Norden Chiles in der Atacama-Wüste liegt, wachsen kaum Bäume..

whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1189

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Mauer-Baum

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:07:06 +0000

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In San Pedro de Atacama, einer Oase in der trockensten Wüste der Welt, wurde dieser Baum einfach in die Mauer eingebaut;-) Es ist vermutlich ein peruanischer Pfefferbaum (Schinus molle), möglicherweise aber auch Neltuma chilensis (chilenischer Algarrobo) oder Prosopis tamarugo. Alle sehen sich sehr ähnlich und allen ist gemeinsam, dass sie an exreme Trockenheit angepasst sind.

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Pukará de Lasana

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:02:35 +0000

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Pukará of Lasana is a pre-columbian Atacameño fortress that offered refuge to an estimated 500 persons. Built of local (volcanic) stone the roofs were made of cactus, algarrobo or chañar wood and covered with mud.
Pukará and village of Lasana (ca. 250 inhabitants) lie at 2590m on the upper reaches of the river Loa.

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San Francisco de Chiu Chiu

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 09:47:22 +0000

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Chiu Chiu is a a small village in the Atacama desert, situated at 2525m in an oasis by the River Loa. It has been inhabited by Atacameños since pre columbian times and was part of the Camino del Inca.

The colonial church dates from 1611 and is a National Monument since 1951. The two bell towers are unusual, typically churches in the area have a single bell tower standing separate from the church itself.
The gate and church door are made of cactus wood and held together by strips of leather.

Oficina Salitrera Humberstone

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:45:10 +0000

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Humberstone Saltpeter works were founded in 1872 and finally closed down in 1960. Together with adjacent Santa Laura Humberstone was declared UNESCO World Heritage in 2005.

":..workers from Chile, Peru and Bolivia lived in company towns and forged a distinctive communal pampinos culture. That culture is manifest in their rich language, creativity, and solidarity, and, above all, in their pioneering struggle for social justice, which had a profound impact on social history. Situated in the remote Pampas, one of the driest deserts on Earth, thousands of pampinos lived and worked in this hostile environment..."

whc.unesco.org/en/list/1178
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberstone-_und_Santa-Laura-Salpeterwerke

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Almacen Artesania San Lucas

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 06:59:02 +0000

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Caspana is a small Atacameño village at 3200m with houses built of local volcanic stone (ignimbrite). Although situated at the foot of the main Andean chain in the driest desert on earth, there is agriculture in terraced fields along the river Caspana.

www.gochile.cl/en/articles/el-fronterizo-pueblo-de-caspana.htm

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Casa de Iodo

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 11:12:49 +0000

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Iodine Plant at Oficina Salitrera Santa Laura (see note for colour version).
Like neighbouring Humberstone Santa Laura saltpeter works were closed down in 1960 and gained World Heritage status in 2005. whc.unesco.org/en/list/1178

Lesenswerter FAZ-Artikel über die Salpeterwerke in der Atacama-Wüste:
www.faz.net/aktuell/reise/chile-stille-staub-vergessen-11522825.html

Humberstone tennis court

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 06:56:05 +0000

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Tennis court at Oficina Salitrera Humberstone (1872-1960), abandoned saltpeter works in the Atacama desert. Together with neighbouring Santa Laura, Humberstone has gained UNESCO world heritage status in 2005. See note for colour version.

whc.unesco.org/en/list/1178

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberstone-_und_Santa-Laura-Salpeterwerke

www.faz.net/aktuell/reise/chile-stille-staub-vergessen-11522825.html

The Campbell Gas Engine Co Ltd.

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 05:59:35 +0000

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Machinery at Oficina Salitrera Santa Laura, abandoned saltpeter works in the Atacama desert. Together with neighbouring Humberstone, Santa Laura has gained UNESCO world heritage status in 2005.

"Humberstone and Santa Laura works contain over 200 former saltpeter works where workers from Chile, Peru and Bolivia lived in company towns and forged a distinctive communal pampinos culture. That culture is manifest in their rich language, creativity, and solidarity, and, above all, in their pioneering struggle for social justice, which had a profound impact on social history. Situated in the remote Pampas, one of the driest deserts on Earth, thousands of pampinos lived and worked in this hostile environment for over 60 years, from 1880, to process the largest deposit of saltpeter in the world, producing the fertilizer sodium nitrate that was to transform agricultural lands in North and South America, and in Europe, and produce great wealth for Chile. Because of the vulnerability of the structures and the impact of a recent earthquake, the site was also placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger to help mobilize resources for its conservation."

whc.unesco.org/en/list/1178

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberstone-_und_Santa-Laura-Salpeterwerke

Andean flamingoes in Laguna Chaxa

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:48:42 +0000

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Laguna Chaxa is one of the main breeding grounds of the endangered Andean flamingo which is easy to recognize by its yellow legs and black tail tip. Other birds like Andean avocet and Baird's sandpiper can also be watched in the shallow saline lake. See inset photos!

rsis.ramsar.org/ris/876
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_flamingo

Laguna Chaxa íst eines der Hauptbrutgebiete für den Andenflamingo, der leicht an seinen gelben Beinen und der schwarzen Flügelspitze erkennbar ist. Auch andere Vögel wie Anden-Säbelschnäbler und Baird-Strandläufer können in dem flachen Salzsee beobachtet werden (siehe PiPs).

Laguna Chaxa

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 06:21:58 +0000

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Laguna Chaxa lies at ca. 2300m in Salar de Atacama. It is protected as part of Reserva Nacional los Flamencos and as a RAMSAR site. The water in the lagoon has a very high salt content and is the main breeding ground of the endangered Andean flamingo. The photo wais taken in western direction towards Cordillera Domeyko and its highest peak, Cerro Quimal (4278m).

Laguna Chaxa liegt auf 2300m Höhe im Salar de Atacama. Sie ist geschützt als Teil der Reserva Nacional los Flamencos und als RAMSAR Feuchtgebiet. Das Wasser der Lagune hat einen sehr hohen Salzgehalt und ist das Hauptbrutgebiet des gefährdeten Andenflamingo. Das Foto zeigt nach Westen zur Cordillera Domeyko mit dem Cerro Quimal (4278m).

rsis.ramsar.org/ris/876