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Smaller Camping world. They have propane and mechanical services.

So we obtained the Visa finally. No invitation letter but about 4 hotel bookings on the way and an explanation letter of our travel. We also have given them a map with our planed route. With Swiss passport we paid 168$ plus 500k lls. We applied on Friday after having paid at the bank. We were asked to come back on Monday. Had a short interview and could collect our passport on Tuesday.

Lots of rigs here. They are pretty packed in but it is possible to find a site with a little more room in the back (away from the highway) near the trees. It was pretty quiet over night where we were although there is highway noise and train tracks close by. In the morning there were a few generators running.

Super easy to get to.

You can read online at senasa how it is really:
Certificate within 72 hours is 145 pesos
If you need it faster it is an addional fee of aprox 650 pesos!
They will give you the paper for payment after 1-2 hours or 72hours if you choose slow way. This must be paid at rapipago (60 meters at supermarket todo is the closest)

The certificado for Chile is valid maximum 10 days from date of veterinarios documents for health certificate and vacuna. For Chile chip is not required!

You must fill out the form at Senasa and date the day of crossing boarder. Choose today or tomorrow and you’ll be fine until 10th day of health certificate and antiparasitario of veterenary!
Within 60 days you can return to Argentina from Chile with the completet the Senasa form.
Bring originals and copies of all documents including your passport!

Beauteful place and beach. Only a public toillets without showers. Quiet at the night.

The place is on the other side from the parking which are shown in the coordination. Very nice and helpful people

Now 50 pesos /hour

I arrived early 11am and had several free lots in front of cashier desk to choose of. There was a security guy around.

Regular RV park, was quite full when we were there because of a music festival, but were told it’s usually empty, so no need to reserve in advance. Showers were hot, laundry cost $2.50 per load, wifi was quite slow to nonexistent (could run a google search, but definitely couldn’t watch Netflix. ) we paid $25 for the night, no hookup.

Good diner food. Corned beef hash was tasty. About $10/entree.

A great place to enjoy the coffee valley! Sandrine and Vincent are very welcoming and helpful. We had mecanical issue and they help us to find the right mecanic .
Grassy area to park. We could chill out in a nice terrace with hamock and morning coffee. Amazing sunset and view over the valley!!
And the jeep service to go to filandia is very convenient. You can also do a tour in the coffee plantation (in french). We bought coffee and coffee licor , very tasty 😊!!

Perfect place to relax and enjoy the area! We felt like home 😊🙏.

This lovely family have opened their home.
We had some excellent schnitzel sandwiches (250pesos).
They make homemade bread rolls, media lunas, pastaflora (quince pie) and homemade pasta (but not every day).

Could be more maintained, very fast Wi-Fi also at the campsite, many low trees not so easy for big rigs 150ppn so many

Very nice view over La Serena and Coquimbo.
You can rider up by Mountainbike or Enduro Motorcycle.
Or have a nice hike.
Here is also a Downhill Park for advanced Moutainbiker.

a 4x4 is definitely needed.
with our motorhome we could reach the reception through a sandy track, but no way we can park on the camping spot (deep sand)
we parked in their alley.
it's a really nice place and the owners are great, very friendly ! even not parking on the beach we stayed 3 nights.

Here is the Parking Area for your Vehicle.
There is nothing more to say. but I need 40 letters. Here they're.

Parking lot between TJmax and Ralph’s grocery store. Another van here tonight very quiet good for a night... bathrooms and food all around.

New coordinates.

They build a new road.

We filled out German 11kg bottles with US Adapter. 1 US Dollar per kg.
you have to park in front of the main gate.
wait for a oncoming distributor truck.
He will take your gas bottle, fill it and bring it back.

I have space to camp/park. Secure area with cement slab. Power and toilet are available. 2 minute walk to the lake shore. (502) 3133-8264

Very nice place, easy to reach, would say 4x4 not neaded but nice to have, like usually ground clearence is more important, during day a lot of people with normal cars arrive,
quiet during night, windy,
You can have some nice treks in the valley

Tivemos um pouco de dificuldade para encontrar o local. Cristian foi muito atencioso e o local é muito tranquilo e seguro.

Mechanics Taller Diego fixed our radiator issue very professionally.
He is very friendly and helpful. He drove us in Ushuaia to buy the good parts and repaire the radiator which was corroded.
We could sleep in the motorhome during the night as he couldn't finish the work in one Day

We highly recommend this place that was not yet on iOverlander.

when travelling to kenia make sure omorate is stated as exit border, we had moyale and it was a problem .

Restaurant that offers parking area and works as camping too. Her food is very simple and popular (15 reais range the cheapest option). We talk with her and eat there and she allow us to use the space for free for 3 days without issues! Super nice person.

Restaurante que oferece área de estacionamento e funciona como camping também. A comida é simples e popular (15 reais o Prato feito). Conversamos com ela e ela nos permitiu utilizar o espaço durante 3 dias sem cobrar. Super atenciosa e simpática.

Camping area with a popular restaurant. Little area to camp, for motorhomes need to park outside. 20 reais per person.

Área de camping com um restaurante popular. Pequena área para acampar, para motorhomes necessário estacionar na parte de fora. 20 reais por pessoa.

Since there’s no potable water (safe to drink) available in the Maraú Peninsula, we purchased 20L gallon (10 reais) here.

A província de Maraú não tem água potável para beber, por isso compramos o galão de 20 litros aqui.

Entre deux murs un couloir qui mène à l'océan Pacifique, un magique plage.
au village nourriture et eau.

I tried to camp at Imlili, but it's an abandoned village and didn't like it. I continued cycling south and saw a police control at this gas station. They invited me to camp in the gas station. There's a patio with sand and a tree perfect for camping. There's a toilet with water ok for shower not for drinking, it's a little bit salty. There's also a cafe and a shop where you can buy some food.
:D

They had a full synthetic here and allowed us to change the oil ourselves. Nice staff. Tall bays to pull into.

The more expensive hotel in town (1000 Sudanese pounds which was 10usd at the time). Probably not the best night you'll have but it'll be decidedly be pretty good. Parking was right out front and there was a goat standing guard sometimes. There is also parking behind the hotel but no fence, no guard, nor goat. Three nights waiting for the ferry and the motorbike was fine. The room had two beds and was the same price for one or two people. Quiet nights sleep in a bed that in no way resembles a hammock. The attached bathroom was clean. There is a small shop out front with all the Cokes, water, and candy you might need. The restaurant has freshly made bread and the food will be served hot and tasty. There's even a shisha cafe right behind. It's a modern take on a caravansary full of the people stoping, staying, or just passing through this tiny port town.

This place will fill your bottles by the weight. The Zgas on iOverlander only does by the full 20pounds (even if you have half empty bottle). Here we paid 88 quetzal for 20 pounds.. go in, they weigh your bottle, then you get paper at gate, then pay and then they fill up.. very friendly!!