Humberstone and Santa Laura
Also known as Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works, Oficinas salitreras de Humberstone y Santa Laura
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Chile
Inscribed
2005
Area
573 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Humberstone and Santa Laura is about 35 km east of Iquique. The nearest other World Heritage site is Chinchorro Culture Sites, about 200 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Iquique · about 227,000 peopleabout 35 km west
- Arica · about 186,000 peopleabout 200 km north
- Tocopilla · about 24,000 peopleabout 210 km south
- Tacna · about 280,000 peopleabout 250 km north
- Calama · about 143,000 peopleabout 270 km south
- Ilo · about 53,000 peopleabout 330 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChileCultural200 km away
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, PeruCultural219 km away
BoliviaCultural423 km away
BoliviaCultural428 km away
PeruCultural462 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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