The Chanaral Llanta Potrerillos line in Chile is one of the most stunning railways in the world.

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The Potrerillos mine started production a decade later in 1927.

The railway was subsequently used to transport supplies to Potrerillos and refined copper to the harbor at Barquito.

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In 1959, the mines at Potrerillos were replaced by those at El Salvador.

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