Arica Travel Guide

 swesn Says:  Parque Nacional Lauca is one of the most spectacular and dramatic national parks in Chile. A visit from Arica basically takes one from sea-level to 4500+m in one day. All tour vans were required to carry oxygen masks to resuscitate any dying tourists. But don't worry, as on... 

 sbotelhoj Says:  By my short experience of one night there, you can, in the morning, go to the beach, go to the fancy avenues and go to the shopping ones.In the afternoon just stay about drinking a jug of beer in some fancy avenue.In the evening, however, there are cassinos to visit. 

 APaulo Says:  On the way up to Atacama there are a kind of restaurants by the road. Make a stop and drink a Coca(in) tea. It's harmless and it will help you out (?) with altitude. If instead of Lamas you start seeing girafas...probably you had too much tea.... 

 APaulo Says:  There is a lot of animals in Atacama.Lama is one of them. Some of them are behave almost like a pet. They come to you and eat gently from your hand. Don't forget of to take with you some bread from the hotel / supermarket before you go to the Atacama. 

 APaulo Says:  For most europeans that have been in Brazil may take for sure that because of the latitud the sea water temperature it's similar. Big mistake. The beach at Arica it's long, in some of them you may find very good surf conditions, but the water is cold in spite of the hot air... 

 APaulo Says:  Declared a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, Lauca is the most accessible park in the Chilean Altiplano. Here you'll find Lago Chungara, one of the world's highest lakes, and wetlands habitat which home to a singular community of wildlife, including wild and domesticated... 

 APaulo Says:  Northern Chile is a land of extreme contrast, where two uniquely Andean environments, the Altiplano and the Atacama Desert, combine with unpredictable and overwhelmingly beautiful results. The vast and colorful Atacama Desert is said to be the driest desert in the world. In... 

 chancay Says:  A nice place, very clean, small tables, relaxed ambience. FISH, SEAFRUITS!! endless!! The fish soup I had first was already enough at all, but I had already ordered a second dish, another fish menue and that was such a big plate full....I almost fainted of a proteine shock... 

 APaulo Says:  The 21 is located on the main commercial street. The other one is an old restaurant, but the kind of one that you think more than 3 times before you get in, not because of the price but because of how it looks like.I thought more than 3 before i decided to seat or not. But... 

 wrjones Says:  While walking along the pedestrian only (no cars) section of 21 de Mayo, we found this restaurant. We were very leery of it because of a big sign on the street in English. They were obviously trying to cater to tourists. Pending starvation dictated that we give it a try.We... 

 aero198 Says:  It's not a spectacular casino, but it's fun,cheap, and you only need casual attire! Casual attireNo Tie required! 

 wrjones Says:  Our flight from Iquique to Arica arrived late at night and I was wondering about getting into town. Not a problem. Taxi drivers were all over the arrival terminal. Didn't see any shuttles or buses. The ride to our downtown hotel was 5000P/$8US for two of us.A taxi anywhere... 

 darthmilmo Says:  From Arica, I took a bus to Putre, which lies close to the Parque Nacional Lauca. It was an amazing service, I got lunch and all :). Putre is a nice place to relax, but other then that there is not much to do around here. The next day I hiked a few hours around Putre. After...