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La Serena, Iquique and Arica

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May 17th 2013
Oh dear, not too much to say about La Serena. I think it might have been a better experience if we had of stayed at a better hostel, or if we were into surfing, but as it was just another beach town that turned out to be a little disappointing, much like Mar del Plata in Argentina. We did a day trip to the nearby town of Coquimbo which is a fairly small industrial town with an active fishing port ... read more

South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » La Serena

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more