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Published: February 15th 2007
Pelicans
Thousands of them!We only spent half a day in Coquimbo but we left wishing we had stayed there instead of La Serena. It had a good South American vibe to it and the atmosphere around the port was fantastic.
We ate fish for lunch in a cheap restaurant where the locals gather every weekend for family feasts. Nearby we were able to see the multitude of pelicans gliding gracefully inches above the water and resting on dormant fishing boats.
In town they built a huge cross on a hill to commemorate the Millennium. You can even go up in a lift inside - we didn’t! Sticking with religion, we were amazed to see an Islamic style tower similar to what we have seen in Morocco. It is in fact a cultural centre named after King Mohammed VI of Morocco. Quite why we didn’t find out!!
There is also a Barrio Ingles. It contains 50 pubs and restaurants which may be why it is so called! As it was Sunday morning when we arrived, hardly anywhere was open, but we did find a nice bar for a coffee close to the Hotel Liverpool!
Near to the central plaza is a
Pelicans
And this is where they live, on boats! newly constructed dome. This shelters an underground exhibition of bones uncovered in 1981. The ancient society was called “Las Animas” and they were buried with the llamas and alpacas they reared. Very strange!
Oh yes, there are long stretches of beach too, but by the time we had had lunch and waited for the sun to emerge we couldn’t be bothered any more!!
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musulmanes
chile has the largest palestinian community outside the middle east, at about 300,000. the vast majority (85%) are christians, but the rest are muslims. there are also some syrians and lebanese. this is why there is a mosque in coquimbo.