This Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Codelco División El Teniente invites the entire community to visit Casa 100, the Central Population and its facilities, such as the Electrical Museum, the Palitroque and the School of Goldsmiths, and be part of the celebration of Heritage Day.

Those wishing to participate must go directly to Coya and register at the entrance to Casa 100, where guided tours will be organized every 20 minutes. Transportation to and from the Central Population will also be available.

Trips to Sewell were originally planned, but due to weather conditions and snow accumulation, visits to the former camp were suspended to ensure the safety of visitors.

Heritage in Coya

For El Teniente, Heritage Day is an opportunity to open its historic buildings, share with the community and educate new generations about the history of mining in Chile and the life of the first families who populated the Andes foothills, generating development and prosperity through the exploitation of the mineral resource.

Contributing to regional development and to the knowledge of mining history through this type of activity is a source of pride and a reflection of the copper company's current efforts to preserve and strengthen its heritage in line with the productive operations and development plans of El Teniente, which is now 119 years old.

Built in 1927, House 100 was designed as the residence of the company's General Manager, William Braden, who sought a more pleasant climate than Sewell to settle his family in. The house reflects the style of the mansions of the Central South of the United States at the beginning of the 20th century.

Its name comes from the numbering system that the American company used to organize its plans and assign them to the corresponding building. The wood that stands out most in its construction is American Oregon pine and its surface area is 630 square meters.

Visitors will also be able to tour the Central Population, a group of houses and buildings where executives and workers of the then American company settled. There are recreational areas such as the Palitroque building, recognized as the first place to play bowling in the country, and more recently the School of Goldsmiths, where local entrepreneurs are trained and taught weekly how to work with metals to make jewelry and other decorative elements.

Casa 100 and Población Central will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., without reservation and free of charge, with guided tours every 20 minutes by professionals from the Sewell Foundation.