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Museo de Limari
Housed in the right flank of the grand old train station building, this sparsely labeled museum houses a beautiful selection of ceramics, the majority of which are Diaguita, dating from around AD 1000 to AD 1500, and changing modern art exhibits. There are also pieces from the earl
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Casa Wetzel
Notable constructions in Puerto Varas include private houses from the early 20th century. Several of these houses serve as hospedajes, including the 1930 Casa Wetzel . Ask at the tourist offices for the brochure Paseo Patrimonial, which suggests a walking tour of 10 different house
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Museo Naval
Take in the artifacts salvaged from the sunken Esmeralda at this small museum inside the haughty colonial-style customs house, built in 1871 when Iquique was still Peruvian territory. Peru incarcerated prisoners here during the War of the Pacific, and the building would later see b
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Museo de la Alta Frontera
Though it was closed at the time of writing, its worth checking to see if you can get into this museum that was built to celebrate the citys 250th birthday in 1989. An extraordinary collection of Mapuche silverwork is the star exhibit; masks and headdresses, textiles and ceramics a
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Casa Hitschfeld
Notable constructions in Puerto Varas include private houses from the early 20th century. Several of these houses serve as hospedajes, including the 1930 Casa Hitschfeld . Ask at the tourist offices for the brochure Paseo Patrimonial, which suggests a walking tour of 10 different h
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Casa Tornini
This red neoclassical mansion from the early 1890s, once owned by a family of Italian immigrants, is the towns newest attraction. The six guided tours daily in Spanish, English or German during summer take in six period rooms, with historical items and original furniture, plus two
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Plaza Colón
The British community left a visible imprint on Antofagastas beautiful 19th-century Plaza Colón, which sports rushing fountains amid its palms, mimosas and bougainvilleas. The cute Torre Reloj is a replica of Londons Big Ben; its chimes even have a baby Big Ben ring to them, and ti
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Mirador Cerro la Cruz
Worth the few minutes walk from the plaza and up a series of steps is Mirador Cerro la Cruz, a lookout over the city and the water. Its a great place to shoot some photos, as the view takes in the citys wide streets and tall buildings (there are at least one or two), with the Strai
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Casino Español
The prize for the showiest building in Iquique goes to this Moorish-style place from 1904, on the plazas northeast corner. The gaudily tiled creation is now a club and restaurant, but staff are surprisingly tolerant of travelers taking a quick whirl around the fanciful interior, wh
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Observatorio del Pangue
The latest on the observatory front is Observatorio del Pangue, 17km south of Vicuña, run by three enthusiastic French and Chilean astronomers. The two-hour tours (in English, French and Spanish) leave nightly – unless theres a full moon – at 8:30pm (and on demand at 10:30pm) and o
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Nuestra Señora de Los Dolores
Founded in1849, this church is another one of the islands 16 Unesco World Heritage sites (take special note of the painting behind the entrance door; the juxtaposition of Jesus with Chiloés mythological characters was used as Jesuit propaganda to convert the indigenous inhabitants)
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Museo del Limarí
Housed in the right flank of the grand old train station building, the sparsely labeled Museo del Limarí houses a beautiful selection of ceramics, the majority of which are Diaguita, dating from around AD 1000 to AD 1500, and changing modern-art exhibits. There are also pieces from
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Casa Schwerter
Notable constructions in Puerto Varas include private houses from the early 20th century. Several of these houses serve as hospedajes, including the 1941–42 Casa Schwerter . Ask at the tourist offices for the brochure Paseo Patrimonial, which suggests a walking tour of 10 different
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Museo Histórico Alemán
The Museo Histórico Colonial Alemán was built with assistance from Germany and is managed by the Universidad Austral. It features nearly perfect reconstructions of a water-powered mill, a blacksmiths house, a farmhouse and belfry set among manicured gardens. It is considered the be
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Muelle de Pasajeros
Hour-long boat tours around the harbor leave from Iquiques 1901 passenger pier, just west of the Edificio de la Aduana. The tour floats past the Boya Conmemorativa del Combate de Iquique, a buoy marking the spot where the Esmeralda sank in a confrontation with the ironclad Peruvian
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Plaza Matriz
The historic heart of the city is Plaza Matriz, which is watched over by Iglesia La Matriz . Begun in 1837, its the fifth church to occupy this site since the construction of the original chapel in 1559. In nearby streets, luridly lit cabarets (read: brothels) and liquor stores tes
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Escuela México
In response to the devastation that the 1939 quake caused, the Mexican government donated the Escuela México to Chillán. At Pablo Nerudas request, Mexican muralists David Alfaro Siqueiros and Xavier Guerrero decorated the schools library and stairwell, respectively, with fiercely s
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Museo Regional de Castro
This museum, half a block from Plaza de Armas, houses a well-organized collection of Huilliche relics, musical instruments, traditional farm implements and Chilota wooden boat models, and exhibits on the evolution of Chiloés towns. Its black-and-white photographs of the 1960 earthq
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Cruz del Tercer Milenio
A cross between a holy pilgrimage site and theme park, this whopping 93m-high concrete cross can be clearly seen from La Serena’s beaches and makes for an outstanding lookout. The cross contains a museum (largely devoted to the late Pope John Paul II), prayer rooms and an elevator
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Capilla de Mármol
Well worth the detour, these sculpted geological formations are accessible by boat on Lago General Carrera. Trips (from CH$40,000 for five passengers) only go out in calm boating conditions. If youre driving, continue 8km south of town to the tour boats at Bahia Manso. Its directly
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