Moving to Antofagasta, Chile for 8 or so months... anyone there?
 

Hola amigos,


I am a 24 year old Belgian/USA mechanical engineer currently in Temuco, Chile. I recently got a contract job at a desalinization plant in Antofagasta, Chile, which I am looking forward to (not much pay, but a great learning opportunity for me). I've been in Chile 2 months. Before that I was working/volunteering 3 months in Bolivia and 2.5 months in Peru.

2 weeks ago I just finished riding from Temuco to Ushuaia and back on my KLR 650 (photos: Flickr: Kevin Machtelinckx's Photostream). I am now deciding whether to sell it here in Temuco or bring it up to Antofagasta. If there are other riders up there, I'd be more willing to bring it up and get some riding in on my free time.

So... anyone from HU up in Antofagasta? I'd be keen to get to know some people.

Saludos!

Kevin.

I'm not there, but have passed through twice.

There are a lot of off-road riding opportunities in the hills/dunes, so worth keeping the bike.

In fact, ride it up, the desert is more interesting than people imagine :-).

Thanks for this, it is very helpful...