Chile Articles

The Good Empanada Chilena

Palestine in Chile

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Villa Grimaldi, Chile

Torres del Paine National Park

The name Patagonia evokes mystical images of towering peaks and sky-blue glaciers. It is therefore surprising to learn that most ...

Carretera Austral

The idea of the sublime has something to do with a beauty that is so awe-inspiring that it quite nearly ...

Villarrica

Rainy days can test the spirit of the hardiest traveler, especially when a locale is best known for outdoor adventures. ...

Pucón and Volcán Villarrica

The lakeside town of Pucón sits at the centre of a mini world of adventure, where snowshoeing, volcano climbing, cycling ...

Mercado Central

All photographers and seafood lovers visiting Santiago, Chile should head along Calle Puente to the Mercado Central (Central Market). This ...

San Pedro de Atacama

Breathing in fresh sharp air and gazing at the voluptuous red rock formations set against a crisp blue sky, one ...

Puerto Williams

Setting the record straight. Long renowned as the southernmost town in the world, Ushuaia, Argentina is not. Puerto Williams, Chile, ...

Coihaique

The Carretera Austral stretches several hundred kilometers southward from Chile’s major port city of Puerto Montt into the country’s “final ...

Valdivia

Long a vital river port and crucial military garrison, both for Spain as a colonial power and for Chile as ...

Putre

Clinging precariously to the dizzying Andean heights of the northernmost region of Chile’s slender 4,300 kilometer-long mainland, the pueblo of ...

Lake Llanquihue

eresa Colmer Lake Llanquihue is one of the largest lakes in South America (the second largest in Chile) and also one ...

La Serena

You could visit La Serena—The Serene One—purely for the weather; the temperate climate, and clear sunny days all year round. ...

Sajama to Arica

One could say that the trip from landlocked Bolivia to the beach in Arica, Chile is a real downer: a ...

Santiago

Santiago (San-tee-AH’-goh) is 2305 km south of Arica, 3141 km north of Punta Arenas, 100 km from the Pacific coast, ...

Carmenère

It may not be the most recognized wine in the world, but Carmenère is the emblematic grape of Chile and, ...

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round

Andrew, age two, may not have much sense of place, but he was delighted to rely on city buses, local ...