The inhabitants of Coober Pedy live underground for a good reason
Coober Pedy is a small Australian town, known for its very strange living conditions. Because this remote community is located in the outback Australia, it endures seasonal dust storms and temperatures up to 51 degrees in the shade. To stay cool during the summer and warm in winter, the inhabitants built underground and troglodyte houses ( dug-outs ) that protect them from the harsh conditions. But why are you asking, these people live here? The Opal . Coober Pedy is the largest opal mining region in the world .
Although the name "Coober Pedy" comes from the Aboriginal term kupa piti , which means “the hole of the white man”, the city itself is composed of more than 45 different nationalities. The place does not necessarily dream, nor even the fact of living underground, but the opal mines bring so much money that sacrificing a few years of his life to live and work there in exchange for becoming rich may be worth it. No?
In this water-free environment, there is little activity above the ground, but a community of about 1900 inhabitants exists in the underground network, which lives inside 1500 houses and housing located between 2.50 and 7 meters depth . Apart from living underground, these houses include all the comfort that yours can provide you.
Coober Pedy began to attract curious tourists in the 1980s when the first hotel was built, underground of course. In addition to the interest of sleeping under the ground, the city has a network of underground bars, shops, museums and churches to visit.
Coober Pedy is on the road between Adelaide and Alice Springs.
Sources: Distractivey, Messy Nessy Chic , Wikipedia
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