Santa Laura works
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Santa Laura works is a historic Chilean saltpeter (nitrate) processing plant in the Atacama Desert, now preserved as part of a UNESCO World Heritage industrial heritage site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santa Laura works canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost town
ⓘ
historic industrial site ⓘ nitrate processing plant ⓘ saltpeter works ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Humberstone works
ⓘ
history of labor movements in Chile ⓘ |
| builtFor | processing natural sodium nitrate (saltpeter) ⓘ |
| climate | hyper-arid desert ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | preserved as industrial heritage ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Tarapacá Region ⓘ |
| currentUse |
open-air museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administrative buildings remains
ⓘ
boilers and machinery remains ⓘ industrial ruins ⓘ processing plant structures ⓘ workers’ housing remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageType | industrial heritage ⓘ |
| industry | nitrate industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert
ⓘ
Tarapacá Region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pampa del Tamarugal ⓘ |
| materialProcessed |
saltpeter
ⓘ
sodium nitrate ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Iquique ⓘ |
| partOf |
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
ⓘ
surface form:
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works World Heritage property
|
| periodOfSignificance | late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with the boom of Chilean saltpeter exports
ⓘ
illustrates the nitrate industry in the Atacama Desert ⓘ represents early 20th-century industrial technology ⓘ |
| tourism | accessible to visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteRegion |
Latin America
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin America and the Caribbean
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName | Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSiteWith | Humberstone works ⓘ |
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