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Old 02-06-2011, 08:14 PM
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H, the mountain and immediate area is accessible by anyone, but a pre booked guided tour is required to get beyond the gate and onto the top of Paranal itself. The tour is free and can be booked here: http://www.eso.org/public/about-eso/...s/paranal.html
How to get there: http://www.eso.org/public/about-eso/travel/paranal.html

The nearest city is Antofagasta on the coast 120 km to the north. The drive took a couple of hours. The road to the observatory is apparently fully paved now, but when I was there in 2008 they were still working on it.
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