{"id":1258,"date":"2015-06-09T10:19:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T09:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2023-11-21T00:43:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T23:43:21","slug":"2015-04-27-santa-laura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=1258","title":{"rendered":"2015-04-27: Santa Laura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Santa Laura is another nitrate town nearby.\u00a0 As Humberstone, tt was setup in 1872. It did not go into production until 1921 when its refurbishment that had started in 1913 was completed and the Shanks system for leaching was introduced. Commercially, it was never as successful as Humberstone which also reflects in the number of inhabitants: At its peak, there were around 425 people living and working in Santa Laura. As Humberstone, it was acquired by COSATAN in 1934, when the price for saltpetre dropped, and the work went practically bankrupt. The end came with its shutdown in 1960,<\/p>\n<p>Most of the living quarter is torn down and destroyed by the desert. The core of the plant, the leaching building and the stone mills, are however in a good shape (in Humberstone, they are completely lost).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1>Nearing Santa Laura<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1263\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0539.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1263\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0539.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: The Leaching Building and the Chimney\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: The Works and its Chimney seen from a Distance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1264\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0544.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1264\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0544.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Tracks to the Nitrate Work\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Railroad Tracks to the Nitrate Work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1301\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0533.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1301\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0533.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Fountain\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Iron Fountain at the Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1266\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0425.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1266\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0425.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Chariot\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Chariot near the Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>The Leaching Building<\/h1>\n<p>The Heart of the works it the leaching building. The caliche containing the nitrate were grounded, and then transported with conveyor belts up top of the leaching building. It would then mixed with water, and\u00a0mother liquor brine, and indirectly heated up to 70 \u00b0C by steam (leaching). The saturated sodium nitrate solution would then be cleared by sedimentation in tanks. By allowing the solution to cool, the sodium precipitated. After the addition of a coagulant, sodium and nitrate solution could be separated. The nitrated solution was pumped into crystallisation pans, and allowed to dry at ambient temperature (see also &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IJCT 8(5) 427-438.pdf\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">The rise and fall of the salitre (sodium nitrate) industry<\/a>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1300\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0532.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0532.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: The Leaching Building\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: The Leaching Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1269\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0441.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1269 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0441.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: The Leaching Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1298\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0527.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0527.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: The Leaching Building and the Iodine Hut\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: The Leaching Building and the Iodine Hut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1280\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0472.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1280 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0472.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: The Stone Crusher Building and the Leaching Building\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: The Caliche Crusher Building and the Leaching Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1284\" style=\"width: 2136px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0477-e1433809711172.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0477-e1433809711172.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: The Chimney and a Boiler\" width=\"2136\" height=\"3216\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: The Chimney and a Boiler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1293\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1293\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0510.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Main Plaza and Leaching Building\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Main Plaza and Leaching Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1299\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0529.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1299\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0529.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: A Drying Tank\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: A Tank (Probably a Sedimentation Tank for Clearing the Nitrate Solution coming from the Leaching Building)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Stone Mills<\/h1>\n<p>It does not require a lot of fantasy to envision nasty accidents that might have happened here &#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0448.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0448.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: The Funnels for the Stone Crusher\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: The Funnels for the Stone Crusher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1270\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0442.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1270 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0442.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: The Stone-Crusher Building\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: The Caliche-Crusher Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1271\" style=\"width: 2136px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0444.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1271 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0444-e1433836325495.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: The Stone Crusher\" width=\"2136\" height=\"3216\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: The Caliche Crusher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Iodine Building<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1287\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0492.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1287 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Process to yield Iodine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1285\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0488.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1285 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Probably some kind of oven in the Iodine House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1288\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0494.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0494.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Iodine Building\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Tanks in Iodine Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 class=\"size-full wp-image-1287\">Power Plants (Electric and Pneumatic)<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1279\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0465.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1279\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0465.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Compressor Building and Electric Power Plant\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Compressor Building and Electric Power Plant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0474.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1281 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0474.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: The  Power Plant\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Santa Laura: The Electric Power Plant<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1276\" style=\"width: 2136px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0454-e1433809485786.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1276 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0454-e1433809485786.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Electric Power Distribution Tower\" width=\"2136\" height=\"3216\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Electric Power Distribution Tower with Thick Cover of Dust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1275\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0452.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0452.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: The Fly Wheel of a Generator\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: The Fly Wheel of a Generator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1277\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0462.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1277\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0462.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Compressor\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Compressor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Ruins of the Town<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1294\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1294 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0513.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: House Structure\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: House Structure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1292\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1292\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0508.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Water Tank\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Water Tank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1290\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0505.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1290 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0505.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Kiosk\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Kiosk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1265\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0424.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1265\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0424.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Windmill\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Windmill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1274\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0449.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1274\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_0449.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Laura: Windmill\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Laura: Another Windmill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1177\" style=\"width: 1648px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150427_GPS_SantaLaura.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1177\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150427_GPS_SantaLaura.jpg\" alt=\"GPS Tracks at  Santa Laura\" width=\"1648\" height=\"1004\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GPS Tracks at Santa Laura<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SantaLaura.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2964\" height=\"1766\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SantaLaura.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SantaLaura.png 2964w, https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SantaLaura-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SantaLaura-150x89.png 150w, https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SantaLaura-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SantaLaura-1536x915.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SantaLaura-2048x1220.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2964px) 100vw, 2964px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Visitors&#8217; Map of Santa Laura<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santa Laura is another nitrate town nearby.\u00a0 As Humberstone, tt was setup in 1872. It did not go into production until 1921 when its refurbishment that had started in 1913 was completed and the Shanks system for leaching was introduced. Commercially, it was never as successful as Humberstone which also reflects in the number of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=1258\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2015-04-27: Santa Laura<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1258"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6790,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions\/6790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}