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Chuqui: The Life & Death of a Mining Town

Chuqui: The Life & Death of a Mining Town

In the middle of the driest desert in the world lies the small town of Chuquicamata, Chile, also known as “Chuqui.” A mine of the same name that gave birth to the town almost 100 years ago has now become the cause of its imminent demise. As the doors of Chuqui close, the last of the residents take a final look at a town that will eventually be buried forever under mountains of extracted dirt from the mine.

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