1178 CL - Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2005)

Humberstone and Santa Laura works contain over 200 former saltpeter works where workers from Chile, Peru and Bolivia lived in company towns and forged a distinctive communal pampinos culture. That culture is manifest in their rich language, creativity, and solidarity, and, above all, in their pioneering struggle for social justice, which had a profound impact on social history. Situated in the remote Pampas, one of the driest deserts on Earth, thousands of pampinos lived and worked in this hostile environment for over 60 years, from 1880, to process the largest deposit of saltpeter in the world, producing the fertilizer sodium nitrate that was to transform agricultural lands in North and South America, and in Europe, and produce great wealth for Chile. Because of the vulnerability of the structures and the impact of a recent earthquake, the site was also placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger to help mobilize resources for its conservation.

亨伯斯通和圣劳拉硝石采石场遗址由200多个以前的采矿点组成，来自智利、秘鲁和玻利维亚的工人就居住在企业生活区中，形成了独特的社区文化。这种文化体现于丰富的语言、创造力和团结力上，尤其是争取社会公正的先锋精神，这对社会历史有着深远的影响。此处遗址位于地球上最干燥的沙漠之一，偏远的潘帕沙漠地区(desert Pampa)。从1880年开始，成千上万名来自智利、秘鲁和玻利维亚的矿工就在这样恶劣的环境下生活和工作了60多年，开采世界上最大的硝石矿，生产化肥硝酸钠，用于改造北美洲和南美洲以及欧洲的农田，并为智利创造了巨大财富。由于这里的建筑物容易遭到破坏，最近又受到地震影响，这里已列入了《濒危世界遗产名录》，以便募集资源，对其实施保护。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1178

715 CL - Rapa Nui National Park (1995)

Brief Description

"Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and original tradition of monumental sculpture and architecture, free from any external influence. From the 10th to the 16th century this society built shrines and erected enormous stone figures known as moai, which created an unrivalled cultural landscape that continues to fascinate people throughout the world."

拉帕努伊国家公园

"拉帕努伊是当地人对复活节岛(Easter Island)的称呼，岛上酝酿了一种独特的文化现象。公元300年时玻利尼西亚人(Polynesian)在没有外界影响下，形成了自己独特的、想象丰 富的、原汁原味的纪念性雕刻和建筑传统。从10世纪到16世纪，玻利尼西亚人陆续建立了许多神殿，竖起了许多称为莫阿伊(moai)的巨大的石像，至今仍 是一道无与伦比的文化风景，吸引全世界各地游人慕名来访。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/715

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959 CL - Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso (2003)

Brief Description

"The colonial city of Valparaíso presents an excellent example of late 19th-century urban and architectural development in Latin America. In its natural amphitheatre-like setting, the city is characterized by a vernacular urban fabric adapted to the hillsides that are dotted with a great variety of church spires. It contrasts with the geometrical layout utilized in the plain. The city has well preserved its interesting early industrial infrastructures, such as the numerous ‘elevators’ on the steep hillsides."

瓦尔帕莱索港口城市历史区

"瓦尔帕莱索殖民城市是19世纪晚期拉丁美洲城市和建筑发展的典范。城市地理位置如同一个圆形露天剧场，布局非常有特色，山 腰上到处可见本国的城市建筑，其中还点缀着星罗棋布的教堂尖塔，在平地部分则采用几何布局。瓦尔帕莱索还完好保存了一些早年有趣的工业基础设施，例如陡峭 山坡上不计其数的“起卸机”。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/959

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971 CL - Churches of Chiloé (2000)

Brief Description

"The Churches of Chiloé represent a unique example in Latin America of an outstanding form of ecclesiastical wooden architecture. They represent a tradition initiated by the Jesuit Peripatetic Mission in the 17th and 18th centuries, continued and enriched by the Franciscans during the 19th century and still prevailing today. These churches embody the intangible richness of the Chiloé Archipelago, and bear witness to a successful fusion of indigenous and European culture, the full integration of its architecture in the landscape and environment, as well as to the spiritual values of the communities."

奇洛埃教堂

"奇洛埃教堂是拉丁美洲特有的基督教木式建筑的杰出代表，所代表的建筑传统始于17和18世纪的耶稣会布道团(Jesuit Peripatetic Mission)，在19世纪得到圣芳济会(Franciscans)的发扬，并流传至今。这些教堂象征了智利群岛文化上的繁荣，也见证了当地文化与欧洲 文化的成功融合，建筑与自然环境，以及当地社会精神价值的有机统一。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/971

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