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PINGÜINO DE HUMBOLT NATIONAL RESERVATION
Location and Access: at 120 km. north of La Serena. It can be reached in two hours using the Panamericana Highway with a distance of 75 km till reaching a deviation through the village of Los Choros. From there, you take a 45 km newly renovated route. However, for those who dare and posses adequate boats, the sea could be another access alternative by sailing an 80 km distance form the Port of Coquimbo which would take you 4 hours.
Heading towards the fertile valleys of Coquimbo, you can find numerous villages where you can practice Off Road Trekking while contemplating the varieties of Flora and native fauna of the area which forms unique and interesting Ecological Systems forming Protected Wild Areas that exist in this zone. Among these areas, the Penguin de Humbolt national Reserve draws the attention of many visitors. It is constituted by three islands: Chañaral, Chorso and Damas. The most important species is the Penguin of Humbolt, however, one would also notice the existence of colonies of Sea wolves, Chungungos, Magellan penguins, Yacas and Dolphins "Bottle nose" which are accustomed to the company of visitors. Moreover, you would observe bird species like eaglet, borrowing owl, liles, guanay, cormorant, pikeman, pelican, turkey buzzard, oyster catcher, south American seagull, yunco ducks, among others. In these islands, It is occasionally possible to sight.
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