Iquique

Wednesday 22/8 and Thursday 23/8 - IQUIQUE

- Discovery
- One day tour to Pica, Matilla, La Tirana, Humberstone and Santa Laura.

Coca Cola publicity in the desert between Arica and Iquique.

Finally some greenery, after hours of desert landscape.

Narcotica checkpoint underway.

Iquique downtown, lunch (3000$ ~5€).

Iquique downtown.

Iquique downtown, colonial houses.

Iquique, graffity.

Iquique, main square.

Must participate to the Tsunami exercise...

Survived the Tsunami exercise: a lot of alarm sirens but no clear instructions,

neither information on the "approaching" wave.

Visit to the abandoned Salpeter plant Santa Laura,

Unesco World Heritage site, 50km from Iquique,

Where is Michel?

Humberstone, another plant nearby.  Abandoned workers village.

Humberstone, the iron swimming pool.

Pica, desert Oasis with hot springs, spelling mistakes, ...

... and fruit stalls.

The Hostel.

Harbour.

Fishing boats.

The Esmeralda (replica).

Fish market, with pelicans watching the stall.

In the bus to San Pedro, leaving Iquique's seafront.

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