United Nations - United Nations - It’s an almost forgotten story in Chile – the miners who toiled under the desert sun and helped fuel the rise of today’s modern nation. For more than a hundred years, the mines produced saltpeter - a key ingredient for both gunpowder and fertilizer. But these heritage sites – now ghost towns - could be lost forever.
21st Century, Episode #96
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Chile's Forgotten Mining Towns
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UNUnited Nations21st CenturyCHILEMininh Townsheritage sitesMARIA MOROSCO'SPriest JimenezPampaAtacama DesertMineralsnitrogen and potassium-rich compound of SaltpeterHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Workssynthetic fertilizersUNESCOPatricio Diazdesert climateCamanchaca's salt-heavy evaporationChristian MatznerWorld Heritage listwalking museum
