a short, rather unplanned leg into the cold

I had to leave Ovalle unexpectively because all rooms are fully booked. I was driving in light clothing as it was rather warm...All clothing was tightly packed and I had to decide...unpacking takes 30 minutes, it will be pitch dark by the time I arrive in La Serena without any room. I decided to just leave...Up I wnt into the mountains I had to cross around 3000m in order to get down into La Serena...close to the 40km/h winds...

Arrival late night in the cold...Motorbike service

January 9th 2014
Geo: -29.9008, -71.2448I was arriving in La Serena very late in the evening and it was freezing cold in the summer...Chile...it's the chill that gets you...haha...I was searching for the guesthouse I have goggled on the Internet...Unfortunately fully booked but the lady at the entrance brought me to another guesthouse, which is not advertised on the Internet and therefore not fully booked so ... read more

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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

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