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CulturalRef. 1178

Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works

Cultural World Heritage property in Chile, inscribed in 2005 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works, Chile
Photo: rewbs.soal · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrasíliaCaralChan ChanChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexChavin de HuantarChinchorro mummiesEl Fuerte de SamaipataFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeHistoric Centre of ArequipaHistoric centre of CuscoHistoric Centre of LimaHistoric Centre of the Town of GoiásHistoric City of SucreHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuHuascarán National ParkHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksIguaçu National ParkIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteInca road systemIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural ParksJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaJesuit missions among the GuaraníJesuit Missions of ChiquitosJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéManu National ParkNazca LinesNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkPantanalPotosíQuebrada de HumahuacaRío Abiseo National ParkSewellTiwanaku20.208° S, 69.794° W
State Party
Chile
Year of inscription
2005
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Area of property
573 ha
Location
Tarapacá Region
What it is
refinery
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1178 · Wikidata Q572895

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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