Iquique is famous for its duty-free mall called "Zofri." In and around the mall you can find just about any kind of imported appliances, electronics, vehicles, etc. at a fraction of the cost anywhere else in the country. (With vehicles, the catch is that you are not allowed to purchase them and leave the city - you are only allowed to take the cars out of town a certain number of days a year for the first five years.) The Zofri is, of course, a very popular and busy place as you can see by the pictures below!
entering the Zofri parking lot
a view of the mall ahead
shiny floors and merchandise
convenient ATM's for easy shoppingIn stark contrast to the Zofri with all of its attractions, a town of cardboard shacks and humble dwellings lies just around the corner. It was a reminder to me of the contrasts in this city and of its great needs, both spiritual and physical:
all types of material tacked together to form a home
one shack upon another
the humblest of dwellings
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