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Published: February 15th 2007
Every time we had seen La Serena on the TV it was sunny. Guess what, it’s cloudy in the mornings!
We didn’t really take to La Serena and much preferred the nearby town of Coquimbo (see the next entry). The Japanese Gardens were a highlight though and we had a nice wander through.
One evening we went down to the beach near El Faro lighthouse. It wasn’t as developed as expected but the craft market was very good. We got to taste some delicious chocolate too which is always a bonus!!
Davis Cup tennis has also been in town. Unfortunately Chile lost to defending champions Russia but the atmosphere in the bus station was electric watching the closing rubber. I never thought this competition could capture the public’s imagination like this.
We head off inland next for a few days. Hopefully the sun will shine all day as it’s supposed to be a coastal phenomenon we have witnessed!
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james st. james
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tenis
tennis, or tenis in spanish, is chile's 2nd most popular sport after football/soccer. chile is the only country in latin america where tennis is not an elite sport but mostly middle class (and even poorer people play, since there are public courts here and there). chile won its first ever olympic gold medals at the 2004 athens games with tennis, winning gold and bronze in men's singles, then both medalists combined to also win the gold medal in men's doubles.