Iquique Things to Do

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La Tirana (Aymara: t'iraña, 'ravel, turns on')? is a town in the municipality of Pozo Almonte, in the Tarapacá Region, Chile. It has a population of 818 inhabitants.

The village of La Tirana is located in oasis in the heart of Tamarugal Pampa, 72 kilometers distant from Iquique.

It people a quiet little during the year and that is transformed during the religious festival of the Virgen del Carmen de La Tirana, celebrated their day on 16 July each year, the main religious festival of Chile, the Fiesta de La Tirana. Between 12 and 18 people suffer a complete metamorphosis in which believers dedicated music lasts a week (5 days), dance and offerings to their patron saint, the Virgin. Show special and unique in the country is estimated that over two hundred thousand people come each year to greet and see the dances in honor of Our Lady of Mount Caramel

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San Andres de Pica (Aymara: piqa, 'grind')? is a village and commune of Chile belongs to the Province of Tamarugal Tarapacá Region.

It is a tourist attraction, with thermal spas (oxbow lakes) in the desert. Nearby is the town of La Tirana, known for its festivities, The Huayca, Matilla and Lirima. In this community are oases in the middle of the pampas Tamarugal, where farming has flourished, especially the famous lemons of Pica, (of a kind different from the rest of the country lime) and mango

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Saltpeter Works Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two ancient, now abandoned, located in the municipality of Pozo Almonte, Tarapacá Region in Chile.

Located 48 miles east of the city of Iquique, historic monuments and, since 25 July 2005, are World Heritage of Unesco and are included in the List of World Heritage in danger. Both nitrate, although originally functioned separately, are currently the main manifestation of beauty and contrasts period who lived in the region between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century

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Enjoy the beach.

The weather in the north part of the country is famous because always is sunny and the temperatures of the water are very nice.!..
Just few days in winter that this place is little cold and cloudy..otherwise, is commun see everybody practicing some surfing or walking in the area.

To admire the beautiful houses of Georgian style, it is necessary to cross street Baquedano. There are palms and the majority of this houses were built between1880 and 1920. The principal characteristic they are the corridors to the street and the props of wood.

In the Arturo Prat square gets up the Tower of the Clock constructed in 1877. This is a typical area of the city and there are many old buildings and you will also find caffe and restaurants.
The Municipal Theatre is also in a side of the square. The theatre was built completely in tabiquería of wood, it was founded in 1890 during the golden epoch of the salitre. it has a Renaissance style and it is still in perfect conditions.

This building was constructed in the year 2000 by neoclassic style of the traditional houses of this city.
The casino is a important tourist attraction in the city and in the night it is a pretty show of lights and colours. The Casino has great quantity and variety of games, besides Bars and live music.
So...come to enjoy!!

Apparently it is a good place for paragliding. They have small hills from where you start and it ends at the beach. You can also do the roundtrip for a little bit more.

I did not do it because I was sick, but I checked the prices. Usually it is about 30-35$ in good agencies. If you go at Vertical Store north of the beach you can get deal for 55$ for 2 people.

Or else someone told me that it is possible to do it for like 15$ each (4 people) in cheaper agencies.