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Introduction
Founded in 1544 on a bluff just south of the Elqui River's entry into the Pacific, La Serena is Chile's second oldest city (the oldest is Santiago, established in 1541). Now home to some 150,000 inhabitants, it alone among the country's large... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There By Plane -- La Serena's Aeropuerto La Florida (tel. 51/272652), 5km (3 miles) from downtown on Route 41, is served by LANExpress (tel. 600/526-2000; www.lan.com) with up to three daily flights from the capital. Check for deep... Continue reading »
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Fast facts
ATMs & Currency Exchange -- Options include AFEX, Balmaceda 413 (tel. 51/217751; www.afex.cl); Cambios Inter, Balmaceda 431 (tel. 51/224673); and Fides, Balmaceda 460 no. 7 (tel. 51/214554), all open Monday through Friday from 9am to 6:30pm a... Continue reading »
La Serena Travel Experiences
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A lucky Escape
Thursday 5th OctoberThursday 5th OctoberDay Thirty-SixBlurgh! 6.30am and time to rise for school and it was another cold start to the day... Continue reading »
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Tiempo Libre
Friday 13th OctoberDay Forty-FourWoke up and discovered that my Chile guide book was still at Monte Grande which meant a trek back down t... Continue reading »
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La Serena - there is life!!!!!
We happily set ourselves up again in our new hostel, with our own bathroom!!! Mad got herself a heater, she was very pleased and we hea... Continue reading »
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La Serena, Chile
Its been so long since I´ve had the opportunity to sit down at a computer, I´ve almost forgotten about La Serena! Not really, but let me... Continue reading »
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Monte Grande school
Tuesday 3rd OctoberDay Thirty-Four6.30am and I had to make a move to get to Monte Grande and L’escuela Gabriela Mistral for my first day... Continue reading »
