Chilecito La mexicana Station #3
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- Distance
- 11.65 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,585 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 341 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,510 ft
- TrailRank
- 16
- Min elevation
- 3,685 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 131
- Uploaded
- October 27, 2022
- Recorded
- October 2022
near Chilecito, La Rioja (Argentina)
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Chilecito La mexicana Station #3
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3,684 ft
Chilecito toStationn # 3 La Mexicana Mine
sam1964
Cycling distance: 12.43 mi. - 20 km.
Elevation min: 1123 meters max: 1984 meters
Uphill: 915 meters down: 74 meters
Type: One way
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La mexicana Mine
Extreme Hiking – La Mexicana Mine – Argentina
La Mejicana Mine is a gold mine located in Cerro Famatina at 15,100 feet above sea level and 34 km from the city of Famatina in the province of La Rioja, Argentina.
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To transport the large amount of ore to Chilecito – Argentina, what was at the time one of the largest engineering works in the world was built, a cableway, which was completed in 1905, with a length of 35 km and which is currently part of the monuments and historical places of Argentina.
Towards the end of the 19th century, Famatina became one of the most important districts with the production of gold, silver, iron, copper and lead.