After La Serena and Vicuna, we took a bus 4 hours and stayed the night in the city of Copiapo, within the Elqui Valley. (Total Bus Time: 23 hours) Our plan for this place was to tour the nearby national park, but we told upon arrival that rock slides had closed the only road to the park. With not much else to do in Copiapo, we cut our losses and headed west to coastal town of Caldera. (Total Bus Time: 25 hours) Caldera was a nice seaside town, with historical significance for being the first place in all of South America with a railroad. What our luck, they just happened to get that railroad 158 years ago to the day. This meant that they were having a huge railroad themed anniversary celebration, and by luck we were able to witness it. Most of town dressed up old timey like and a had a Chilean ho-down. I took a little video of it as well as some pictures of the beach. Copiapo = Chilean Bakersfield. Caldera= Chilean Cambria. By these comparisons you can see which I liked better.
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Have you stumbled upon the Fresno of Chile or what about a place with good internet aka the Chualar of Chile. Be on the look out for that.
PAUL
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