November 21, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °CA bit further in the valley, we stopped at the Colcas. These are underground holes that are were used to store grains and food items that the people from the valley used to get here to trade with the people from the highlands. They used holes in the ground lined with stones and them coated withRead more
November 20, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 22 °CWe took a break from the SIM card search and went to the San Marcos cathedral near the main square. Its a nice wooden cathedral with nice colors painted on giving it a gingerbread cookie house kind of a look 😁
November 20, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 22 °CWe decided to go to the mobile phone registration office to get our phones registered to work in Chile. We weren't sure if that would work but one of the agents on one of the mobile operator shops told us about it. The building was right next to the coast. The office was on the 5th floor. There weRead more
November 20, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
There's a statue of Jesus on top of the hill, much like the one in Rio but this one faces the ocean instead of the city 😉
There were lovely views of the Pacific ocean on the west side and of Arica town on the east.
November 20, 2017 in Chile ⋅ 🌙 19 °CWe waited for the sunset at the Morro del Arica. It was really beautiful. As soon as the sun set, it started getting a bit cold. We started our 5 km walk back to the hostel to sleep a bit early so we could be ready for the tour the next day at 8 am.
November 20, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 19 °CThere were beautiful views of the Arica town and the harbor from on top of the hill. We could see for quite many kilometers away.
November 20, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 19 °COn top of the hill, there are cannons displayed from before the world war I and there's also a museum for the marines from long time ago.
August 5, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Anstatt sich in abgeschiedenen Ecken über die Klippen zu kraxeln, nur um ein paar Tiere zu sehen, geht man einfach dahin, wo sie am einfachsten an ihr Futter kommen!
Ein leckeres Fischrestaurant am Hafen, direkt am Fischmarkt.
doms-world-partyAbsolut, des denkt man leider auch wenn man den ganzen plastikmüll rumliegen sieht...
July 28, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
- auf einen Hügel kraxeln
- Spaß mit Flaggen
- in ein Museum gehen
- sich über Seelöwen und Pelikane freuen
- im Hostel beklaut werden
Läuft soweit…
You might also know this place by the following names:
Isla Alacrán, Isla Alacran
I love those sand dunes
Each and every place in the altiplano is unique and stunning. Its an amazing place.