Perfectly Preserved Petroglyphs in Yerbas Buenas
A four-wheel drive vehicle can easily take you back in time in northern Chile. These perfectly preserved petroglyphs were seen at Yerbas Buenas, a 45 minute drive from San Pedro de Atacama along both paved and dirt roads. The area is cared for by...
Day Trekking in Beautiful, Wild Torres Del Paine
In a single day in Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia, we were lucky enough to see herds of guanaco, baby ostriches, and condors gliding through the sky. The clouds parted to give us a glimpse at the famous "towers" and "horns,"...
Relaxing beach getaway in Zapallar
Zapallar is a decidely untouristy beach town about two hours northwest of Santiago. Unlike the larger and more well known Vina del Mar and its suburbs, Zapallar has no major hotels, no high rises and no busy streets. Rather, Zapallar is the place...
An Otherwordly Experience in Valle de la Luna
The first glimpse you take at the Valle de la Luna (translated: "Moon Valley") will make you feel like you're visiting another planet. The deep red rocks, the massive sand dunes, and the speckling of salt across the surface is like nothing else I...
Charming boutique hotel in vibrant Bellavista neighborhood
The Aubrey Hotel is full of surprises to be discovered. Whether it was a cozy, hidden seating area, meringue cake at afternoon tea, or fresh raspberry juice and mango nectar delivered by a delightfully energetic breakfast server, the Aubrey was a...
Modernist Hotels: Arrebol Patagonia Hotel, Chile
At this sophisticated base for exploring Chile’s rustic south, the 22 rooms all have views to the west;arrebolmeans “the color of the clouds at sunset.”The building, angled into a forested hillside, is made of concrete and steel and paneled in...
Dinner and Avalanches
We spent 5 days trekking the Torres Del Paine "W" circuit. We battled all kinds of crazy weather including rain, snow, and Patagonia's notorious 100km/hr winds all while carrying 40 pounds on our backs. We almost didn't bring the boxed wine...
Ascending Valparaiso’s Ascensores
by Steven Bodzin
Valparaiso has the world’s biggest concentration of hillside railways, known locally as ascensores, or elevators. Victorian developers built 30 of them to shuttle residents and their goods up and down the city’s steep coastal...
Mastodonte Restaurant, Valparaiso, Chile
Mingle with the locals at Mastodonte, a zany, safari- and Stone Age–themed restaurant near Plaza Aníbal Pinto. Order the chorrillana, a rib-filling plate of fries smothered in beef, cheese, onion, and fried egg.
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