Iquique

Colonial town centre


Nice beach: clean, not too crowded, safe - we loved it!


It seemed like a lot of people liked to get a few rays after work.

We did a small tour from the ocean. A small seal colony and saw a bit of the harbour.

Plus a turn of the century warship.

The bus ride back was very scenic: tall hills of sandstone and a few dormant volcanos.

Iquique is a small city on the coast of Chile. We could have spent less time on the bus (18 hours - yuk), but this resort town is a bit nicer than the nearest. A bit pricer than Bolivia, but it was very nice to be pampered with a seaside hotel, great pool, beach, shopping and fantastic food. In the end, worth the trip. And, the bus trip was very scenic. We did have problems with the bus ride back and the drastic change in altitude.