{"id":681,"date":"2011-04-15T16:56:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T15:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/?p=681"},"modified":"2011-04-25T15:46:29","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T14:46:29","slug":"la-serena-et-la-vallee-de-lelqui-ch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/?p=681","title":{"rendered":"La Serena et la Vall\u00e9e de l&rsquo;Elqui (CH)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>En route vers le nord ! On retourne chercher la chaleur qui commence doucement \u00e0 s&rsquo;estomper. En effet, c&rsquo;est l&rsquo;automne ici et malgr\u00e9 des journ\u00e9es encore tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9ables, on sent le temps changer doucement.<br \/>\nPremi\u00e8re \u00e9tape, La Serena. Situ\u00e9e \u00e0 environ 600 bornes au nord de Santiago, c&rsquo;est une ville de taille moyenne sur la c\u00f4te avec de belles plages et des spots de surf assez connus. Elle forme avec Coquimbo une grande baie sur l&rsquo;oc\u00e9an Pacifique et c&rsquo;est aussi l\u00e0 o\u00f9 le rio Elqui et sa fameuse vall\u00e9e finit sa course.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_683\" style=\"width: 691px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00671.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-683\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-683\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le phare de La Serena<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_684\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00672.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-684\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-684\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00672.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La plage et la baie de Coquinbo en arri\u00e8re plan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Le centre ville est sympa, assez concentr\u00e9 et avec des maisons et \u00e9glises coloniales (29 !) qui sont d&rsquo;origine coloniale mais surtout d&rsquo;aspiration coloniale car l&rsquo;homme fort de la ville \u00e9tait un admirateur de ce style. La Plaza de Armas, nom commun \u00e0 pratiquement toutes les places centrales des villes chiliennes, est jolie, ombrag\u00e9e et pleine de vie.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_685\" style=\"width: 691px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00678.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-685\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-685\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Serena, Plaza de Armas<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_686\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00679.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-686\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-686\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00679.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le march\u00e9 de La Serena<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_687\" style=\"width: 691px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00682.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-687\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-687\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Une statue de l&#39;\u00eele de P\u00e2ques au mus\u00e9e de La Serena<\/p><\/div>\n<p>La Serena, en plus de son littoral, est un point de d\u00e9part connu pour les diff\u00e9rents observatoires astronomiques situ\u00e9s dans les montagnes andines tr\u00e8s proches. En effet, le ciel chilien dans cette r\u00e9gion est tr\u00e8s connu pour n&rsquo;\u00eatre presque jamais nuageux et les nuits sont donc parfaites pour de longues observations du ciel.<br \/>\nNous avons donc eu la chance de visiter un observatoire, mais la malchance d&rsquo;avoir une nuit un peu nuageuse. \u00c7a nous a quand m\u00eame permis d&rsquo;observer Saturne, ses anneaux et quatre de ses 72 satellites naturels, des \u00e9toiles de la croix du sud, et d&rsquo;autres n\u00e9bulleuses et clusters (formation de plus de 3 \u00e9toiles qui \u00e0 l\u2019\u0153il nu semble n&rsquo;en \u00eatre qu&rsquo;une). Un des clusters observ\u00e9s est compos\u00e9 de plus d&rsquo;un million d&rsquo;\u00e9toiles. Magnifique ! La Lune \u00e9tait en pleine croissance et sa luminosit\u00e9 g\u00eanait aussi un peu l&rsquo;observation, mais \u00e7a nous a permis d&rsquo;en tirer une photo dont on vous laisse admirer les d\u00e9tails. Nous \u00e7a nous a passionn\u00e9.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_688\" style=\"width: 3010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00687.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-688\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-688\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00687.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00687.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00687-2000x1331.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Lune depuis un bon t\u00e9l\u00e9scope de l&#39;observatoire de Mamalluca<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s quoi nous part\u00eemes vers la vall\u00e9e verdoyante de l&rsquo;Elqui, connue pour son village Pisco Elqui, le berceau du Pisco, cette boisson alcoolis\u00e9e \u00e0 base de raisin qui titre en 35 et 40 degr\u00e9s. Les Chiliens et les P\u00e9ruviens se disputent de mani\u00e8re farouche le titre d&rsquo;inventeur et producteur l\u00e9gitime de Pisco mais d&rsquo;apr\u00e8s nos sources, les P\u00e9ruviens tiennent la corde. \u00c7a se boit en cocktails, le plus fameux \u00e9tant le Pisco Sour, mais ils le servent aussi en Piscola (au Coca) ou avec des jus de fruits frais. Nous n&rsquo;avons bien s\u00fbr pas abus\u00e9&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_689\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00692.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-689\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-689\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00692.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restaurant \u00e0 notre arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 Pisco Elqui<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_690\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00700.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-690\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-690\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un restau h\u00f4tel perdu au fond de la vall\u00e9e avec son observatoire maison<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_691\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00702.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-691\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-691\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC00702.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le village artisanal d&#39;Horcon dans la vall\u00e9e d&#39;Elqui<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_692\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1030813.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-692\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-692\" title=\"P1030813\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1030813.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coucher de soleil, lever de Lune vus de l&#39;hostel<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_693\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1030840.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-693\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-693\" title=\"P1030840\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1030840.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La vall\u00e9e verdoyante de l&#39;Elqui<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_694\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1030853.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-694\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-694\" title=\"P1030853\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1030853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Tesoro, notre hostel...<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ce village de montagne est tr\u00e8s paisible. L&rsquo;hostel El Tesoro disposait de \u00ab\u00a0cabanons\u00a0\u00bb et d&rsquo;une piscine (tr\u00e8s) fraiche. On a pu s&rsquo;y d\u00e9tendre apr\u00e8s nos journ\u00e9es pas si harassantes !<br \/>\nUne petite excursion en v\u00e9lo dans la vall\u00e9e nous a permis de profiter des d\u00e9cors et de visiter une distillerie artisanale de Pisco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Le berceau chilien du Pisco&#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[23,517,33,31,32,22,34],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=681"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":696,"href":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681\/revisions\/696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aroundthewoorld.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}