Hostal Liming Iquique

Barros Arana 705 Iquique, Chile

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Oh i do love to be by the sea side.

A travel blog entry by roscoe44

... mill read a book she had found in the hostel.The run was tough in the heat, so when i had done about 3 miles i gave up and we went for dinner. When we were cooking, an American couple came in, a right pair of hippies, they started going on as Americans do "hey guys you wanna get yourselves down to the fish market its ******* awesome, check out these shellfish, there un****ing real man" i just ignored them, they did look good though, so might have to find the fish ...

A ghost town visit

A travel blog entry by keelaurow

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... the world go by.

Enough day passed in this unusually sedentary manner that it was finally time to hunt down some groceries and test out our hostel's kitchen. It was a tight squeeze in the kitchen as many people were choosing the more economical route of making their own meals; apparently all at the same time.

We enjoyed our homecooked meal with a rather large bottle of Carmenere wine (a grape only found in Chile, and once thought to be extinct ...

The day before the day before I get home

A travel blog entry by winegalcj

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... like large scissors instead of a lawn mower. I even say some guys trimming a football f field with a weed whacker. I am not making this up. Over.

The mineral boom of last century – nitrates to be specific – made this town rich as the port where they came and went – plus the copper mines that are also local. The resulting pollution and opulence remain whereas the nitrates are long gone or diminished. My new buddy Ruby (see ...

Birthday Paragliding!

A travel blog entry by dbadgery

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... tranquil, like i imainge a bird feels and there were big vultures riding the thermals around us. Altogether about 45 minutes in the air above the city and the enormous sand dune near it before a very gentle landing on the beach. Spent the afternoon on the beach ...

Early Start Birthday

A travel blog entry by dave-baker

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... a few hours kip I went to arrange the trip which has to wait until the 26th now, so I won't have time to visit the nitrate ghost mining town of Humberstone as well.
Had a walk around the town which is pretty nice, a small town with the Pacific Ocean on one side and surrounded by mountains, which go red/pink as the sun sets later in the day. Wandered down to the beach which is really nice, ...