(Translated by Google) Beautiful although it always needs infrastructure improvements. (Original) Bella aunque siempre le faltan mejoras en infraestructura.

(Translated by Google) Simply a great avenue, with a beautiful view of the sea and very relaxing both at night and during the day. (Original) Simplemente una gran avenida, con bonita vista al mar y muy relajante tanto de noche como de día.

(Translated by Google) Nice place, mediocre service pisco sour, very bad, they only served us LEMONADE we asked for change they arrived after the meal. 30 minutes they didn't bring the wine. consumption 57,000 + tip. (Original) Bonito lugar,atención mediocre pisco sour,malisimo,solo nos sirvieron LIMONADA pedimos cambio llegaron después de la comida.30 minutos no trajeron el vino.consumo 57.000 + propina.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful like all chili. (Original) Hermoso como todo chile.

(Translated by Google) During the summers there is always a lot of traffic, even on weekend afternoons you can see a good amount of people passing through. Only that at this time, there is an arrangement in the access on 4 corners, which generates a little more traffic than usual. (Original) Por los veranos siempre hay mucho tráfico, incluso los fines de semana por las tardes ya se ve su buen cantidad de gente transitando. Solamente que por estas fechas, hay un arreglo en el acceso por 4 esquinas, lo que genera un poco mas de tráfico de lo habitual.

(Translated by Google) A cloudy sunset from the sea avenue. (Original) UnAtardecer nublado desde la avenida del mar.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful (Original) Lindoooooo

Lucky to see dolphins!!

Great natural reserve, but you cant swim or stay at the island

Great location best hideaway from La Serena

(Translated by Google) The best tour of La Serena. Tour through beautiful places full of wildlife, we saw foxes and guanacos, that's how you get to Punta Choros, a modest fishing village, there you take a boat that takes you to Damas Island passing by 2 other islands where you will see penguins, otters and with luck whales. The tour of the island on foot is very well protected to interfere almost nothing with the animal and plant life. (Original) El mejor tour de la Serena. Recorrido por bellos parajes llenos de vida salvaje vimos zorros y guanacos, así se llega a punta choros, modesto poblado de pescadores, ahi tomas una embarcación que te lleva a Isla Damas pasando por otras 2 islas donde veras pingüinos, nutrias y con suerte ballenas. El recorrido por la isla a pie esta muy bien protegido para interferir casi nada con la vida animal y vegetal.

(Translated by Google) What a wonderful place, the color of its waters is nothing to envy of tropical beaches, it has bathrooms that work with sea water, the CONAF staff are very friendly. Respect trails and island rules. BATHING IS NOT ALLOWED, to preserve the waters and the species. The birds are not afraid and stand very close to you. (Original) Que lugar más maravilloso, el color de sus aguas nada que envidiar a las playas tropicales, tiene baños que funcionan con el agua de mar, el personal de CONAF muy amigables. Respetar senderos y reglas de la isla. NO SE PERMITE BAÑARSE, para preservar las aguas y las especies. Las aves no tienen miedo y se colocan muy cerca de uno.

(Translated by Google) This island of very white sands and abundant fauna is located in a privileged environment. To be able to go down you have to pay an additional ticket to the tour of $3000. The daily availability is 750 places, we arrived around 12:30 and there were no more, they told us what kind of 9am they were already full. In summer it seems that the agencies grab them very early. Even without being able to go down the walk, it is highly recommended. (Original) En un entorno privilegiado esta ubicada esta isla de arenas muy blancas y abundante fauna. Para poder bajar hay que pagar un ticket adicional al tour de $3000. La disponibilidad diaria es de 750 cupos, nosotros llegamos cerca de las 12:30hrs y ya no habían, nos comentaron qué tipo 9am ya estaban completos. En verano al parecer las agencias los copan muy temprano. Aún sin poder bajar el paseo es muy recomendable.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful island, part of the reserve excursion. It's worth the price; it's a beautiful experience to explore and see the diversity of flora and fauna. If you go early, you might even spot dolphins. (Original) Linda isla, parte de la excursión a la reserva. Vale la pena pagarlo, es una hermosa experiencia recorrerla y poder ver la diversidad de la flora y fauna, si van temprano tienen posibilidad de poder avistar delfines.

Great space for family quality time! Beautiful landscape and perfect spaces for connecting with nature and the japanese environment. I had the opportunity to visit the park at the beginning and more than 25 years later it is a beautiful place to enjoy with your family

A beautiful place to have a family outing. This park has decades and is perfectly maintained, you will enjoy from an experience like being in a real Japanese garden. This place is a great fit for small kids and elderly people, will enjoy the nature, the recreated spots and can feed the ducks and swans! If you are visiting La Serena, be sure to experience this japanese garden.

Gorgeous manicured gardens in the centre of La Serena. We attended the anniversary celebration with Japanese martial arts displays, crafts, food and culture on show. The ducks and swans are beautiful and very relaxed around people. Plenty of stunning photo opportunities

This place is absolutely beautiful. It was design by a japanese architect so you can be sure it was made with love to the japanese culture. Its also really well kept and you can feed the ducks and swans. Its also wheelchair friendly. I would absolutely recommend it if you are visiting La Serena

This place is very peaceful and is only 1,000 chilean peso per adult. I enjoyed seeing several types of birds, listening to the waterfall, and sitting, gazing at the well-maintained nature from the park benches.

Nice Japanese garden for walking. Great for aslow stroll with a friend. It is an older public garden and it is showing some wear. Good for walking with kids.

For 3 CLP per person this is worth a stop to spend a relaxing time in a well maintained Japanese garden and observe many ducks and geese enjoying the habitat.

(Translated by Google) It's impeccable for resting... facing the sea, lots of space... and tranquility. (Original) Para descansar está impecable... frente al mar, mucho espacio... y tranquilidad

(Translated by Google) Excellent cabins with an adequate cost/quality ratio. Good mattresses, complete, clean dishes, good spaces and ideal for up to 6 people. Highly recommended. (Original) Excelentes cabañas con una adecuada relación costo/calidad. Colchones buenos, vajilla completa, limpia, buenos espacios e ideal para hasta 6 personas. Muy recomendable.

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful place but like all tourism in Chile very poor, we arrived very early and no one knows anything, the tourist is just a client who must get money as quickly as possible, it is not treated with love and even less with respect, they just want to take a photo of you and then green it... The landscape and what is known is spectacular... But that's just how it is... (Original) Lugar muy hermoso pero como todo el turismo en Chile muy deficiente, llegamos muy temprano y nadie sabe nada, el turista es solo un cliente que deben sacar dinero lo rápido posible no se trata con cariño y menos con respeto, solo te quieren sacar una foto para después verderla... El paisaje y lo conocido espectacular... Pero así nomás es...

(Translated by Google) We returned with the family, many more people than in 2021, the trips to the island were very expensive. Many criminals waiting for their moment. We were on a beach on the border with Freirina, there was a guy in an Audi with a signal jammer, thank goodness we realized it. Capas we were left without a car. (Original) Volvímos con la familia, mucha más gente q el 2021, los paseos a la isla carisimos. Mucho delincuente esperando su momento. Estuvimos en una playa en el límite con Freirina, andaba un tipo en un audi con inhividor de señal, menos mal nos dimos cuenta. Capas nos quedamos sin auto.

(Translated by Google) Super good place to walk and get to know, I also recommend going during these dates because there are very few people and easy and quick access to the cabins, boat rides and meals!!! (Original) Super buen lugar para pasear y conocer, además les recomiendo ir en estas fechas porque hay muy poca gente y se accede fácil y rápido a las cabañas, paseos en lancha y comidas!!!

(Translated by Google) Good size cabin, comfortable bed, impeccable bathroom, everything very clean, well equipped, TV in bedroom, hot water, good view of the cove, silence, it was much more than expected, Sandra very attentive. (Original) Cabaña de buena tamaño, cama cómoda, baño impecable, todo muy limpio, bien equipada, tv en dormitorio, agua caliente, buena vista a la caleta, silencio, resultó mucho más de lo esperado, Sandra muy atenta.

(Translated by Google) I didn't stay in the cabins but they have an excellent view, they look very comfortable, there is a restaurant inside and the food is delicious. You can go with pets (Original) No me quedé en las cabañas pero tienen una excelente vista, se ven muy cómodas, hay un restaurant dentro y la comida es deliciosa. Se puede ir con mascotas

This is a very nice place to visit if you are in La Serena, you should definitely take a visit. You can find many handicrafts in La Recova. The nearby street views are awesome. The only thing you need to watch out for is plan not to drive in the area during afternoon school closing time as parents & students are all converging to the area.

A very exciting place. In addition to tons of souvenirs, there are also many local products. The vendors are very friendly and unobtrusive, and haggling can be worthwhile.

Nice place with a lot of shops , hairdresser restraunt , great to find souvenirs and local produce

Hmmmm, perfect for a souvenir with some treasures to be found but the problem is that every treasure is found in every local. I think that the preserved baboaca is a good price. Even the wool was priced fairly. However, you are left feeling that after the third local there aren't any more to see. The second floor looks good for a brief Pisco Sour prior to renegotiating the city-town.

A surprisingly diverse "popular" market with handcraft (from simple to elaborated ones). Always be careful with pickpockets and be atemptive with your belongs. Nevertheless is an impressive stop, worth the time.

Lama sweaters & gloves & hats very reasonable. Nicely made.

Local market selling local handicrafts and souvenirs

This famous lighthouse remains as a symbol of La Serena and was built in the 1950's according to a plan to modernize the city led by former president Gonzalez Videla

Beautiful views of the ocean and beaches and interesting history lesson. All the signs and information is in Spanish.

La serena and Coquimbo are beautifull towns on the pacific coast, nice night life, perfect restaurants, great for taking just few days off... And the sunset is a must here 😉

Place was closed. There were some shady guys arround it. It is dirty and smells kinda bad. I don't recommend wasting your time going here.

The lighthouse is not in great shape. It was never a functional lighthouse. It was built to be.an attraction and a landmark for the city of La Serena. Tsunamis have swept across it a number of times. It is often foggy in the morning making the beach obscure.

Despite signs saying otherwise on the front door it was closed when we visited so I cannot comment on the inside. Exterior was interesting enough with the large ca noon facing the ocean but a little information would have been helpful.

Monumental tower by the beach in this sea town resort near Ciquimbo

Nice place to shopping and eat a great fast food. A lot of homeless person asking for money.

Close to bus terminal - good place to have a quick lunch before your trip. Failed to find a grocery store/mall, but there's a lot of restaurants/fast foods. Has number of sport shops, so, you can buy some last minute equip, if needed.

If your backpacking and waiting a while at the bus station, pop over to mall get yourself something to eat and jump on WiFi. The WiFi was good so I could download a few films for the night bus I had ahead of me and was better to chill here than at bus station!

Your typical Chilean mall. Not much to do if you are a guy. Parking free for the first half an hour.

Nothing special

Nice place , lots of stores, but can be busy at times

Super close to the bus terminal. They have a decent food court.

almost got my bag stolen

Wow

Linda

(Translated by Google) Beautiful cathedral to visit. Its history and charm make it unique. Advisable (Original) Hermosa catedral para visitar. Su historia y encanto la hace única. Recomendable

The cathedral is arguably the highlight of La Serena and definitely worth a visit. The cathedral's origins date back to 1549, and its current form was completed in 1856.

(Translated by Google) For a landmark in Chile, it really is a beautiful cathedral. It is quite dark but its architecture and pretty. I recommend! (Original) Pour un monument du Chili, c'est vraiment une belle cathédrale. Elle est assez sombre mais sont architecture et jolie. Je recommande !

(Translated by Google) The largest religious center in the city, with a colossal structure that can be seen like a rising giant from almost all points of the city of La Serena. (Original) El centro religioso más grande la ciudad, con una estructura colosal que se puede observar como gigante en ascenso desde casi todos los puntos de la ciudad de la serena.

A great, fun little tour at this family business. Great to see what they do and how they care about everything! The wines are also delicious!

I came here with my wife and ihave to say the person working here wasn't nice. She didn't want to say anything about the wines, like, cmon we've come so far and she couldn't even say "Hello" she also didn't let us taste anything or explain anything about the types of wines they sell. Terrible customer service. I'm ngl we'll never come back here

Fantastic! We turned up near to closing time without having reserved, but we got a free tour of their wonderful historic vineyard from a lovely lady who spoke English and we had 4 wine tastings. All wines were very nice, we bought a bottle of our favorite. Thanks for one of our favourite experiences in the Elqui valley!

Nice family owned winery. We did a quick tour and tried four of their wines. Very delicious.

Beautiful area. The tour was 3,000 CLP per wine glass for the tour. The wine is rather inexpensive for purchase and was fairly good.

Family owned winery. Delicious el vino!

Eugenia was the star of the show, for my brother and I. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a wine tasting where the guide is able to convey the complex wine intricacies as simply and succinct as Eugenia. I was not planning to spend much in buying these wines but after hearing from her the story of cavas, and tasting the wines, I had no choice. I bought a bunch of wine that unfortunately will not last as I will drink them as soon as I get home. Amazing place, everyone should spend some time with Cavas del Valle.

The national park is in great condition, it has nice paths for trekking, but at the moment, conaf, the national agency in charge of it, has the most extended path closed. Anyway, the most important one is open, the hydrophilic forest, a 50 mins at slow pace path where you can see by your own the dispute between desertic and forestry flora, this is an unique feature of this place, who is recognized by UNESCO has one of the starlight place to go.

Worth the trip! The park was amazing. One step you are in the desert, the next step you are at the coast. Fascinating ecosystems. The rangers are friendly and informative.

Very cool, but drive up the hike is humid, hot and straight up. The you have to hike down too. But the desert to rain forest is amazing at the top.

Nature is amazing, beatuful place. There are camping, bathroom, parking. You can't do fire to cook. Th road is in very very bad condition, low cars are not recommended to go.

Very nice trekking and green forest. A long dirt road about 40km. Very steep hills for cars, drive carefully.

I’m leaving this review for the bad organization and general unpreparation to welcome tourists. Apparently you can only enter the park if buying the parc passes online. We didn’t know and drove until the entrance (1h our / 60km way and back from the exit on Ruta 5); where we were told that we had to buy the tickets on the website. We then tried on the spot for 30 minutes and 4 different cards, but all the time we got some different bug and errors. We asked if we could pay them in cash directly after coming such a long way, but they said they were not equipped to have this option. 2 people “worked” at the park entrance basically doing nothing if they can’t even sell the tickets to spontaneous visitors and considering that in this low season we were likely the only tourists they saw for weeks. Very unhelpful and a bad experience overall. We were also told that the only walk doable in the park is a 30-40min one, so charging 10000CPL per entrance per person seems quite a lot too. Good luck to future visitors!

30 or 40 min to get in to the park. The road is not good, but the park is very nice.

(Translated by Google) Terrible... I paid for 2 sessions and the second session I went to, she didn't know anything about me, she didn't even bother to register me in her files, I had to tell her everything again and explain the medications she gave me, terrible. (Original) Malisimo... pague 2 sesiones y a la segunda sesion que fui , no sabia nada de mi nisiquiera se tomo la molestia de registrarme en sus archivos, tuve que contarle todo denuevo y explicarle los medicamentos que ella me dejó, pesimo

(Translated by Google) They did not respond (Original) No respondieron

(Translated by Google) Answer THE CALLS!!!!! (Original) Contesten LAS LLAMADAS!!!!!

Highly recommended. The exhibition is truly informative and beautiful. Here you can learn everything about the early history of La Serena and the surrounding area. There's even a real Easter Island statue as a highlight.

Fascinating! And some exquisite items.

It was a really small museum, only a small corridor and entrance! But the items were really interesting and mostly related to the hunting tools of ancient residents of chile! They had also a goid chronological illustration about the archeology of Chile.

Free museum that is worth a walk through of you have some time in La Serena.

This museum is currently closed and undergoing renovations. They have a small number of displays in the lobby, which you can visit for free.

Free and interesting!

At the time of my visit, some rooms in the Museum were being renovated and closed but, for the few I visited, the archeological items (potteries mostly) were spectacular and well lit with a nice museography, only there were too few. The entrance was free and the staff really friendly. So, in the end, this was quite a small museum but it was very much worth visiting. It took me less than twenty minutes to do it and I don't see any reason to skip it unless you are allergic to Museums.

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) is a NOIRLab facility at 2200m height of Mt.Cerro Tololo in the Coquimbo, Chile. It hosts 4m Victor M Blanco Telescope and several other telescopes. It is open for visitors on Saturday for 4-42 visitors. Booking information is available at following link: https://noirlab.edu/public/visits/cerro-tololo-chile/

This is a fantastic experience, and well-organized one. The observatory itself is a state-of-the-art in my view. Folks from the observatory envisioned a form on their website to fill in, no phone calls are needed, a free bus from the checkpoint will get you to the observatory itself, the landscapes are breathtaking. The staff carrying out the excursions are the scientists themselves, very educated people that can explain how the things work in the observatory, and in the Universe. They even open the domes and move the lenses for the groups. I am absolutely amazed and strongly recommend it to everyone.

Not only was the visit to the telescopes amazing, but the view from the mountaintop was breathtaking.

Just an amazing place, beautiful views and astonishing night skies.

Google has asked me to rate this joint, so here goes. It's an out-of-the-way place - you have to be really dedicated to come here. Travel time from the US is on the order of 20 hours. The food is pretty good for a place that's on a mountain in the desert, but the real reason people come here is the sub-arcsecond seeing. This place's specialty is the 4-meter Blanco telescope, with the Dark Energy Camera mounted at prime focus. Be aware that you'll need a reservation to observe here: the "Time Allocation Committee" is pretty choosey.

Magico night in Cerro Tololo with incredibile sunset and sub rise. Sky with SQM 21.66!

I was here for the afternoon tour. Great tour done by very competent staff, very well organized about transport, communication and timing. Love it.

(Translated by Google) Permanently closed. A shame because there is a room for local artists but as they indicate on the door that it is closed for at least 15 more years according to the receptionist, we almost left due to the bad information from the man at the entrance. You can't see the museum, the service is terrible. Better go to the archaeological one, it is beautiful, big, free, interactive. (Original) Cerrado de manera permanente. Una lástima porque hay una sala de artistas locales pero como indican en la puerta que está cerrado hasta al menos 15 años mas segun el recepcionista, casi nos vamos por la mala informacion del hombre en la entrada. El museo no se puede ver, atienden pésimo. Mejor vaya al arqueologico, es hermoso, grande, gratis, interactivo.

(Translated by Google) It's my first time there, which is a shame because it was under renovation and the tour lasted no more than 10 minutes. The renovations are going on for a long time, according to the manager there. There were very few things to see. There was a temporary exhibition commemorating Women's Month, but beyond that, nothing. (Original) Es primera vez que voy, lástima porque estaba en remodelación y el recorrido duró no más de 10 minutos. Tienen un largo proceso de remodelación según me dijo el encargado de ahí. Muy pocas cosas para ver. Había una exposición temporal en conmemoración del mes de la mujer, más allá de eso nada.

(Translated by Google) Museum that houses some of the region's mining history as well as the early 20th-century history of the city of La Serena. Museum housed in what was the home of a former president in the 1940s. (Original) Musée qui abrite un peu l'histoire de l'exploitation des mines de lq région ainsi que l'histoire du début du XXe siècle de la ville de La Serena. Musée établi dans ce qui était la maison d'un ancien président des années 1940.

(Translated by Google) It's small but it has history, so it's entertaining for those who like history. (Original) Es pequeño pero tiene historia, igual es entrete para los que le gusta la historia.

(Translated by Google) Upon entering, we were told that "it's a museum that isn't a museum," and it's understandable since it has little regional significance at the moment. It has suffered structural damage since the 2019 earthquake, so at some point it will be closed, restored, and reoriented museographically to meet the standards of an archaeology museum (highly recommended!), until then. Until then, it has three exhibits: one on masonry (which looked temporary), and two others on the customs, arts, and life of the Chango people and farming communities. It's interesting, but reading everything won't take more than 20 minutes. Let's hope the museum reopens in a few years with a new look and more comprehensive exhibits. (Original) Apenas entrar nos dijeron que “es un museo que no es un museo” y se entiende ya que de regional le queda poco en estos momentos. Posee daño estructural desde el terremoto del 2019 por lo que en algún momento será cerrado, restaurado y reorientado museográficamente para quedar con el estándar del museo de arqueología (recomendadisimo!), hasta entonces cuenta con 3 exposiciones: uno de masonería (que tenía pinta de temporal), y otras dos con las costumbres, artes y vida del pueblo chango y comunidades agrícolas. Es interesante pero leyendo todo no da para más de 20 minutos, esperemos el museo abra sus puertas en algunos años más con una nueva cara y exposiciones más completas.

(Translated by Google) An excellent program of temporary exhibitions in visual arts, crafts and graphics. They are related to the history and physical and human geography of the Coquimbo Region. (Original) Una excelente programación de exhibiciones temporales en artes visuales, artesanía y gráfica. Se relacionan con la historia y la geografía física y humana de la Región de Coquimbo.

(Translated by Google) Hidden between Museums and Public Buildings, this Plaza Gabriel Gomzalez Videla emerges, which although small houses 27 Artisan shops and a food court 100% recommended and even more so a place that will surprise those of us who like to cook with love, where you will find everything to do so "Condimentos Doña Pochita" Tremendous Stand, visit it... (Original) Escondida entre Museos y Edificios Públicos, emerje esta Plaza Gabriel Gomzalez Videla que aunque pequeña alberga a 27 locales de Artesanos y Patio de comida 100 % Recomemdable y más aún un local que a los que nos gusta cocinar con amor te sorprenderá en el encuentras de todo para hacerlo "Condimentos Doña Pochita" Tremendo Puesto visítenlo ..

It is a nice place to visit, pools and restaurants are in good shape, There are different pools by age. One key recommendation is to arrive early and book your return (car) prevously (otherwise you will suffer to wait, wait and wait for a bus or cabify, which are very limited in that area).

Very nice. Friendly staff. Clean pools. AMAZING churros Only thing I didn't enjoy was the large pathway. It has lots of little rocks, and I had bare feet. Otherwise highly recommend

Nice place to enjoy the water with the family!

Fun for the whole family

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