Antofagasta is a well known port city that can be found in the northern portion of Chile which is located in the northern part of Santiago. The city is also known to be the capital of the Antofagasta region as well as the province.

One of the main tourist attraction sites in this city is a natural monument which they locally call the La Portada de Antofagasta which is a rock formation a few meters from the shore.

Because of the past trade here which was fishing and sea lion hunting, many marine wildlife environmentalists as well as fanatics often come to this city to have a look at marine wildlife.

The Mano del Desierto is a famous dessert of the city where sand surfers would usually go to.