Potrerillos, Chile

Potrerillos is a ghost town in the interior of Atacama Region, Chile. Potrerillos became established as mining camp in the 1920s by Andes Copper Mining Company.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Origen de la gran minería del cobre (1904-1930)". Memoria chilena (in Spanish) (Biblioteca Nacional de Chile). Retrieved August 30, 2014{{inconsistent citations}}

Coordinates: 26°26′03″S 69°29′00″W / 26.4342°S 69.4833°W / -26.4342; -69.4833

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