Once a thriving community, Humberstone in northern Chile is now a ghost town. Beginning in the late 1860s, hundreds of people lived and worked in Humberstone and nearby Santa Laura. Located in the ...

it also comes equipped with its fair share of charming towns. Resting on the banks of Chile’s Villarrica Lake, Pucón offers a glimpse into the idyllic beauty of central Chile at its best ...

High-voltage towers, metal fences, and warning signs greet visitors as they enter the rural town of Charrúa, located nearly ...

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile holds two ghost towns called Humberstone and Santa Laura. Once home to thousands, they were abandoned in the 1960s when the saltpeter industry collapsed.