📜 Former nitrate town, later a dictator's prison.
🔍 Declared a national monument in 1971, preserved by caretakers.

Why Go

🏭 Explore abandoned nitrate town facilities (theater, library, pool, sports center)
🏛️ Visit a historical national monument
🚶 See a site of significant Chilean history

Why Avoid

⚠️ Unexploded mines off-road

Tips

🅿️ Easily drive to entrance and park
🗺️ Well signposted from Route 5 and 25 crossings

Cost

💰 Entrance fee 2,000 cpl.