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Arica Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Arica, Chile
visite en solo
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Arica
... next destination: Arica. Luckily, the bus was great and it went by pretty fast, again, we took bus-tur. Arica is all the way in the North of Chile, and from here we plan to enter Peru. Turns out Arica is little town, which is very similar ...
Holiday from the trip
... but we did get a nice photo of a flag... :) Next we decided to check out the beaches which changed our minds (a little) about the place. Overall, the best part of Arica has to be the fantastic hot shower and TV in our room! Perfect winter seaside ...
Zwischenstopp
Obwohl Arica einen wunderschönen Strand hat und die Wellen zum Surfen viel besser wären, haben wir hier nur einen Stopp-over gemacht um in den Parque Nacional de Lauca weiter zu reisen. ...
Arica
... een zwembad erbij. Ik kwam alleen pas laat in de middag aan, dus daar had ik vrij weinig aan. Vanmorgen weer vertrokken richting Arica in Chili. Ik wilde eigenlijk met de bus, maar ik ben er gister achter gekomen dat er ook colectivos rijden van Tacna ...
Surf´s Up
... Got up early to catch bus to Arequipa, Peru. Got to the bus station at 7am. Apparently to cross the border from Arica, Chile one must catch a colectivo (or at least it is easiest this way). So I have now experienced another land country ...
Traversée Pérou/Chili...tout en couleurs
... view. It was a jolly 1 hour ride. Upon our arrival customs totally went through our bags but wihtin 10minutes we were out and at Arica. Walked to a hotel foundin the guide book. They had one room left but at 40 dollars (this was a hostel) so we went to ...
Hangover Food
2 Day rest period after 17 hour bus journey and from the altitude. Food: Davys favourite Sizzling Grill :Chips covered in Sausages, Beef, Chicken, and all covered in cheese, great hangover ...
Jedziemy do Chile
... , w ktorym nie dane bylo nam sie wyspac. Przed 5-ta jestesmy na dworcu w La Paz. Szukamy polaczen do Arici w Chile. Niestety jestesmy troche za wczesnie, wszystkie stanowiska sa zamkniete. Siadamy w poczekalni i czekamy. Po okolo pol godzinie po dworcu ...
Through the Atacama Desert
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"Lets just keep on going"
... a flight to Santiago, we were again forced into having an early night. Simon: Arguing long and hard as to whether Arica reminded us more of Farnborough or Birkenhead (Birkenhead winning I believe on account of the large quantities of readily available ...
Eureka Fish!
... in less than an hour! We decided we wanted to stay another night on our danger beach as hostels were so expensive in Chile and this "campsite" was free. We stayed another night and enjoyed the next day walking around and spending the afternoon on ...
A desert in the ocean
... almost full. It was the milk-run flight. We stopped twice on the way to Santiago and twice more between Santiago and Arica. Six take-offs and landings, my least favourite part about flying. Oh well, we got there in a day for the ...
The driest place in the world. A contender, anyway
... (if you can call three hours of sleep a night). This morning I hopped a plane the 2000-some km to Arica, at the northern extreme of Chile, about 30 km from the Peruvian border. Arica lies on the coastal edge of the Atacama desert, which is literally ...
Nearly 24 hours later=Chile
... For a minute, we thought we´d have to change plans and stay in Peru a little longer, because the border between Peru and Chile was closed to public transportation (there was a blockade for some reason I still don´t have sophisticated enough Spanish to ...
Chile!!
... took about 3 times as long and involved drug and fruit sniffing dogs, a bigger line and more hassle in general. I arrived in to Arica and it turned out to be a pretty nice city. Nothing spectacular but it had a nice pedestrian mall and a lookout over ...
Day 49 - Arequipa, Peru to Arica, Chile
... nbsp; Of course, this is the form outlet. We should have known. This just adds to the zest of the day. Wheeled into Arica early in the afternoon and hailed a cab for service to a nice room (this is our favorite way to find ...
Crazy Hostel
On arrival we booked our ´bus´ to Arequipa in Peru for the next day and got a taxi to our hostel. We were greeted by a friendly german girl who promptly handed us a free ice cold beer - marvellous. We relaxed for a bit, drank our beer and ...
Quick Stopover
Being back at the Surfhouse was nice and comfortable. It's always good to go somewhere that I know once in a while so I don't have to swot up on the map beforehand or risk looking totally befuddled when I arrive! Nothing exciting to report here - I got ...
Beach side resort.... thanks LAN
... the first two legs of the flight. Those were the legs that actually had people on them. We spent time on the plane at Arica airport, then time in the terminal, then time in the terminal restaurant, before being told that we would not be continuing on to ...
Welcome to Chile! (And good riddance to Peru!)
... on shore. Giant rocky ledges that jut out into the water serve as wave breakers for the otherwise unruly ocean. The nightlife in Arica starts early, which is perfect for me! At about 8pm the main pedestrian street, which is lined with bars is ...
Chilly in arica
Brenda here.We are in Ari ca Chile as of yesterday.We are staying at a party type hostel.....Used my ear plugs to sleep ,which were great.It is very nice and warm here.The water at the beach is very brown because a river going into it is Hugh and ...
On top of the World !
... stone, hence the name. Took the opportunity to try Guinea Pig and Llama - Llama was ok but not an experience I'll be repeating. Chile then beckoned and we are fast approaching the Atacama desert ! The change in cultures (or may be it's just wealth) is ...
Most Northern City in Chile
... win by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1880) when they took this steep nearby hill from Peru.....and by winning the war, Chile landlocked Bolivia and ended up with the land with all the nitrates and copper that has been the source of wealth ever ...
Destination: Chile
... plads. Saa tidligt torsdag morgen tog vi fra Tacna, en by taet ved graensen til Chile, i haabet om at komme med toget til Arica i Chile. Kl. 06.30 stod vi klar ved hvad der viste sig at vaere en nu nedlagt togstation, hurtigt maatte vi i stedet tage til ...
Earthquake in Arica
... the wheel!!! Then the earth started to move literally (not because of Al's good looks!) with cars shaking and the ground rumbling under us. We'd only been in Chile for a couple of hours and we experienced our first earthquake! ...
On the road to Chile!
... . We were now officially in Chile and feeling quite relieved it hadn't been too stressful! The taxi drove 15km to Arica, the first town in Chile and we were dropped off at the international terminal. After taking some money from the ATM and buying an ...
Sun, Surf, Earthquakes and Jellyfish
... and how lucky we were to be experiencing it. We were off to Bolivia the next day and were looking forward to our return to Chile in 2 weeks time. We were going to miss the surf hostel with surf obsessed Kurt and the Aussies, but not the Earthquakes and ...
Some R&R and munchies on the Beach
... my faves) can make you appreciate the little things more than you thought you would. In our case, the tiny beach town of Arica on Chile's northern coast was just the cure to our stresses. We arrived Monday afternoon before sunset. We took the advice of a ...