Torre Bauer, Vicuña, Chile
The town of Vicuña is lovely.
Stay there if you want a good feeling for sub-northern inland central Chile.
Or for a general good feeling for Chile in general. It has a great
Plaza de Armas (OK, they all have done one of those well), a great Hosteria,
or Hotel-like place, called the Hosteria Vicuña, and a generally
extremely pleasant atmosphere. It is also the UFO capital of South
America. Or so they say. Nearby is El Tololo observatory,
and you can take tours of Mamalluca Observatory, a small one to be sure,
but you get to look through a 14" and 17" telescope at the beautiful features
of the Southern Sky.
