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V!VA User‘s Description As you move north, the sun-baked hills and gentle valleys of the Norte Chico gradually give way to the more desolate plains of the Atacama desert, marking the beginning of the Norte Grande. On the eastern edge of the country, the desert climbs up into the Altiplano highlands, where salt flats and lakes spread out far into the distance, eventually spilling over into Bolivia and Argentina.
La Pampa de Tamarugal stretches across the arid lands of Chile’s north, from Quebrada de Tana to María Elena. Across ...
Just north of Colchane is Parque Nacional (PN) Volcán Isluga. This 174,744-hectare park was founded in 1967 and modified in ...
At the south edge of downtown Arica rises a thick cliff, El Morro, this city’s landmark. Since the founding of ...
Residencias Real is one of the least expensive hostels in Arica. Its rooms are clean, large and amply furnished with ...







Cabañas Candelaria is a fantastic budget option on the outskirts of San Pedro. The owners are a friendly couple who ...







Painted on the yellow wall of Residencias Don Luis, a cry catches your attention: $10 per person, private bath, kitchen, ...







From the heights of El Morro, a building below catches the eye, spiraling like a seashell. A block from Catedral ...







At Govindas, the Hare Krishnas are leading La Revolución de la Cuchara—The Spoon Revolution. Introducing Arica to the vegetarian lifestyle, ...







Café Latino is one of four cheap eateries in a row next to the Express Líder supermarket. Like its neighbors ...







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