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ARICA

Excursion Atacama coastal hike (Half-day)

Take an active tour from the pier in Arica to the famous seaside resorts of El Laucho and La Lisera. First, enjoy
great view and shoot nice photos during a panoramic drive.
Then you reach the famous Morro hill, Arica´s trademark. The Morro is a sandstone rock of 130 m / 427 ft,
which was stormed by the Chilean army during the war against Peru. The viewpoint on top offers a spectacular
sight of the city, the long beaches and the lush Lluta Valley. If interested, you can visit an intriguing small
museum there, which illustrates this important point in Chilean history.
Later, the tour continues southwards along the coast, to the Corazones Beach, where you will go for a walk on
the sandy hills and to impressive caves until reaching the Puntilla rock peak. There, you can observe local birds
and sea lions from close up. After a break to take photos, enjoy the marine breeze and relax, you walk back to
the bus which brings you back to the harbour.

Excursion to Codpa (Full-day)

Starting at the harbour, visit the highland village of Codpa, a fertile oasis with a great climate and pure 7
water. In pre-Columbian times the area´s “Cacique“, the governor and the people of Socorama, Putre, Livilcar
and Tignamer resided there. On your way to Codpa you will first visit the “Presencias Tutelares”, giant stone
sculptures in the desert as well as a lookout with a great view of the Andes mountain range. Upon arrival in
Codpa, admire the many mystic petroglyphs, drawn centuries ago by perambulating travelers. Some of them
show everyday situations and mirror the influence of the Tiwanaku tribe and the Inka. Visit also the church
of San Martin de Tours (1668), a symbol of the Christianization of the indigenous people, which lead to an
interesting andine-christian syncretism. In this oasis, time seems to stand still. The grapes and wine presses
are still the same as the Spaniards used and are still being used to produce the “Pintatani” wine, once highly
valued by the vice king of Peru and the noblemen of Potosí.
If you like, you can have the local shaman read your future out of coca leaves or enjoy a folkloric show.
Afterwards, return to the harbour in Arica.