Café Coloso is a central Copiapó café that serves as the city's main meeting point for mid-morning coffee and afternoon cake. The coffee is strong and the empanadas are made in-house. The interior is comfortable and slightly old-fashioned — mismatched chairs, a glass counter full of sweets and pastries — and it fills with the kind of regulars who have been coming for decades. For a feel of daily Copiapó life away from the tourist circuit, this is the place to sit for an hour.