Travelogues Coquimbo Region

I've been in Chile for over a month now. I've been working for a month and have fully settled into life here. I know exactly which bus to take where, how to get to the sea the...

From Valparaíso, we continued along the Pacific coast to La Serena, a colonial city founded by the Spaniards, which had to assert itself against indigenous people, pirates, and...

die beschauliche zeit des gereist WERDENS ist vorbei. Nun beginnt das eigentliche abenteuer, um dessen willen ich überhaupt das VespamerikasuR – unternehmen begonnen habe. Etwas...

It’s incredible how quickly time has passed here, and yet when I think back to the day of my departure, it feels like an eternity. Nonetheless, I had the chance to experience so...

Our journey now took us from the Valparaíso region to the northern neighboring Coquimbo region. Since Chile is as narrow as a chili pepper (which, according to one of our...

La Serena - Isla Damas Also, am Morge sind mir mit all üsem Gepäck und em Schild "Norte" mit de Ubahn richtig Busbahnhof. Dete acho hend mir den mit eusem schwache Spanisch...

After the planning of the upcoming days in our fisherman's hut without internet is a bit difficult, we trust the statement of the fisherman's wives and let ourselves be taken to...

Summer, sun, sea

The journey to La Serena took about 8 hours and led us through a relatively dry and barren landscape. Our hostel is owned by a German couple who emigrated here over 20 years...

Nach den kulturellen und künstlerischen Erlebnissen in Valparaíso haben wir unseren Weg in Richtung Norden weiter fortgesetzt. Immer an der Atlantikküste entlang ging es nach La...

In the middle of the mountainous desert landscape, the Rio Elqui flows through a valley, bringing a lot of greenery with it, making the Elqui Valley practically a long oasis...

The weather once again foiled our plans. However, on the alternative route, we discovered some real hidden gems.

We have already arrived in the desert region of Chile, with one exception: the National Park Fray George. In the middle of the mountainous desert, a forest has managed to...

25th - 27th May If you leave Santiago to explore the vibrant culture of the north, you will inevitably pass through the small coastal town of La Serena. For us, it was an...

After Iquique, we embark on a 23-hour bus journey to La Serena, another place in northern Chile on the coast. Upon arrival, we are completely exhausted from the ride to the...

After having breakfast, we went to the old town of La Serena. To our surprise, it was only two blocks away from our hotel. We strolled through the cute stands, drank freshly...

La Serena

We had actually planned a kiteboarding stop in Puerto Altea, a tip from our Argentine kiteboarding friend from Rodeo. However, finding the spot proved to be more difficult than...

A few days have passed. On Monday, I went to Coquimbo to visit one of my aunts and my cousins. They live above Coquimbo on the hills, Los Cerros. I surprised them. A friend of...

Today we went to the city. Our plan was to walk to the waterfront (Avd. De Mare) and take a bus from there to the city center. We had seen public transportation in the previous...

This tour we were picked up right on time, first us and then the other participants. Of the ten participants, two spoke Spanish and the others spoke German! We went to 'Reserva...

Our destination on this day was Pisco Elqui. After strolling around Valparaiso for a while, we set off. It is 532km from Valparaiso to Pisco Elqui. The sun was shining (as every...

So today we are changing locations again! And without the tourist bonus this time! After checking out of the Hotel Terral, Karin shouldered her two backpacks and carried the...

Another change! We wanted to go to our next location in Vicuña! For that, we had to go back to Calama! And as we have already written, our shuttle was supposed to pick us up at...

Nicht weit von Puclaro entfernt liegt der Humboldt National Park, bestehend aus kleinen, umbetretenen Inseln und bewohnt von verschiedenen Vögeln, Zwerg-Pinguinen und Robben. Wir...

Mirador Cerro de la Virgen

After spending the whole day walking around on Saturday and the neighbors from the hostel had a party until early morning, there wasn't much sleep, only three hours. Since I...

We rode into the Valle de Elqui. Pablo and Barbara picked us up in Pisco Elqui at 2:30 PM. Their 2 children were with them, accompanying their parents on a ride for the first...

We didn't report yesterday how we (with Franziska's help) actually came to this place! So I already hinted that after the shared week with our daughter and the time with the...

The sun is shining and the hummingbirds feed on the brightly red flowers