This summer the Chiflón del Diablo in Lota will reopen its doors. Although there is no exact date, they have already confirmed that it will be in the summer season. As the new modality will have a limited audience, tickets will be made through the online reservation system.
Unofficially the reopening of the Chiflón del Diablo Mine in Lota was confirmed for the 2022 summer season. 2023, Its date is pending, due to the work that is carried out in maintenance and security.
This was stated by the president of the Lota Citizen Board of Heritage, Culture and Tourism, Yéniffer Fuentealba.
In this regard, the leader, citing a meeting she had with the director of the Tourist Circuit of the ProCultura Foundation, Francisco Fuentes, indicated that the site will have improvements for the safety of its visitors.
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By the way, he announced that -unlike previous years- the number of tourists per day will be limited, so an online reservation system will be implemented.
Let’s remember that this national monument is part of the attractions that Lota has in its application to be Unesco World Heritage Site.
Mine closed due to flooding
The mayor of Lota, Patricio Marchant, will officiate both the administrator of the Lota Sorprendente circuit and Corfo, so that both entities inform the community of the recovery process that the mine is undergoing.
In turn, he recalled that El Chiflón of the Devilit suffered flooding, which forced -among other causes- its indefinite closure before the pandemic.
Radio El Carbón wanted to obtain more information from the ProCultura Foundation, an institution that agreed to refer to the subject. However, that answer has not yet arrived.
For now, it is known that this important heritage site will be accessible for the summer season, although the date for its reopening remains unknown
It should be remembered that in the surroundings of the underground complex is the general store, some pavilions and utensils that were part of mining life between the mid-19th century and much of the 20th century.