Tomás reflects on a 4.3 earthquake that still has the city talking, plans for the lunar eclipse, and the cost of winter life in La Serena. He also looks toward the Atacama desert and the observatories that make this coast a stargazer's dream.

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Episode 23 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in La Serena, Chile.

Places in this episode: Plaza de Armas, Museo Arqueológico de La Serena, La Taza, Donde El Guaton, Avenida del Mar, Parque Nacional Fray Jorge, Cerro Tololo, Japanese Garden La Serena.

Covered: Earthquake aftermath and local mood, Lunar eclipse anticipation, Cerro Tololo observatory planning, La Serena winter costs, Local food and pisco, Practical residency and banking.

Chapters:
00:00 Plaza de Armas
02:50 La Taza
04:57 La Serena
07:07 La Recova
09:33 Hotel Chagual

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#LaSerena #ChileTravel #Atacama #ElquiValley #Coquimbo #LunarEclipse #AstroTourism #CerroTololo #ChileEarthquake #WinterInChile #PacificCoast #Camanchaca #JardinJapones #PiscoSour #LaRecova #BarrioIngles #ChileVisa #TravelChile

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Tomás explores La Serena's winter streets, from earthquake chatter to the coming lunar eclipse, and finds the city's glow in the dark.

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Episode 22 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in La Serena, Chile.

Places in this episode: Coquimbo, Plaza de Armas, La Recova, Museo Arqueológico de La Serena, Natural Mar, Avenida del Mar, Faro Monumental de La Serena, Barrio Inglés.

Covered: earthquake and local reaction, winter fog and climate, lunar eclipse planning, cost of living and meals, seafood and pisco.

Chapters:
00:00 La Serena
01:14 Plaza de Armas
02:30 Natural Mar
03:49 Avenida del Mar
05:04 La Escalera
06:15 Terra Diaguita

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#LaSerena #ChileTravel #Coquimbo #ElquiValley #Atacama #LunarEclipse #Bioluminescence #ChileEarthquake #WinterSun #ColonialChile #SeafoodChile #PiscoSour #TravelChile #Camanchaca #AstroTourism #DesertBloom #Mistral #RoadTripChile

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Tomás spends a foggy winter day in La Serena, from a coffee at La Taza to the Archaeological Museum and a seafood lunch at Natural Mar, before contemplating the drive north into the Atacama. Practical notes on costs, weather, and the region's pre-Columbian textiles.

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Episode 21 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in La Serena, Chile.

Places in this episode: Apart Hotel y Cabañas Vegasur, La Taza café y brunch, Archaeological Museum of La Serena, Faro Monumental de La Serena, Natural Mar, Japanese Garden La Serena, Banco de Chile, Catedral de La Serena.

Covered: La Serena weather and fog, Archaeological museum and pre-Columbian textiles, Seafood and pisco sour, Practicalities of banking and costs, Winter beach culture, Departure planning for Atacama.

Chapters:
00:00 Apart Hotel y Cabañas Vegasur
02:30 Archaeological Museum of La Serena
05:03 Natural Mar
07:42 Catedral de La Serena
08:42 City street at dusk
10:18 Quiet room at night

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#LaSerena #ChileTravel #AtacamaDesert #Camanchaca #WinterInChile #PiscoSour #Diaguita #ArchaeologicalMuseum #SeafoodChile #ColonialCity #TravelPodcast #ChileCoast #RoadTripChile #ElquiValley #PanAmericanHighway #MuseoArqueologico #LaTazaCafe

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Tomás arrives on the coast, trading the Elqui Valley for the sea air of La Serena. He walks the colonial old town, checks the winter surf at the beach, and eats a long seafood lunch before the desert road calls.

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Episode 20 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in La Serena, Chile.

Places in this episode: Coquimbo, Faro Monumental de La Serena, Archaeological Museum of La Serena, La Escalera, Natural Mar, La Taza café y brunch, Jardín Japonés, Apart Hotel y Cabañas Vegasur.

Covered: La Serena colonial history, Coquimbo port, Winter beach culture, Seafood and pisco, Coastal fog, Pre-Columbian textiles.

Chapters:
00:00 La Serena
01:23 Faro Monumental de La Serena
03:02 La Escalera
04:41 Jardín Japonés
07:02 Natural Mar
07:49 Coquimbo

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#LaSerena #ChileTravel #TravelChile #Coquimbo #ElquiValley #ChileCoast #PacificOcean #WinterInChile #ChileFood #SeafoodChile #PiscoSour #AtacamaRoad #Camanchaca #TravelSouthAmerica #ChileHistory #JapaneseGardenLaSerena

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Tomás spends his final day in Vicuña, navigating the aftermath of the floods, visiting the local cemetery for a last panorama, and reflecting on the town's resilience before driving north into the Atacama desert.

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Episode 19 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Vicuña, Chile.

Places in this episode: Café Zamora, Picada SHADDAI, Solar Madariaga Hotel, Cerro de la Virgen, Embalse Puclaro, Cementerio de Vicuña, Ruta 41.

Covered: Local mood after the flood, The Pampilla festival decision, Costs of food and lodging in Vicuña, Practicalities of driving Ruta 41 north, Final reflections on Valley life, Departure planning.

Chapters:
00:00 Vicuña
00:36 Café Zamora
03:00 Embalse Puclaro
04:16 Cafe interiors
07:16 Cerro de la Virgen
09:06 Hilltop at dusk

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#Vicuna #ElquiValley #ChileTravel #AtacamaDesert #RoadTripChile #WinterInChile #Pisco #Cordillera #ChileAfterStorm #SlowTravel #TravelChile #BackpackingChile #ChileCosts #PanAmerican #ValleyLife #GabrielaMistral

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Tomás spends his last morning in Vicuña walking the swollen river and the cut roads, checking on the valley's fragile recovery after the weekend's rain, and reflecting on water, memory, and the road north.

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Episode 18 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Vicuña, Chile.

Places in this episode: Quebrada Leiva, Marquesa ford, Diaguitas, Picada SHADDAI, Torre Bauer, Plaza de Armas, Museo Gabriela Mistral.

Covered: Aftermath of winter storm, River and quebrada activity, Local mood and news, Departure from Elqui Valley, Local food and costs.

Chapters:
03:57 Diaguitas
06:40 Torre Bauer
08:40 Vicuña

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#Vicuna #ElquiValley #ChileTravel #Atacama #GabrielaMistral #StargazingChile #Pisco #WinterInChile #RoadTripChile #PanAmericanHighway #StormRecovery #OffTheBeatenPathChile #Coquimbo #TravelChile #DesertCoast #SlowTravel #AndesMountains

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On his final full day in Vicuña, Tomás navigates a valley transformed by rare winter rain — swollen quebradas, a cut road, and the quiet anxiety of a community watching the hillsides. He reflects on the fragility of this desert home before the drive north.

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Episode 17 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Vicuña, Chile.

Places in this episode: Ruta 41, Diaguitas, Embalse Puclaro, El Molle, Solar Madariaga Hotel, Picada SHADDAI, BancoEstado - Sucursal Vicuña, Isidora - Café Restobar.

Covered: Winter rain and road closures, River and quebrada activity, Local reaction to storms and news, Cost of meals and hotels, Practical banking (CuentaRUT), Departing the Elqui Valley.

Chapters:
00:00 Vicuña
00:54 Ruta 41
03:11 Diaguitas
04:52 Picada SHADDAI
06:24 El Molle
07:41 Cafe

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#EleguValley #VicunaChile #AtacamaDesert #RoadTripChile #ChileTravel #WinterRain #PiscoValley #GabrielaMistral #DesertRain #CerroMamalluca #DarkSkySanctuary #ChileRoadTrip #ElquiValleyTravel #PuclaroReservoir #Ruta41 #CoquimboRegion

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On his final full day in Vicuña, Tomás takes a slow Sunday walk through the quiet streets, reflects on the valley's unique light and the cost of a simple life, and begins to feel the pull of the Atacama road north.

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Episode 16 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Vicuña, Chile.

Places in this episode: Plaza de Armas, Café Zamora, Cerro de la Virgen, Picada SHADDAI, Solar Madariaga Hotel, Museo Gabriela Mistral, Embalse Puclaro.

Covered: Quiet Sunday rhythm in Vicuña, Cost of local food and coffee, Practicalities of settling in Chile (RUT), Hiking Cerro de la Virgen, Final reflections on the Elqui Valley, Planning the next leg to the Atacama.

Chapters:
00:00 Plaza de Armas
01:46 Café Zamora
03:49 Cerro de la Virgen
05:05 Vicuña
06:39 Solar Madariaga Hotel

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#ChileTravel #ElquiValley #Vicuña #CoquimboRegion #Atacama #RoadTripChile #PanAmericanHighway #TravelChile #SlowTravel #Astrotourism #GabrielaMistral #Pisco #DigitalNomadChile #ChileVlog #SouthAmericaTravel

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On the feast of the Assumption, Tomás takes a quiet walk through Vicuña, visits the Museo Gabriela Mistral, shares a menú del día at Picada SHADDAI, and reflects on the valley's rhythms, costs, and the road north. A day of rest, memory, and pisco under winter clouds.

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Episode 15 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Vicuña, Chile.

Places in this episode: Museo Gabriela Mistral, Plaza de Armas, Torre Bauer, Picada SHADDAI, Café Zamora, Embalse Puclaro, Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción.

Covered: Museums and heritage, Local food and costs, Holiday and community life, Practical residency and banking, Planning the Atacama leg, Valley landscape and weather.

Chapters:
00:00 Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción
01:31 Museo Gabriela Mistral
06:29 Cafe interior
07:47 Rain on window

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#Vicuna #ElquiValley #ChileTravel #AtacamaRoadTrip #GabrielaMistral #Pisco #Astrotourism #WinterInChile #SlowLiving #BudgetTravel #ChileCosts #RUT #CuentaRUT #LocalCuisine #MuseumFree #Photography #NomadLife

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Tomás spends the eve of the Assumption in Vicuña, walking the plaza as the town prepares for its holiday. He visits the Museo Gabriela Mistral on a free Thursday, shares a long lunch at Shaddai, and reflects on faith, memory, and the cost of a slower life before planning his next move north.

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Episode 14 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Vicuña, Chile.

Places in this episode: Museo Gabriela Mistral, Plaza de Armas, Picada SHADDAI, Café Zamora, Embalse Puclaro, Torre Bauer.

Covered: Holiday, Museums, Food and drink, Daily costs, Town life.

Chapters:
00:00 Vicuña
01:08 Museo Gabriela Mistral
03:00 Picada SHADDAI
04:34 Embalse Puclaro
05:47 Cafe interior
07:06 Town plaza at dusk
08:39 Quiet room at night

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#Vicuna #ElquiValley #GabrielaMistral #ChileTravel #WinterInChile #Atacama #DarkSkySanctuary #Astrotourism #PiscoValley #SlowTravel #HiddenChile #ChileBlogger #TravelChile #ValleDelElqui #CoquimboRegion #MuseoGabrielaMistral #ChileCulture #BudgetTravel

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