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Pica which means to take flowers or fruits,  is a town of 2,642 inhabitants,placed in an altitude of 4.347 feet. Pica is a town of pre-Hispanic origin and is located in the mountain range area. Pica is a resort and municipality. Its 250 watered hectares are planted with orange trees, lemons, lime trees, grapefruits, mango and guavas, whose fruits are [...]

Matilla, that means squeezings, has an altitude of 3.805 feet: it is an old and prosperous oasis, whose town dates from 1760, year in which outstanding families of Pica took root here. The main product of Matilla was the wine, elaborated from the important vineyards in the gorge of Quisma (Quebrada de Quisma). Since 1912, the water of that gorge [...]

The Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve is located to a distance of 43 miles to the interior of Iquique, has a surface of 102,264 hectares. The Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve is divided in three sectors or lots. First, it is the Zapiga Sector (Sector Zapiga), the second is the Sector Native Forest of the Tyrant (Sector Bosque Nativo [...]

(Place to sleep for marine birds and wolves – dormidero de aves y lobos marinos) Iquique is called “land of champions” (“tierra de campeones”); and offer great opportunities for those who want to purchases items and entertain themselves, due to the existence of the Free Trade Zone (known as ZOFRI as well). More than 99 miles of coast, in which [...]

The Isluga Volcano National Park has an area of 174.744 hectares, is located within the 2,100 and 5,400 meters above sea level. This Park comprehends parts of the locations of Huara, Camiña and Colchane, from a distance of 265 meters from Iquique, which represents over three hours of journey. The Isluga Volcano National Park is formed by plateaus and abrupt relieves [...]

Las Vicuñas Nacional Reserve was created on March, 1983, extends on an area of 209,131 hectares with an altitude between 4,300 and 5,800 metres height and is located 230 km from the city of Arica. In Las Vicuñas National Reserve (Reserva Nacional Las Vicuñas) the weather is dry. It rains in summer and it snows in winter. The average temperature [...]

Polloquere Hot springs are located next to Surire Salt Flat at 78 kms north from Colchane in the north of Chile. The area count with a rich wildlife where ñandúes, flamencos, caitíes, patos juarjual, vicuñas, alpacas y llamas can be spotted in their natural habitat. The average temperature fluctuates between the -15º C in the nights and 5ºC in [...]

Surire Natural Monument, Chile This beautiful natural monument is placed near the town of Putre on the North of Chile , in the province of Parinacota, it stands 4,200 meters above sea level. It has a surface of 11,298 hectares, including salt flat areas and high ecosystems. The Salt Flat of Surire Natural Monument it is a zone with thermical fluctuation, [...]

(Water murmur- Murmullo de Aguas) (Water murmur- Murmullo de Aguas) Putre is located to 11.482 feet of height and is inhabited by 1,235 people. Putre settled down as a town in 1580, acted as establishment for the Spaniards in charge of the traffic between Potosí and Arica. Regarding Putre architecture, acquires great importance by its buildings constructed during the last century [...]

Declared Typical Zone, the Parinacota village has a population of 29 people, 4,395 meters height, and it is one of the most beautiful on the High Plateau. The whole town consists of 50 houses closed with padlocks, a school and a beautiful church in which surroundings craftwork are sold. The houses, formed in line around the church, are made of [...]