Qualla: Punta de Choros https://qualla.com/punta-de-choros en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:39:57 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Punta de Choros https://qualla.com/punta-de-choros Punta de Choros: Introduction https://qualla.com/punta-de-choros/ The streets are unpaved, the dust hangs in the dry air, and a dog will probably eye you from a doorway as you walk past. Punta de Choros makes no effort to impress. It is a small fishing village on a remote stretch of Chile's northern coast, half-empty for much of the year. And yet in summer the boats fill, the cabins book up, and travelers arrive from across Chile and beyond for one reason: just offshore lie the islands of the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve, and the men who fish these waters are the only way to reach them.

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]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/6/v/1/punta-de-choros-wk/66v1-punta-de-choros-the-crossing.mp3 0:06 3 full Punta de Choros: Getting There the Hard Way https://qualla.com/punta-de-choros/ Remoteness is the point, and it shows in the journey. The village sits about two hours from La Serena by car, the last stretch leaving paved Ruta 5 to wind over bumpy hills where a four-wheel drive earns its keep. For those without a car, a couple of local minibus operators make ...

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