A city where desert and ocean coexist, it hasn't rained in nearly 400 years, and a quarter of its residents are Chinese
The desert and the ocean are two geographical phenomena. The desert is dry, hot, and rainy. It is full of yellow sand as far as the eye can see, and it is not suitable for human survival at all. The ocean is blue, the air is humid and the climate is pleasant, and the residents living by the sea are not bad. But have you ever seen the coexistence of ocean and desert? There is a city with the ocean in front and the desert behind, and it has not rained for nearly 400 years. A quarter of the local residents are Chinese.
Iquique is a port city in northern Chile. From the map, it is the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Akata Desert to the east. Therefore, Iquique is half ocean and half desert. Pearl in the desert. It is 1,800 kilometers away from Santiago, the capital of Chile, but it is not unknown, but has become a tourist city a long time ago, and is also famous for the particularity of the local environment.
If it is a city located in a desert, drought and little rainfall are the norm, but the opposite is true in a city by the sea, so what happens if the two situations meet? Iquique is the best proof. Because of Iquique's proximity to a desert area, dry weather is common, and it hasn't rained in almost 400 years, but locals aren't sad, as the moist Pacific air has rescued the city.
Iquique can be said to be a city suitable for tourism in all seasons. The temperature here generally does not exceed 30 degrees in summer. It is a good summer resort. In summer, people come here to travel in an endless stream. The temperature in Kik will not drop below 13 degrees, and people can spend the winter wearing long sleeves. Therefore, Iquique is a summer resort and a good place to travel in winter.
The environment is pleasant and the views and activities are also very good. You can swim in the sea in summer, and experience sand bathing in the desert in winter. Extreme challenges such as gliding, surfing, diving, and desert racing are the main experiences here. Of course, in addition to extreme challenge projects, there are also normal experience projects, the most famous of which is fishing. The marine resources here are rich, and all the beaches have special fishing places, which can satisfy people's desire for fishing.
The total population of Iquique is about 600,000, including 200,000 residents living in the city. About a quarter of the population has Chinese ancestry, so Iquique is also a Chinese city. It is said that the local Chinese are the remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who crossed the sea. Although I don’t know if this legend is true, there are a large number of local Chinese, so it will not make people feel too unfamiliar when traveling.