General Information

We provide below some general information and reccomendations which we hope will be helpful to Dedication Participants during their stay in Chile

Maps

Eating Out

 IMPORTANT NOTE


It may be advisable to slightly restrict your diet while in Chile, avoiding uncooked shell fish, vegetables, and tap water.

The water in the La Serena Compound, on Cerro Pachon and Cerro Tololo is carefully treated and should cause no difficulty; elsewhere we recommend you drink bottled water, soft drinks, beer, wine, etc., instead of tap water.

If you have any dietary restrictions please be sure inform us of your special requirements on the registration form or by separate e-mail.

Both the Hotel Costa Real and Caja de Compensación Los Andes Resort have restaurants offering a wide range of Chilean and International meals. The Hotal Carrera no longer has a restaurant.

For those who wish to eat out, we provide a selected list of restaurants on the Avenida del Mar, and in the down town area.

 

 Restaurant
 Cuisine  Address  Phone
1 

 Tololo Beach
  International  Av. del Mar 5200  242656
2 

 Jardín de Sabores
  International  Av. del Mar 5425  242779
3 

 La Mia Pizza
  International  Av. del Mar 2100  212232
4 

 La Mia Pizza (downtown)
  International  O'Higgins 360  215063
5 

 Hotel Costa Real
  International  Av. Francisco de Aguirre 170  221010
6 

 Hotel Fco. de Aguirre
  International  Cordovez 210  222991
7 

 El Cedro
  International  Prat 572  219501
8 

 La Tabla
  Sea Food  Av. del Mar 3200  212722
9   Don Oscar  Sea Food  Avda. del Mar 2500  218397
10   Zapoteco  Mexican  Avda. Los Pescadores 63  243611
11   Pizzamania  Italian  Av. Peñuelas 167  232309
12   Hoi Kong  Chinese  Av. Francisco de Aguirre 314  223906
13   Mai Lan Fan  Chinese  Av. Francisco de Aguirre 109  225313
14   Tai Sung  Chinese  Av. del Mar 2900  229580
15   Martin Fierro  Barbecue  Avda. Cuatro Esquinas Ruta 5  219002
16   MacDonald's  Junk  Mall Plaza Food Court  
17   K F C  Junk  Mall Plaza Food Court  

For the adventurous a more extensive list of Restaurants in La Serena and Coquimbo has been compiled by members of the expatriate AURA Staff.

Note that the evening meal is normally eaten quite late in Chile, so that many restaurants do not open until 19:00 or later. In addition some restaurants do not open on Mondays.

Climate

In La Serena during the month of April the average minimum temperature is 14C (57F), the average maximum 19C (67F). The mornings typically start with complete coverage by low lying coastal cloud, but this sometimes clears away during the afternoon.

Typical day time temperatures on Cerro Pachón during April are 16-21C (60-70F). However, ........

Side Trips and Tourism

The links below may be helpful to those participants who plan spend a few extra days in La Serena, or the rest of Chile.