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Travel Blogs from La Serena
Coastal wildlife near La Serena
From the seaside city of La Serena we took an arranged excursion to the Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt. This is a group of three islands just off the coast. Only two can be visited and only via hired launches from the fishing village opposite. After the disappointment of high winds having kept us from seeing Magellanic penguins up close on …
The Fourth Region
If you need a place to stop in-between Antofagasta and Valparaiso/Santiago, this is a nice stopover. La Serena is a lively college town with comfortable city streets for pedestrians, beautiful beaches, good rock/metal bars and a great Japanese garden. There are many cultures to explore between La Serena and Coquimbo (just up the beach). Like all of …
Star gazing and Pisco Tasting around La Serena
We arrived in La Serena around 6pm and instantly noticed how much colder it was! When we headed out to find some food we were freezing but it was still about 12 degrees celcius (not sure how we will cope back in the UK).
On our first day we walked down to the beach which took about 30mins or so. La Serena is the second oldest city in Chile …
Which way to the beach?
... Supposed to be warmer there!! I cannot believe that tomorrow is the last day with the tour. It has flown by as time and travel do. Excited to start the next part of my trip but also sad to leave the wonderful people I have met here. Although we are already planning on crossing paths later on or even the next day so I guess I cannot get to far away from these crazy English and Kiwi folk, darn it!! Ok, warm bed and raindrops here I come!
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