Caleta Hornos

Caleta Los Hornos
Town
View of Caleta Los Hornos
View of Caleta Los Hornos


Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Map of La Higuera commune in Coquimbo Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Caleta Los Hornos
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 29°30′S 71°16′W / 29.500°S 71.267°W / -29.500; -71.267
CountryChile
RegionCoquimbo
ProvinceElqui
SeatLa Higuera
Area
 • Total
61.9 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
Sex
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code56 +
Websitemunilahiguera.cl

Caleta Los Hornos 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 is also a tourist destination, with visitors coming for the coastal setting and recreational fishing.

Caleta Los Hornos as a tourist destination

Beaches

The town has with two beaches, 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,[citation needed] and marine nutrients to the seas, making Caleta Los Hornos a diverse marine environment.[citation needed] These conditions make it suitable for shore fishing and rock fishing.[citation needed]

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 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 marine life makes Caleta Los Hornos a good place to buy locally caught seafood.[citation needed] As is common in Chile, it is possible to eat fresh seafood at the market itself.

Nearby places

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. ↑ Chile’s Sernatur promotes 10 new destinations for travelers Archived 2013-08-16 at the Wayback Machine 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