La Mina

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Korte feiten: What remains of the world's richest copper mine once supplied 10% of the global copper output. Over 200 kilometers of tunnels snake through this massive open-pit crater that plunges 300 meters deep into the earth.

Hoogtepunten: Stand at the viewing platform on the edge of this 1,200-meter-wide chasm and watch tiny trucks that look like toys hauling rock from the bottom. The scale is so staggering that workers used to say the mine had its own weather system with clouds forming inside the crater.

Insidertips

• Wear closed-toe shoes as the walkways can be dusty and uneven near the viewing areas.
• Skip the first tour of the day if you want photos with the best morning light hitting the reddish-orange walls.
• Spend 20 minutes in the museum first to understand what you are looking at before heading to the crater viewpoint.
• Bring a light jacket even in summer as the open crater rim can get surprisingly windy.

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