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Historic square
Plaza de Armas de Vicuña
Tree-lined central plaza of Vicuña, with monuments to Gabriela Mistral and the Torre Bauer, a red wooden tower of German style that houses the tourist office.
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Vicuña
In the destination Vale do Elqui.
In the photo: Facade of the Museo Gabriela Mistral in Vicuña
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Vicuña.
Vicuña is the main town of the Elqui Valley, about 62 km from La Serena, amid dry hills and vineyards of pisco grapes. In the Plaza de Armas stands the Torre Bauer, and a few blocks away is the Museo Gabriela Mistral, dedicated to the poet born there. Near the town are the Centro Turístico Capel and the tourist observatories Cerro Mamalluca and del Pangue. Further up the valley are Montegrande and Pisco Elqui.
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The local experience
What to see in Vicuña
Museum
Museo Gabriela Mistral
Museum dedicated to the poet Gabriela Mistral, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945, in the town where she was born. It has a replica of her birthplace, manuscripts, photos and personal items.
Astronomical observatory
Observatorio Cerro Mamalluca
A tourist observatory run by the municipality of Vicuña, opened in 1994 on Cerro Mamalluca, about 9 km from town. Night sessions, by reservation, combine naked-eye sky viewing, telescopes and a planetarium.
Astronomical observatory
Observatorio del Pangue
Private tourist observatory about 17 km from Vicuña, on the road to Río Hurtado, with small groups, astronomer guides and large-aperture telescopes.
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Distillery
Centro Turístico Capel
Visitor center of the cooperative Capel, on the outskirts of Vicuña, with the Museo del Pisco, a medal room and guided tours in Spanish and English, with tastings for adults.
Village
Montegrande
Village in the upper Elqui Valley where Gabriela Mistral spent her childhood and where her tomb is located. It has the school-house where she lived, now a museum, and has been a Zona Típica since 1990.
Village
Pisco Elqui
A village in the upper Vale do Elqui, at about 1,250 meters altitude, which changed its name from La Unión to Pisco Elqui in 1936. It has a central square with a church, the Pisco Mistral distillery open for visits and vineyards around it.