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Victoria Mine

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Victoria Mine

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Victoria Mine

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    1. View of Valle de la Luna – Victoria Mine loop from Población El Carmen

    10.6km

    02:54

    160m

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    August 20, 2018

    A former salt mine in the Valle de la Luna valley

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      March 6, 2024

      Short path past an old salt mine. Currently only parking lot two is open here.

      What I liked best: The salt crystals not only partly look like ice, but also sound like it. The rocks crackle and crack at the mining sites.

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        April 17, 2024

        The Valley of the Moon area was originally named “Las Salinas” due to the great amount of salt that allowed the development of a small salt mining operation and extraction. One of the mines is the Victoria Mine whose owner was Gabino Aguilar who named the mine after his wife Victoria Vilca.
        Source: valledelaluna.com/en/el-valle-de-la-luna

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          Elevation 2,510 m

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          Location: Antofagasta, Chile

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