Iquique is in the North of Chile. City home to the duty free zone called "Zofri" and a growing number of high rise resort hotels along its beaches. Slightly more expensive and polluted than neighboring population centers, such as Arica, but closer to Santiago and a convenient place to stock up on duty free perfumes and laptop computers.
Buses pull in on different locations. The main terminal north of the centre serves most destinations, but quite a few buses from Arica pull in close to the central mercado in the cross between Calle Barros Arana and Thomson. Tur-bus have their own terminal on Calle Esmeralda. Several daily arrivals from Arica, Antofagasta and Santiago. Also buses from La Paz, Oruro and Cochabamba in Bolivia.
The area around the central mercado is Iquique's Chinatown, with overpriced unauthentic Chinese restaurants in every corner. The local restaurants between them with sandwiches and burgers for Ch$800 and up, is much better quality. Competition is fierce, do future travelers a favor and don't eat at the places with the most persistent touts.
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