Virtual Museum of the Atacama Region, Chile

Atacama Region - content
Tourist attractions
 . . . of the Atacama Region: Landscape, towns, cities, routes and desert. From the Pacific Ocean to the Andes Mountains
Flowering desert, Atacama desert, The Andes mountains

History of the Atacama Region
... the development of the last centuries of Atacama, with a focus on industrialization, especially mining.

Mining in Atacama
The history of mining in Atacama and global relations. Presentation of some mining districts - copper, silver and gold mines.

Railways in the Atacama Region
History of the routes in Atacama. A virtual tour of the lines and stations; with historical data and statistics.
Here also Coquimbo and Valparaíso (Red Norte)

Animals of Atacama, Chile
Animals of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.

Flora of Atacama, Chile
A small collection of plants from the Atacama Desert, Chile
Flowering desert

Atacama Life black and white
Photos of the Atacama Desert in monochrome.

Supplements:
Virtual Viewpoint of Atacama
Airfields in Atacama
Roadmaps of Atacama
3-dimensional models of the Region
The climate in Atacama
Historical maps

Eclipse solar total (2.7.2019)

List of names and places
People of Atacama
Bibliography of Atacama

 
Geological route
Geology in photos and texts. Rocks, structures, fossils in images.

Some minerals
Presentation of some minerals and their properties ...

History of Geosciences and Mining
Drawings, illustrations and historical texts in  geology, paleontology and mining
Authors of historical works

Mining between 1830 and 1920 with a focus on Atacama, Chile.