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Coober Pedy is a place where people like to live underground.
Coober Pedy is a small Australian town, famous for being the opal capital of the world because of the large quantity of opal stones that are mined here. What people don’t know about this place is that the locals mostly like to live underground. A tradition that goes back to the early 1900, when the first miners arrived in the area, cave-boring in the hillsides is still popular. The temperatures here during the Summer are unbearable for some, so they opt for underground living quarters, at approximately the same price as a surface-built house. The first one keeps a constant, cool temperature during the Summer while the second needs air-conditioning. It can get quite cold during the winter, though.
One of the most popular attractions in Coober Pedy are the underground churches.
June 9, 2008
This is an interesting option. I love the color of the stone the room are carved out of.
Not sure that this is for me.
June 9, 2008
I’ve always thought it would be interesting to take part in an underground society, such as the ones constructed in abandoned subway tunnels. Only for a little while, though. Wouldn’t want to build up that hobo stank. o.o
June 15, 2008
If they wanted they could put up drywall, maybe using steel frames, and then it would be like living in a regular house that just happens to exist underground, instead of truly looking undergroundish.