Maps of Chile

Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine, is located in Chile.The Chuquicamata mine has been developed in the Andes at an altitude of 2849 meters above sea level. The unique mine is owned and operated by the Chilean national copper corporation, which has been remaining the leading copper producer for many years. Its scale is simply amazing. The diameter of the Chuquicamata’s crater is 4300 meters in its widest spot and around 3000 meters in the narrowest one. The pit is 850 meters deep. Its development began almost one hundred years ago, in 1915.

Officially, in 1952 more than four million tons of copper was recovered from the quarry, but since 1974 the level of resource extraction has increased to 420 tons per year. According to modern-day scientists, the first to discover rich … Read all

In Chile, in the picturesque Bio-Bio province there is a beautiful waterfall Salto del Laja (or the Laja Falls). As compared with other famous waterfalls of the planet it seems to be very tiny just about 35 meters in height. However, this does not prevent Salto del Laja to be one of the main natural attractions not only in Chile, but also throughout the continent.

In ancient times the Mapuche tribes lived in the surroundings of the waterfall. They considered these places as sacred and used them for the most important ceremonies. One of the most emblematic initiation was the ceremony of dedication of the youths into “men” if they managed to cross to the other side of the largest fall on foot. That event was incredibly dangerous. According to ancient legends, the waterfall became the … Read all