La Serena, Chile

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Visit Tranquil La Serena

La Serena city is located 292 miles north of Santiago. The temperature average is 22° C. in Summer and 14° C in Winter and the average rainfall is 100 millimeters per year. The best time to visit La Serena for peace and tranquility is in March and April, when prices drop and the weather cools a bit.

Map of Chile and Easter Island, South America

Map of Chile and Easter Island, South America Photographic Print

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Chile is the third most popular South American destination 

See chapters 5 and 6. LA SERENA & THE ELQUI VALLEY Aside from tiny villages in the Atacama Desert, La Serena is the only town in Chile that still lives and breathes the colo- nial Spanish heritage. .

Frommer's Chile & Easter Island, 1st Edition (Frommer's Complete)

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Chile is one of the most stable South American countries and appeals to a variety of vacationers with romantic beach holidays, wine-focused vacations, snow sport options, alpine attractions, and desert tours.

A Celebration of Authentic Chilean Foods and Wines 

Tasting Chile: A Celebration of Authentic Chilean Foods and Wines (Hippocrene Cookbook Library)

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Tasting Chile is a comprehensive guide to the culinary treasures of this South American nation. More than 2,500 miles of coastline yield a diverse selection of fish preparations. Fertile valleys produce a wide range of fruits and vegetables, and have spawned a booming wine industry. This book presents Chilean cuisine along with cultural information, a chapter on Chilean wines, and a Spanish-English dictionary of Chilean fish and shellfish.

I Love La Serena Long Sleeve T-shirt 

I Love La Serena Long Sleeve T-shirt

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I Love La Serena T-shirt 

I Love La Serena T-shirt

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Text on T-shirt: La Serena. Our standard t-shirts are made of 100% cotton and preshrunk

New La Serena Link List 

La Serena Villas
Awaken your senses with its enchanting mountains and ocean-front views. Beautiful by nature, La Serena Villas offer a great diversity of attractions and activities within a gated community
Chile Hotels, Tours, Trips, Car Rental
Lots of useful information about La Serena. Probably the most luxurious hotel in the vicinity, located on the main beach of La Serena and a short ride by taxi to downtown.
La Serena Garden of the Heart
Koroko No Niwa - Japanese architect Akira Ohira designed the 2.6-hectare (6 1/2-acre) grounds in honor of La Serena's 450th anniversary.

La Serena is one of Chile's oldest cities 

La Serena is known for it's abundant beaches that stretch for hundreds of kilometers north and south and the city is also the gateway to the beautiful Elqui valley.

Near La Serena in the springtime you may see one of these beautiful wildflowers called Ananucas:

Ananucas (Desierto Florido-Chile)

Huillis en La Serena (Chile)
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Elqui Valley 

Mountains, Stream and Vineyards, Elqui Valley, Chile, South America Photographic Poster Print by Mark Chivers, 40x30

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# Print Title: Mountains, Stream and Vineyards, Elqui Valley, Chile, South America
# Artist: Mark Chivers
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Cacti in Flower, Elqui Valley, Chile 

Cacti in Flower, Elqui Valley, Chile, South America Art Photographic Poster Print by Mark Chivers, 30x40

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* Photographic Print Title: Cacti in Flower, Elqui Valley, Chile, South America
* Artist: Mark Chivers
* Size: 30 x 40 inches

La Serena 

La Serena Villas

Awaken your senses with the enchanting mountains and ocean-front views of La Serena, Chile. Beautiful by nature, La Serena Villas offer a great diversity of attractions and activities within a gated community. Encompassing one of South America's premiere Links Golf Courses, exquisite cuisine and renowned vineyards, it has a lifestyle beyond words.

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Birds of Chile 

Birds of Chile (Princeton Field Guides)

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This is the essential new field guide to the birds of Chile. Representing a great diversity of habitats, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the far south, Chile is the breeding ground or temporary abode of 473 known species including 9 found nowhere else in the world.

Torrent Duck 

The Torrent Duck lives in the fast-flowing mountain rivers of the temperate and subtropical vegetation zones along the Andes range. The narrow range of the Torrent Duck encompasses the entire 5,000 miles of the Andean chain - from the cordilleras of northwestern Venezuela in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the extreme south. The Global Waterfowl Conservation and Management Plan lists the Torrent Duck as Seriously Endangered.






 
Chilean Torrent Ducks



Chilean Torrent Ducks Giclee Print

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CHILEAN SANDWICH COOKIES (CHILENITOS) 

Marina told me that her sister, who lives in La Serena, makes these cookies and they are very good.
CHILEAN SANDWICH COOKIES (CHILENITOS)
This recipe makes about 16 sandwich cookies and also a recipe for Dulce de Leche for the filling.

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DVD - Danzas de Chile Chilean Dances 

Danzas de Chile Chilean Dances

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Chilean Dances introduce us to a fast vision of some of the most popular and typical Chilean dances: from the Atacama desert in the north to the green of the south plus exotic Easter Island. We will also enjoy beatiful views of the locations in which these traditional dances were created.

Chilean Dance 

Chilean Dance

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Atacama Desert, Chile 

Learn more about Chile's beautiful phenomenon.

The blooming of the desert is a miracle of nature and the most impressive and beautiful phenomenon to take place in Chile. Hundreds of kilometers of desert, usually only sand and rocks, are transformed in a great carpet of color and life thanks to the kindness of water.
This marvel occurs only every 4 or 5 years, from September to November.

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Valle de la Luna
The Moon Valley is an interesting area of formation of stone and sand. Declared Sanctuary of the Nature it comprises of Los Flamencos National Reserve. Located inside the Salto mountain range

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A DVD that goes from the Atacama Desert to Antarctica 

"THIS IS CHILE!!"

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It talks about a long and thin territory that goes from the Atacama Desert to Antarctica and runs through sophisticated cities, enchanting valleys, channels, lakes and Islands. In sum, Chile has a common denominator: "That Crazy Geography"... The majestic Andes Mountains with great ski resorts, The Pacific Ocean with its exotic islands... "THIS IS CHILE!!" is the result of a very careful selection of views shot by professional crews all through Chile and is essentially an adventure to be enjoyed!!

Chile, La Serena mouse pad 

Chile, La Serena mouse pad

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