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Iquique is a coastal city located in the Tarapacá Region, 1840 kilometers away from Santiago. With a strong port activity, Iquique is located approximately 23 hours from the capital of Chile and at kupos.cl we tell you what you need to know to get there and get around in this beautiful town on the Chilean coast.

It has a privileged, arid climate with little rainfall all year round, so it seems that the city always lives in summer. It has an area of ​​2,835.3 square km and is declared a Free Trade Zone, which is why it became one of the largest free ports in Latin America, being a commercial exchange center with Mercosur countries and Asia Pacific, which in simple words transform it into a shopping paradise finding all kinds of things at unmissable prices.

Being on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, Iquique is one of the favorite tourist destinations of Chileans during the summer due to the warmth of its waters, green areas near the coast, recreational activities and a diversity of gastronomic spaces that extend through the coast. There are several beaches in this city but Playa Cavancha stands out among all of them, since it is the favorite among vacationers.

Iquique has a rich architectural heritage which was formed by the golden age that the saltpeter industry lived in the past in this area. Among the must-see routes are the traditional streets such as Avenida Baquedano, and different constructions like the Astoreca Palace, the Municipal Theater, the Spanish Casino and the Corbeta Esmeralda Museum. In addition, in its surroundings there is a wonderful landscape, where a large number of valuable archaeological pieces have been discovered, in the middle of characteristic desert oases that captivate its visitors.

Other attractions that can be found are the Humberstone Saltpeter Office, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco and located 47 kilometers northeast of Iquique. The oasis of Matilla and Pica 120 kilometers from Iquique, in the interior of Pica is the Salar de Huasco, an area where dinosaur footprints dating back thousands of years are found. There are also curative hot springs found in Mamiña, an ancient town that is located 130 kilometers away from Iquique.

The Diego Aracena International Airport is the main air access of the Tarapacá Region. This airport is located 40 kilometers away from the city of Iquique. The Aracena has several transportation alternatives and at kupos.cl we show you how to get from the Diego Aracena International Airport to Iquique.

For its part, the Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique is located at Patricio Lynch 50, and concentrates all the bus agencies that carry out transportation to and from Iquique. At kupos.cl we take you to Iquique with the companies Expreso Norte, Ciktur, Pullman San Andrés, Kenny Bus, Pullman Bus, Fichtur VIP and Norte Azul.

Another alternative is the carpool, or shared car, for when you want to travel comfortably, safely and for less money. With kupos.cl you can access the available travel routes that take you to Iquique, as well as you can move around the city using carpooling, paying the same or even less for quality mobility in a shared car.

Once in the city of Iquique, apart from carpooling, you can also get around by buses, a fairly popular urban transport that covers almost all the internal routes of the city. In kupos.cl you can find the available routes, and pay through the app with any card or in cash.

Kupos.cl is the platform where you find all the transportation options to get to and get around Iquique.