Visitors to part of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru (where it's the national animal and is even on the country's coat of arms) may come across this quintessential South American mammal, a camelid related to guanacos, llamas, and a
Lonely Planet just published a fairly detailed overview of how to visit this otherworldly slice of Chile's north. This country is the major one still awaiting on my South America bucket list, and the Atacama with its salt flats, volca
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Unfamiliar compared to many than other Latin American cuisines such as Mexican, Peruvian, and Cuban, Chilean cuisine has always been considered one of those that best blend the traditions of the Spaniards and the pre-Columbian people of
If you’re planning on choosing a holiday with a whole new sense of adventure, there seems to be a huge number of places still available to surprise - even shock and stun - the most jaded traveler. Yet while the temples of southeast Asia, vast can
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In the Chile Lakes Region on the south-central coast just under two hours by air from capital Santiago, lies the Chiloé Archipelago, its largest island one of this fascinating country's most fascinating destinations - a mix of wild nature and moun
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Sure, going out for an intimate dinner à deux is pretty much everyone's default on this day for lovers. But to make Valentine's Day extra special, seek out an experience that will make it truly memorable for years to come. High and low, on land and
If Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (above with 1960s president Salvador Allende) were alive today - well, he'd be 113, but anyway he'd also be plenty bemused by the fact that so many visitors journey to Chile to experience the places he on
When visiting a fascinating new destination, there’s nothing cooler than staying in equally intriguing accommodations. And so here are 11 of the most fascinating in key Iberia Destinations in Latin America.
Chile’s capital Santiago certainly excites with its invigorating street life, dining, and culture, but this is also a country with some of South America’s most striking nature, beginning just a few kilometres from the big city – mountains, fecund
Chile’s signature grape varietal arrived just before phylloxera hit Europe in the mid 19th century. With the country's new wine region just getting established, a few Carménère cuttings were imported and planted in the valleys of Santiago among Merlo
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Read more…Though not technically the southernmost point of the South American continent, the Cabo de Hornos in Chile's Tierra del Fuego have for centuries been a legendary landmark in world sailing lore (perhaps more accurately, notorious, as a tempestuous "g
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Chile is a very special country indeed, full of very special sights and experiences. But the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui is not only special, but dramatically unique in all the world. What makes it worth the time (a five-hour flight from Santiago)
The hopping, happening district of Chile's capital between the Mapocho River and San Cristóbal Hill these days throbs with both colour and young people eager to take on the world. Back in the 17th and 18th centuries it was of course quite different -
Powderhounds in withdrawal don’t have to hang on till November/December to hit the ski resorts. The Southern Hemisphere is quite happy to oblige us with some superb skiing on amazing terrain throughout the southern Andes, where the reversal of seaso
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Nowhere is nature wilder and more striking than at South America’s southernmost reaches, its dense forests and Andes mountains cinematically spectacular and crammed with wildlife including llamas, pumas, and grey foxes, its beaches and frigid waters
South American such as Peruvian and Brazilian–has been gaining quite a bit of worldwide attention in recent years. But even lesser-known cuisines of Latin America have been upping their
in a major way, as visitors will discover, for example,
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Chile's capital may not flaunt the sex appeal of, say, Rio de Janeiro; the remaining world-heritage-worthy colonial architecture of Quito or Cartagena; nor the cultural reputation of Buenos Aires. But despite the inevitable bumps along the way (liter
On my last day onEaster Island, I visited its post office, beautifully located on a craggy cliff. I looked at the boxes for the locals' mal and was amused to see many letters stacked on top addressed in children's handwriting to: "Easter Bunny, Easte
