Money and Payment
- Credit cards:
Some hostels or hotels accept credit cards, as well as some restaurants. But not all do, please consult! - ATM:
in Pisco Elqui you find an ATM, near the plaza - Banks:
in Vicuña (only Banco Estado) and in La Serena
Health
- Medical post:
Montegrande, Pisco Elqui, Horcón, Alcohuaz (with a paramedic) - Health center (with a doctor)
Paihuano - Hospital:
Vicuña, La Serena, Coquimbo - Pharmacies:
Vicuña - Tel. Ambulance Paihunao: +56 512 451006
Public Transport
- Buses aprox. every 20 min La Serena - Pisco Elqui.
- Aprox. 3 times a day there are buses until Horcón.
- There is no public transport to Alcohuaz and Cochiguaz.
- The last bus leaves at 20.00 hrs from La Serena and from Pisco Elqui the last bus to La Serena also leaves at 20.00 hrs.
- There is no public transport at night.
- Rates: La Serena - Pisco Elqui aprox. CLP 3.000
- Some agencies offer private transfer. Some hotels also, please consult.
Car
- The roads are asphalted until Alcohuaz and Cochiguaz.
- The last gas station is in Rivadavia (aprox. 20 kms from Vicuña and 25 kms from Pisco Elqui).
Shopping
- A big supermarket is in Vicuña
- In Pisco Elqui you find a hardware store, bakery, mini-supermarkets and souvenir shops.
- In Pisco Elqui there is a small handicraft market, in Horcón is the "Handicraft Village" (Pueblo artesanal).
- All of the villages have shops to buy food.
Emergencies
- Police station and fire brigade in Pisco Elqui.
- Emergency phones:
Police Pisco Elqui: +56 512 651188
Police Paihuano: +56 512 651186
Fire Brigade Pisco Elqui: +56 9 6828 6267
Ambulance Paihuano: +56 512 451006
Medical Post Pisco Elqui: +56 512 451386
