Humberstone, Chile
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Humberstone is a ghost town in the Atacama desert of Chile.
History
[edit | edit source]The town was founded as "La Palma" in 1872 for workers at the adjacent potassium nitrate extraction plant of the Peruvian Nitrate Company.[1][2] James Thomas Humberstone later became the CEO of the Peruvian Nitrate Company.
See also
[edit | edit source]- War of the Pacific
- Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
- List of Saltpeter works in Tarapacá and Antofagasta
Notes and references
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