Articles in La Serena and Surroundings

Beaches and Beach Resorts of the "Norte Chico"
(Reads: 26, since 26-Feb-2010)

Bahía Cisne: Lies to the south of Bahía Inglesa. The fact that this bay, with its white sands and turquoise ...

The Elqui Valley: The Charm of an Oasis
(Reads: 2298, since 05-Dic-2008)

Birthplace of Chilean poetess Gabriela Mistral, site of astronomical observatories, and producer of the best Pisco – a ...

Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory
(Reads: 3346, since 23-Ene-2004)

This scientific complex contains many telescopes and instruments dedicated to professional astronomical observation. It is ...

Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory
(Reads: 4127, since 23-Ene-2004)

Located 157 km north of La Serena and 94 km from La Higuera. You can get there by going north on the Pan-American Highway ...

Cerro La Silla Astronomical Observatory
(Reads: 4155, since 23-Ene-2004)

Located 156 km north of La Serena and 96 km from La Higuera, you can get there by going north on the Pan-American Highway to ...

The Chango People
(Reads: 36, since 03-Mar-2010)

The Chango people lived along the coast from Arica to the Choapa River, surviving by fishing and hunting sea lions and ...

The Diaguita People
(Reads: 23, since 03-Mar-2010)

This ancient Amerindian people were settled over the southern part of the American continent, in the areas of Catamarca and ...

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