Caleta Hornos

Caleta Los Hornos
Town
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Map of La Higuera commune in Coquimbo Region
Location in Chile
Caleta Los Hornos
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 29°30′S 71°16′W / 29.500°S 71.267°W / -29.500; -71.267Coordinates: 29°30′S 71°16′W / 29.500°S 71.267°W / -29.500; -71.267
Country Chile
Region Coquimbo
Province Elqui
Seat La Higuera
Area[1]
  Total 61.9 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
Sex[1]
Time zone CLT [2] (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) CLST [3] (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 56 +
Website Municipality of La Higuera

Caleta Los Hornos[4] is a seaside town in the commune of La Higuera, in Elqui Province, in the extreme north of the Coquimbo Region, Chile. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by the Atacama Region and lies 36 kilometres north of the city of La Serena on the Ruta 5 Norte highway.

The population of the town is dispersed along the coastline, with fishing a major source of income. The place has also become popular as a tourist destination, with visitors coming for the quiet coast and recreational fishing.

Caleta Los Hornos as a tourist destination

Beaches

The town has with two beaches,[5] Caleta Los Hornos and Despensa, located about 200 metres apart.

Sea life

The cold waters of Humboldt Current bring dry weather and low precipitation to the land but also bring plenty of marine nutrients to the seas, making Caleta Los Hornos a rich and diverse marine environment. These conditions make it a popular place to practice shore fishing and rock fishing of many species.

Flowering desert

The flowering desert (Spanish: desierto florido) is a climatic phenomenon that occurs in the Chilean Atacama Desert. The phenomenon consists of the blossoming of a wide variety of flowers between the months of September and November in years when rainfall is unusually high. This phenomenon occurs in the surroundings of Caleta Los Hornos, along scattered points through the Atacama Desert.

Cuisine

The rich marine life makes Caleta Los Hornos an ideal place to enjoy locally caught seafood. As is common in Chile, it is possible to eat fresh seafood at the market itself.

Nearby places

See also

References

  1. 1 2 (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. Chile’s Sernatur promotes 10 new destinations for travelers www.thisischile.cl Fundación Imagen de Chile, Friday, June 07, 2013, retrieved June 17, 2013
  5. La Higuera – Caleta Hornos http://turismoregiondecoquimbo.cl Servicio Nacional de Turismo Dirección Regional (56) (51) 225138 - 225199 infocoquimbo@sernatur.cl La Serena, Chile retrieved June 17, 2013

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