Abandoned villages in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Puquios: p. 1 - p. 2 - p. 3 - p. 4  - Railroad -  Sofía Mine

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The cemetery of Puquios:

About one kilometer east of Puquios, we find the old cemetery on the northern edge of the valley, with its considerable dimensions, a still, mute witness to Puquios' tumultuous past. Near the old cemetery is the old Sofía mine. There was a cable car there for a long time to carry down the mine's rich ore minerals.

Unfortunately, the ravages of time gnaw at the old cemetery. In 2003 only one grave site was maintained. The walls and tombstones are almost entirely dilapidated.