🏛️ Sewell Mining Town

Chile · Americas · Cultural · 34.09°S, 70.37°W

Sewell is an uninhabited Chilean mining town located on the slopes of the Andes in the commune of Machalí in Cachapoal Province, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, at an altitude of between 2,000 and 2,250 metres. In 2006, it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is known as a former company town, developed by Braden Copper Company for housing the workers associated with the operations of El Teniente, the largest underground copper mine in the world.

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Quick facts

Country	Chile
Continent / region	Americas
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	34.09°S, 70.37°W · view on map

Sewell Mining Town is a cultural World Heritage site in Chile, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Sewell Mining Town was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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