La Serena

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La Serena is a city in northern Chile.

East towards Vicuña, Valley Elqui, Argentina (Ruta 41)

From "Plaza de Armas", go West (opposite of the church). Continue down for 650 meters to the Mall "Puerta del Mar" (there is a Lider and a Sodimac there as well). Before you get to the bridge that makes you cross the big road to the Mall, there are buses that go to Vicuña / Pisco Elqui. Take any of them and ask to be dropped of at the airport. It should cost you 800 pesos (2016). When you exit, you can walk 10 minutes more in the direction of the bus. There is a bus stop there which makes a perfect spot. I got picked up in 20 minutes.

Argentina can be reached by Paso Agua Negra (4775 m), on a fully-paved road up to Rivadavia, then partly-paved.

Accommodation and Sleep

There are gas stations next to the bus terminal which tolerate camping hitchhikers. Alternatively, I had some success sleeping on the dry river bed of Rio Elqui (from "Plaza de Armas", face the church and go left, you will find it in about 700m).