In the middle of the world’s driest desert, where nothing should thrive, lies a place frozen in time. The Atacama Desert in Chile is a land of extremes. This is the story of Humberstone and Santa Laura, once-thriving saltpeter mining towns. But how did these thriving towns come to be forgotten by the world, left to crumble under the relentless sun? Watch this video for all the info!
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00:00 Whispers in the Desert
00:26 The Nitrate Pioneers
01:11 The Saltpeter Giants
01:36 A Slow Decline
02:15 Preserving the Past
02:56 A Legacy in Ruins
#GhostTowns #AbandonedPlaces #Humberstone #SantaLaura #AtacamaDesert #UrbanExploration #UNESCOWorldHeritage #ForgottenHistory #AbandonedChile
