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Museo Histórico y de Armas
The imposing coffee-colored shoulder of rock, El Morro de Arica, looms 110m over the city. It makes a great place to get your bearings, with vulture-eye views of the city, port and Pacific Ocean. However, this lofty headland has a far greater significance to Chileans, for this was
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Plaza Sotomayor
The Plaza Sotomayor is dominated by the impressive blue-colored palatial Edificio de la Comandancia Naval (Naval Command Building). In the middle of the square lies the Monumento a los Héroes de Iquique , a subterranean mausoleum paying tribute to Chiles naval martyrs. The Aduana
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Cerro Ñielol
Cerro Ñielol is a hill that sits among some 90 hectares of native forest – a little forested oasis in the city. Chile’s national flower, the copihue (Lapageria rosea), grows here in abundance, flowering from March to July. Cerro Ñielol is also of historical importance, since it was
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Santuario El Cañi
The nature sanctuary El Cañi is proof that concerned citizens can make a difference and affect conservation of old-growth forests. When logging interests threatened the area in 1991, Fundación Lahuen, a small cluster of concerned folks with start-up funding from Ancient Forests Int
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Parque Nacional Nahuelbuta
Between Angol and the Pacific, the coast range rises to 1550m within the 68 sq km Parque Nacional Nahuelbuta , one of the last non-Andean refuges of pehuenes, or monkey-puzzle trees. In summer, other interesting plant life includes 16 varieties of orchids and two carnivorous plant
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Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo
A mix of Andean forest and scrubland make up this hilly, 100-sq-km nature reserve in a scenic tributary canyon of the Cajón del Maipo, 18km southeast of Pirque. It’s home to abundant bird species, foxes and rodents, and the endangered Chilean iguana. Two short, clearly labeled tra
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Laguna Chaxa
The jagged crust of the Salar de Atacama looks for all the world like God went crazy with a stippling brush. But in the midst of these rough lifeless crystals is an oasis of activity: the pungent Laguna Chaxa, about 25km southwest of Toconao and 65km from San Pedro, the Reserva Nac
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Parque Nacional Tolhuaca
As the early-morning mist burns off from the surrounding hill country, gaggles of parrots can sometimes be spotted lingering on the dusty road that leads to the 64-sq-km Parque Nacional Tolhuaca – a clear indication you’re on the road less traveled. One of the park system’s best-ke
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Basílica del Salvador
A landmark in Barrio Brasil is the quake-damaged, neo-Gothic Basílica del Salvador dating from 1892. It is often closed, except on special occasions. West of the Vía Norte Sur, the previously neglected Barrio Brasil is enjoying a surge in popularity. Deserted decades ago by the wel
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El Morro de Arica
This imposing coffee-colored shoulder of rock looms 110m over the city. It makes a great place to get your bearings, with vulture-eye views of the city, port and Pacific Ocean. This lofty headland was the site of a crucial battle in 1880, a year into the War of the Pacific, when th
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Península Poike
At the eastern end of the island, this high plateau is crowned by the extinct volcano Maunga Pu A Katiki (400m) and bound in by steep cliffs. There are also three small volcanic domes, one of which sports a huge mask carved into the rock that looks like a giant gargoyle. Also worth
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Monumento Natural La Portada
While not in Antofagasta proper, but rather 25km north of the city, this enormous offshore arch – the centerpiece of a 31-hectare protected zone – is the most spectacular of the areas sights. Topped by marine sediments and supported by a sturdy volcanic base, the stack has been ero
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Palacio Cousiño
Flaunt it seems to have been the main idea behind the shockingly lavish Palacio Cousiño. It was built between 1870 and 1878 by the prominent Cousiño-Goyenechea family after theyd amassed a huge fortune from winemaking and coal and silver mining, and its a fascinating glimpse of how
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Museo de Artes Visuales
Exposed concrete, stripped wood and glass are the materials local architect Cristián Undurraga chose for the stunningly simple Museo de Artes Visuales. The contents of the four open-plan galleries are as winsome as the building: top-notch modern engravings, sculptures, paintings an
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Parque Nacional Puyehue
Volcán Puyehue, 2240m tall, blew its top the day after the earthquake in 1960, turning a large chunk of dense, humid evergreen forest into a stark landscape of sand dunes and lava rivers. Today, Parque Nacional Puyehue protects 1070 sq km of this contrasting environment, and it is
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Parque Nacional Queulat
The 1540-sq-km Parque Nacional Queulat is a wild realm of rivers winding through forests thick with ferns and southern beech. When the sun is out it’s simply stunning, with steep-sided fjords flanked by creeping glaciers and 2000m volcanic peaks. The park straddles the Carretera Au
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Reserva Nacional Cerro Castillo
Cerro Castillos basalt spires are the crowning centerpiece of Reserva Nacional Cerro Castillo a sprawling 1800-sq-km mountain reserve of southern beech forest, 75km south of Coyhaique. The park boasts fine fishing and hiking, along with little foot traffic. Its namesake, the 2700m
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Villa Cultural Huilquilemu
Once an important fundo (farm), this complex of restored 19th-century buildings is a cultural landmark and a wonderful example of colonial architecture. It was damaged in the 2010 earthquake and the museum (containing folk art, religious tableaux, and the basin where local hero Ber
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Parque Nacional Huerquehue
Startling aquamarine lakes surrounded by verdant old-growth forests ensure wonderful Parque Nacional Huerquehue is one of the shining stars of the south and a standout in the Chilean chain of national parks. The 125-sq-km preserve, founded in 1912, is awash with rivers and waterfal
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Parque Tantauco
Among the worlds 25 biodiversity hot spots, Parque Tantauco – created and owned by Chilean business magnate and former president Sebastián Piñera, and run by his foundation (Fundación Futura) – is a private nature reserve encompassing 130km of trails throughout 1180 sq km west of Q
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