first peek into Festival ampitheatre

Here is a sneak peek at the ampitheatre as its being set up for the huge festival.
We are getting ready to receive guests from Argentina and Brazil who are coming for the Festival De La Cancion next door in Quinta Vergara Park starting on February 23rd until the 28th.

Guests performing at the festival this year include Jennifer Lopez´s husband Marc Anthony, Simply Red, Daddy Yankee and more local guests.

These things help with the acoustics and dangle above the heads of the audience.

See you at the festival!

What to pack

Viña Del Mar is always about 10 degrees cooler than Santiago which means in summer it´s sunny but suprisingly cool in the evenings. Pack jeans and a light pullover for nights along wih your swimsuits and sunblock UV 30 plus for during the day to hit the beach.

Here´s a link to the 10 day weather forecast

Life´s a Beach

It´s a tough life in a beach town, especially in summer when the time comes to choose what beach to go laze the day away. Playa (beach) Miraflores and Las Salinas are right on the doorstep to most major resorts and are the ones near the Muelle Vegara (the big crane overseeing the ocean)


Las Salinas Beach (Photo Emilio Fuenzalida)

Incidentally, Muelle Vergara is earmarked for demolition as of this date because of unsteady foundations and no buyer to come and resue it, so the beach will soon be jetty free.

Going further north is the popular Reñaca beach. Reñaca gets a bit crowded, but has a special section called ¨el cementerio¨ the cemetry oddly enough, where all the beautiful people like to be seen. We recommend having a Chilean Gelato while your at it.

Don´t forget to take an umbrella and sunscreen because the Chilean sun doesn´t tickle if you get burnt.

More info for spanish speakers here