Mall Plaza La Serena, Shopping center in La Serena, Chile.

Mall Plaza La Serena is a shopping center beside the Ruta 5 Panamericana La Serena-Coquimbo, with a tan facade, a central section under a red-tiled hipped roof, and two dark spires at its rear corners. Its main entrance is a large arched opening with dark glass panels, flanked by lower flat-roofed wings. Inside are two department stores, Falabella and Paris, 70 smaller shops, nine restaurants and a Cinemark cinema.

The center opened in December 1998 as the fifth location in the Mall Plaza chain across Chile. Before it arrived, the region had no comparable large-scale commercial space, and its opening changed shopping habits in La Serena noticeably.

The mall's name comes from the Chilean Mallplaza chain, which opened this branch as its fifth location. The library inaugurated in September 2004 is one of several services added over the years, alongside a medical centre and the AIEP professional institute. Visitors can also find a children's play area and nine restaurants.

The layout is straightforward, with shops, restaurants, and the cinema all connected on the same site, so moving between them takes little effort. The underground parking makes it easy to arrive by car, even during busy periods.

The H&M store inside was the first location of that brand in Chile to install solar panels on its roof. At the time, using solar energy in retail was still very uncommon in the country, which made this store stand out.