Saturday we hopped on a bus to Zapallar, a somewhat exclusive, but very beautiful coastal town about 2 hours north of Viña. On the way we stopped at all the little beach-front towns, which gave us a good idea of where we would like to spend more time. We also passed by some nasty smoke-spewing factories, conveniently located right next to estuaries flowing directly into the Pacific. Ironically enough, there were signs all around saying “don’t throw garbage in the estuary” and that litterers would be given a stiff fine. It’s nice to see that ours isn’t the only government with its priorities askew. :)
There is a winding stone path built out of the rocky shoreline heading north and south of Zapallar beach. There is also a small peninsula jutting out of the south side, which is a nature preserve. We saw a penguin, a couple of dolphins jumping out of the water, lots of pelicans and some really cool plant life, including the national flower copihue.
The houses were totally insane, historic German-style vacation homes mixed in among super modern mansions with infinity-edge pools.
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