Where's Cooper Petty?
Located in central South Australia, about 850km by car from Adelaide, Cuppedi (Coober Pedy) is one of the driest and hottest places in Australia. In 1915, a Colorado prospecting team came to Coober Pedy to set up a camp in search of gold. A month later, the gold mine was not found. While searching for water with his father, William, while searching for water, inadvertently found some colorful stones shining in the sun. He picked a small bag and brought it back to the camp. The adults were surprised to realize that. This is the most beautiful jewel ever legendary in the European royal family: the opal mine, commonly known as (Opal). As a result, the only underground city in the desert has been established.
The unexpected discovery changed the number of lives in the field. If diamonds are investors' old love, then the colorful Australian treasure is the investor's new love. Aussie, the only natural jewel with a colorful effect, has long been loved by the European royal aristocrats.
The excavator at the junction of the town became the landmark of the town.
The name "Coober Pedy" is derived from the native language "KUPA PITI", which means a hole in a white man. Because of the harsh weather conditions, it is common to have a summer temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. The miners began digging into the hillside in search of shelter. They only wanted to find a respite in the hot sun, but did not expect a dungeon to eventually be built. Thus, Coober Pedy is described as the coolest being in Australia.
Mines are usually abandoned after mining, but in Coober Pedy they become places where people live and live. Although the natural conditions are difficult, after generations of explorations and struggles, the people living in Coober Pedy have found the pleasure of being alone here. Today, most of the inhabitants are descendants of the Taobao, who have become accustomed to the days of underground life.
The house of a small town usually reveals only a half-story of entrances and exits on the surface, and the rest is hidden underground, so there are not many buildings except parking lots and gas stations, but in fact there are more than a thousand people living here, from hotels to restaurants. Everything from church to nightclub.
Basement with special accommodation
The name of our hotel is Underground (basement). According to the website, the three-room hotel is the highest-rated local B-B, the hotel living room, kitchen, garden are all available, indeed good.
The shopkeeper and his wife were hospitable, the kitchen was open 24 hours a day, milk, juice, cereal and biscuits were served throughout the day, and a local Outback wine was presented. The only supermarket in the city is closed at 5 p. M., so buy some ingredients earlie
Living in the basement feels especially cool in winter and summer, not to mention, the deepest feeling is that turning off the lights will give you the real "five fingers out of sight".
Not far behind the hotel was a church, and, Coober Pedy, a mostly white dungeon, needed religious activity to soothe the hearts and minds of the residents.
This unluxurious but distinctive underground church, now known as the earliest underground church, has also become historic.
After decades of mining, Kuber Pedi, which has become the world's treasure capital, is more like a big mine, with dozens of kilometers of "flawless" potholes and dozens of kilometers of piles of earth waves.
Star Legend
Thanks to the natural view of the alien planet and the apocalyptic surroundings of the world, Cooper Peidi has also become a scenic spot for sci-fi films. This is also the main shooting site of the Star Legend. The props in the movie, spaceship, are abandoned as a scene in the city.
The innate conditions make it an ideal place to watch stars. Coober Pedy has a unique landscape and a unique culture that people create, giving it a lot of different travel experiences. That night, blowing the driest wind, looking at the wildest stars against the mysterious and beautiful Southern Cross. Such a journey of life, unforgettable for life!
