Open air kitchen

Due to being booked out (there's only one hostel room), I had to move to Hostal San Pedro for my last night, a delightful little "hippy" place. Very basic but still with great views of the Andes

Heading to Pisco Country- La Serena & Valle de Elqui

October 5th 2013
My next destination was La Serena, situated about 500km to the north of Santiago. It's the capital of the Coquimbo region and is the second oldest city in Chile. I planned to use it as a stepping off point before heading to the Valle de Elqui- an important area for the production of pisco (grape brandy), the base for the very popular pisco sour, national drink of Chile- and Peru. In addition, ... read more

South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » Pisco Elqui

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

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