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Northern Chile, Chile
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The main attraction. It comprises three islands: Isla Choros, Isla Damas, and Isla Chañaral. Visitors are only permitted to disembark on Isla Damas. There is a trail around the island that should take about 45 minutes to hike. Visitors are only permitted to land on the island for one hour, but this is variably enforced. If you want to land on the island, you just purchase a ticket from the rangers before going on the boat. There is a station near the dock. At all times of the year the last entry is one hour before closing.
See previous section for additional details. You can find a boat to take you on a tour of the park at the dock. The cost for hiring the boat is 9,000 pesos per person (in 2013).
There you can swim, walk along trails and to lookout points or go scuba diving and snorkeling. It is worth seeing the penguins and sea lions. Also, dolphins also frequent the area. Once back on the mainland, stay the night at Punta de Choros, where cabins and campsites will allow you to enjoy warm seaside evenings.
One of the larger and more popular establishments, it has some great views of the ocean.
A family-run guesthouse, they have three rooms (two doubles and one with three twin beds) that they rent out to visitors. The house is full of children and the family will invite you to meals with them. Great way to experience Chilean family life.
The most convenient way to get to Punta de Choros is by car. It is about two hours from La Serena. A 4WD is recommended as the road after turning off Ruta 5 winds through some mountains and is somewhat bumpy.
Read in the guidePunta de Choros is very small, and it is easy to get anywhere you want in the town on foot. However, the streets are unpaved and dusty, and you will occasionally see cars driving around.
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