Mining in the Atacama Region, Chile

Village of Cerro Blanco: p.1 | p.2 | p.3  

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Today the village is abandoned and far away from the technological world. That wasn't always like that. The Carrizal Bajo - Carrizal Alto railway reached Yerbas Buenas, located some 7 km to the west. From there there was a railroad-road to the "Agua Amarilla"mine.

In the beginning the sector had its main access from Los Loros by a well constructed road (by the port of Dadín / Dichosa). But the morphological difficulties caused by the ascent from the Copiapó valley favoured an access via Carrizal Bajo and Qda. Yerbas Buenas.

The village is now in ruins. The post office and the church are standing. It is difficult to recognize the original streets, and a lot of water passed through the place. But the ruins are extensive, they have their continuation on the slopes of the hills.