Chuquicamata, Chile

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Travel Blogs from Chuquicamata (2)

Highlights of the Atacama Desert, Calama and Chuquicamata, Chile travel blog
Highlights of the Atacama Desert
Mar 2, 2007

... ; So the mining company is moving every family into brand new homes a few kilometers away in Calama and the town of Chuquicamata will eventually be dismantled.  Don't fall asleep yet... I have lots of statistics and figures to throw at you!  ...

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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Chuquicamata Copper Mine, Chuquicamata, Chile travel blog
Chuquicamata Copper Mine
Jan 25, 2008

A visit to see the world's largest open pit mine that powers the massive copper industry of Chile. The hole in the ground is 5km  long x 3.5km wide x 1km deep, and they've been digging here for 92 years........and at today's price, they are making ...

A travel blog entry by stevelegassick

Forum Discussions on Chuquicamata (1)

Santiago to Cuzco ... and back???
Posted on Dec 17, 2008, 06:28:18
... to go to the Valle de La Luna, El Tatio Geysers, Altiplanic Lakes, etc. Calama is highly missable, unless you want to go to Chuquicamata, the world's largest open-pit copper mine, which you can get to from there. On the way back you could go through ...

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