La imagen de Antofagasta es bonita especialmente verlo un día claro. Se visita rápido y el entorno es agradable. Puedes comer algo allí si quieres o un café mientras disfrutas las vistas
If you go to Antofagasta - or even have a short stop-over at airport - its worth of visiting La Portada and to take a photo! Pacific Ocean and La Portada - always in my mind. One day a tsunami will break it down; and then its too late to see it anymore.
Take a cuppa or Picnic with you to enjoy while looking at the view as the coffee shop is not very good. They could do very well there if they spruced it up a bit and smiled at their customers.
Its cold at La portada, and there's nothing to see except this huge rock made of poo...There was a restaurant there, it was nice, not great though.
This is a good couple of hours to walk through the museum, take some pictures, watch the birds and the waves and have a drink at the small concession. Especially nice at sunset. Very close to the airport so if you have a layover, take a taxi here and relax with the views.
This amazing view is good for 30 min or so, because you can walk around a bit. You couldn'r descend to the beach while we were there, but there were footprints, so there must be a way down somewhere. The guy painting the rails at the restaurant said there was a dangerous way down on the other side. The restautrant will not serve drinks without ordering a full meal, so at the time of writing, don't count on sipping a cold beer while taking in the view from the resturant. Why they don't see the lost revenue opportunity is baffling.
This rock is a symbol for this city and highlights how really astonishing the northern coastline of Chile is. It is an amazing sight when the surf is wild!
Amazing view of the ocean, the restaurant and museum are quite nice. If you have to wait couple hours at the airport, best option is to take a taxi, visit this place, drink couple pisco sours and eat at La Portada Restaurant. The lookout is quite impressive, to watch the deep ocean, desert shore and off course La Portada natural monument.
It´s a must to take a picture with the Portada beside you, after you can eat some sea food plates at the restorant,Try the mix ceviche and local Pisco Sour.
The place is just beautiful. Even when you can't descend (stairs are broken) the view is worthy the small trip.