Azapainn Arica
Guillermo Sanchez 660, Valle de Azapa Arica, Chile
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Conference times
Buenas muchachos, Hurrah free internet! Here I am in the amazing desert of the Atacama, first day of the conference on southern hemisphere deserts and with my talk looming on the horizon - only about an hour away! Gaaagh! Arrived on plane from Santiago, having stopped along the way, much like a bus would - dropping passengers off, picking up new …
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Surf's up!
... time and couldn’t believe it, it was only 9 am!!!! An early check in was just what we needed! We got to our room and that was me asleep for another few hours. We spoke to the guys at the hostel to find out about the area, breakfast and laundry but this was a real struggle as they spoke no English and our Spanish, although improving is still not up to much. We had heard great things about this hostel, they had won awards they had fantastic reviews yet somehow I ...
Is This Cooked?
... we were given a kind of fish salad while we waited for our fish to be cut. we had a sneaking suspicion that the fish we were eating wasn't cooked, however, not wanting to be rude we ate the dish. It wasn't bad, but later we found out that it was in fact raw. Ceviche is a seafood dish popular in the coastal countries of South and Central America. It is made with raw fish, lemon or lime juice, chili ...
Sunny Days Hostel....another all night party!
We spoke with the hostel owner and there shouldn't be any more parties – its only Friday and Saturday nights. The hostel owner is nice, but we do feel like we are far out of town, although close to the beach. We are going to give it another night and probably move to another hostel.
Today we went for a walk ...
Chilly in Chile (and stuck).
... prices there ???), and we were much less afraid of being robbed or harassed. The crazy thing was though that we actually soon started to miss the madness, complete anarchy and chaos of Bolivia, its culture, traditional dress and constant festivities. We had become so accustomed to it that now it seemed like normal life. Arica was boring in comparison.
Our main reason for coming here was to pick up the ‘padron’ or ownership document ...


