El eclipse solar pudo verse en su totalidad desde Chile y algunas partes de Argentina. En el resto de América Latina el fenómeno se evidenció en menor porcentaje entre las 3 y 4 de la tarde. Miles de turistas se congregaron en el observatorio de La Silla en La Higuera ubicado en la región Coquimbo de Chile para ver el espectáculo.
MARTIN BERNETTI/AFPSolar eclipse as seen from the La Silla European Southern Observatory (ESO) in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on July 02, 2019. - Tens of thousands of tourists braced Tuesday for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America's southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP) MARTIN BERNETTI/AFPPeople watch a solar eclipse at La Silla European Southern Observatory (ESO) in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on July 02, 2019. - Tens of thousands of tourists braced Tuesday for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America's southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP) JUAN MABROMATA/AFPSolar eclipse as seen from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on July 2, 2019. - Tens of thousands of tourists braced Tuesday for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America's southern cone. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP) MARTIN BERNETTI/AFPSolar eclipse as seen from the La Silla European Southern Observatory (ESO) in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on July 02, 2019. - Tens of thousands of tourists braced Tuesday for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America's southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP) MARTIN BERNETTI/AFPSolar eclipse as seen from the La Silla European Southern Observatory (ESO) in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on July 02, 2019. - Tens of thousands of tourists braced Tuesday for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America's southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP) MARTIN BERNETTI/AFPSolar eclipse as seen from the La Silla European Southern Observatory (ESO) in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on July 02, 2019. - Tens of thousands of tourists braced Tuesday for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America's southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP)