Aucanquilcha mina de Azufre

Chile / Antofagasta / Calama /
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Aucanquilcha Sulphur Mine' this is one of three historically mined sulphur deposits around the volcano. Note the straight line coming down from it to the old treatment plant is the old aerial tramway for sulphur ore.

Highest attainable by transportation Road (dead end) at 6,176 m (20,262 ft), mining road to summit of volcano, once usable by 20-ton mining trucks. The road is no longer usable ~ reference en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Earth
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aucanquilcha
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Coordinates:   21°13'2"S   68°27'56"W
This article was last modified 16 years ago