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La Serena, Chile



La Serena


La Serena is a small town with about 150.000 inhabitants. It lies at the pacific coast in the northern part of Chile and was declared as a touristic city.

After Santiago de Chile, La Serena is the oldest city of Chile.

For that reason, many of its buildings are protected.


La Serena borders the Atacama desert, the driest desert of the world. It is for that reason that many observatories have been built there and are still being built.

Although La Serena is located in a semi-desert, the city itself is kept very green with a lot of plazas and squares.


Due to the dry atmosphere the blue of the sky appears as a very intense blue one that is unique. The sunsets at this region are just as colorful.








Coming from the city center towards the sea, youŽll find the famous light house of La Serena "El faro" There is also a little restaurant in the light house and other small stores in the environment.



La Serena has a very good infrastructure with a wide variety of shops. The opening times are usually from 10 AM and to 10 PM.


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Weather


La Serena is located in the southern hemisphere, which means summer is from December to March and vice versa winter from June to September.
In the winter it gets up to 20°C and at night it cools down to about 5°C. In summer the temperatures are similar, during the day the temperature climbs up to 25°C and at night it cools down to 15°C.


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