Travel Articles About Chile
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Places and Destination:
El Norte Grande Photo Gallery - Sea, Sand and Andes
Cruce de Lagos - Lake Crossing from Chile to Argentina
A Trip Through the Chilean Fjords to San Rafael Lake and Glacier- Photo Gallery
Torres del Paine Grand Circuit
Walking Tour of Central Santiago
Rancagua
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile - Photographic Trek and Drive Tour
Valdivia
The Amazing Race 7 - Second Stop: Chile
Arica, Chile
Chile's Lake District
Chile's National Parks
Dream Trip To Central Chile
El Chiflón del Diablo en Lota
Excursions from Santiago
Isla Grande de Chiloé - Island of Legend and Lore
Juan Fernandez Archipelago
La Serena, Chile
Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Chile: Son Solo 15 Kilometros De Historia
Puerto Montt, Chile
San Pedro de Atacama
Tierra del Fuego
Trekking Torres del Paine
Viaje Al Altiplano Chileno, I
Viaje Al Altiplano Chileno, II
Viaje Por Los Canales Y Fiordos Del Sur De Chile
Viaje Por El Desierto De Huara, Tarapacá y Pisagua
Viña del Mar, Chile
What to See When You Have Only....?
Gabriela Mistral
The Wines of Chile
La Casa Colorada y la Historia de Chile
Pablo Neruda
San Sebastián de Yumbel
La Fiesta Grande - Andacollo, Chile
Chile's Fiestas Patrias - Dieciocho - September 18
Huasos - The Chilean Cowboy
Pisco
Semana Santa
Geography of Chile Quiz
The volcanos of Chile
Glorias Navales
José de San Martín
Sewell, also known as El Teniente, Chile
Easter Island:
Easter Island - the Navel of the World
Iquique, Chile
Art and Culture:
The capital of Chile’s northernmost region, Region I, comprising the provinces of Arica,
Parinacota and Iquique, the city of Iquique is one of the country’s most visited cities.
The attractions are a mild climate, commerce, the Atacama desert, natural and archaeological
treasures, access to Peru and Bolivia and a great many recreational and sporting activities.
Chile's northernmost region, including the provinces of Arica, Parinacota and Iquique, is
a natural wonderland of the Atacama desert, Andes mountains and volcanoes, high plains
called altiplanos, oases, thermal hot springs and the salars or salt flats that attract
visitors from all over the world.
The lake crossing between the lake districts of Chile and Argentina is an all-season trip
that thousands of visitors enjoy every year. It involves both road and lake crossings,
with scenic vistas of Andean mountain peaks, waterfalls and wildlife.
Follow guest author Clarence Fisk's journey aboard the Skorpios III through the fjords of
southern Chile to Lake and Glacier San Rafael. The tour begins and ends in Puerto Montt,
and passes through a region formed from ice, water, wind and earthquakes. It is a wild
and beautiful area and visitors thrill to the opportunity to see and be a part of it,
if only for a short time.
Torres del Paine National Park is a jewel in Chilean Patagonia. The terrain of craggy,
granite peaks, snow clad mountains, glacier-fed lakes, waterfalls and rivers,
pampas and thick Magellanic forests attracts visitors from around the world to
enjoy the scenery and wildlife. Many trek through the park on multiple trails.
This Grand Circuit trek is one of the favorites.
This photographic walking tour of Central Santiago includes visits to a number of
Santiago landmarks all easily accessible from the historic Plaza de Armas, including
the Presidential Palace, colonial treasures, the splendidly ornate civil buidlings,
churches, museums, parks, shopping, national monuments and the famed Mercado Central.
Located an hour south of Santiago, Rancagua offers history, sports, cultural
traditions, tours of the deepest copper mine in the world, world-class spas,
a nature preserve, wine, rodeos and the traditional folk dance, the cueca
championships.
You can visit and explore the San Pedro de Atacama area by yourself, of course, but
for this trek, hike and drive tour, we'll base the schedule on what sample tour
agency itineraries might be. Tours of the area can be between three - four days, or
up to ten days.
Valdivia, called the City of Rivers and La Perla del Sur, is considered one of
Chile's most beautiful cities. With a rich and vivid history, natural beauty and
a fine tourist infrastructure, this port in Chile's gorgeous Lake District is a
pleasure to visit.
The Amazing Race 7 continues from Cuzco, Peru through Arequipa to
Santiago where the teams face a detour and dash through some of the city's
favored attractions to the second pit stop on Cerro Santa Lucia, where Rob and
Amber of Survivor fame are the first team to arrive and another team is eliminated.
Arica is Chile's northernmost city, a duty-free oasis and the gateway to archaeological
and natural wonders in Lauca National Park, the geoglyphs at Putre, and the high
altitude lake Chungara.
Chile's Osorno volcano has been called the Fujimaya of South America. The Lake District
has been likened to Switzerland, but Chile's spectacular arrangement of lakes, volcanos,
rivers and waterfalls stand completely on its own as a major travel destination.
North to South, from the dry Atacama to wet Magallanes, there are hundreds of
national parks, reserves, monuments and nature sanctuaries to visit and enjoy.
Join your guide in a sentimental voyage back to Central Chile, to visit Valparaiso,
Vina del Mar, Santiago, Sewell, the Juan Fernandez archipelago and many of the
top attractions along the way.
An account of guest author Clarence Fisk's visit to Lota, near Concepción, south of
Santiago, to see the town, a fabulous park, and a coal mine, now open to visitors.
The mine is called "El Chiflón del Diablo", or the Devil's Whistle, for the wind
whistling through the tunnels. The text is accompanied by a
photo gallery, with descriptions.
Day or weekend trips include ski resorts, wineries, natural reserves, arts and craft
markets, plus places to camp, hike, raft, ride horses, picnic and sightsee.
The Chiloe Archipelago, in Chile's Northern Patagonia, has long been a place of
mystery and mysticism and an increasingly popular destination for walking, biking,
fishing, paddling and birding.
Off the coast of Chile, way off the beaten track, the archipelago was once home
to Alexander Selkirk, the Scottish castway who spent four years there and became the
basis for the novel Robinson Crusoe. With limited tourism facilities, the
archipelago is still a draw for the historical connections and unique wildlife.
With its Mediterranean climate, white sandy beaches, pure air and tourist attractions,
La Serena is Chile's second oldest city and a prime coastal resort.
Chile's capital city is cosmopolitan, the financial, cultural, and political center of the country.
It's graced with tree-lined streets, parks, distinctive neighborhoods, ample assortment
of restaurants and hotels. In addition to its own attractions, Santiago is near ski resorts,
beach resorts and the ideal base for excursions into the Central Valley and either
extreme of Chile.
This multi-part feature from guest author Clarence Fisk is a report of a stroll along
Santiago's Alameda to see and photograph the monuments and statuary along the way.
The feature is in Spanish, but click the thumbnails for the enlarged image and translation
in English in the Son Solo 15 Kilometros De Historia
Photo Gallery.
Puerto Montt is the capital of Region XX, Los Lagos, and the gateway to travel through
the fjords, the Lake Crossing into Argentina, the mystical island of Chiloé and the center
of commerce for the region.
This oasis in the middle of the Atacama desert in northern Chile has supported life
since 11,000 BC and is now a prime destination for travelers interested in
natural wonders and archaeological ruins.
The climate is cold, windy and rainy in this Land of Fire, but visitors to the southernmost tip
of South America will find plenty to do and see.
Torres del Paine, Chile’s spectacular national park in southern Patagonia, is a
wonderland of craggy, granite peaks, snow clad mountains, glacier-fed lakes,
waterfalls and rivers, pampas and thick Magellanic forests, meadows, forests and no
matter where you look, fantastic scenery. It's a great favorite with trekkers,
climbers and visitors from all over the world.
First of a two part trip to Northern Chile's altiplano, seeing parque Nacional del Rio Lauca, los Bofedales de
Parinacota and Lago Chungara from Arica.
This part details the trip from Antogagasta to Chuquicamata with a trip to San Pedro de
Atacama.
Guest Author Clarence Fisk sails through the canals and fjords of Southern Chile, describing the
passage, glaciers, regional characteristics and life aboard the Skorpios III tour ship. In
Spanish. Check out the slide show at
Fotos del Viaje Por Los Canales y Fiordos Del Sur De Chile with descriptions in English.
An account, in Spanish by Clarence Fisk, of a trip into the Atacama Desert in Northern
Chile includes the religious festival of La Tirana, a peak at old nitrate mines, the
tamarugo forest, and a visit, in part two, to the
Saltflat of Huasco, a
surprising high-altitude wetlands.
Follow along with the photo galleries and some descriptions in English.
Chile's premiere resort on the Chilean "Riviera" attracts Chileans and international
visitors to the beaches, the casino, the elegant hotels and restaurants, the museums
and spritely nightlife.
Beginning with Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America, this series of articles offers suggestions
of things to see and do within a limited time schedule. Your recommendations welcome!
La Virgen del Cerro San Cristóbal
Geography and Wildlife:
This article, like the others contributed by Clarence Fisk, is in Spanish. It is an account
of a visit to Cerro San Cristobal, or St, Christopher's Hill, in Santiago, Chile, on the
occasion of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 2003.
Born Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga, this Chilean educator, cultural minister, diplomat, and
poet was the first Latin American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature,
awarded in 1945 "for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions,
has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin
American world."
Chile has been producing wine for over five centuries and is still delighting palates
with the variety and scope from its vinyards. Learn a little more about the winemaking
history and vintners of Chilean wine.
La Casa Colorada is one of the few remaining colonial buildings in Santiago. It
houses the Museum of Santiago's history, including a number of dioramas
representing key moments in the city and country's history. Some of these
dioramas are displayed in the Casa Colorada Photo Gallery. Articles and photos
are by guest author Clarence Fisk.
Chilean poet, writer, diplomat, political activist and exile, Nobel Prize winner for
Literature, "people's poet," senator, and one of the greatest South American poets,
Pablo Neruda is Chile's gift to the literary world.
Every January 20 and March 20, thousands of pilgrims journey to Yumbel, in Chile's spectacular Lake
District to participate in the Feast Day of San Sebastián, the patron saint of
archers, soldiers, enemies of religion and others. The celebrations are colorful and
pious.
Andacollo is a small town in central Chile and the annual Fiesta Grande, a religious
gathering on December 24-26 to worship the patron saint of local mines, La Virgen del
Rosario (The Virgin of the Rosary), brings thousands of worshippers who also enjoy
the secular festivities associated with the fiesta.
Chile's Fiestas Patrias celebrate Chile's independence from Spain and run for a week
prior to the Dieciocho festivities on September 18, with regional activities
such as the Pampilla de Coquimbo, Semana del Folclor and other events celebrating Chilenidad.
The huasos of Chile are an integral, colorful part of the Chilean culture. Read
about their efforts in the rodeo ring, called a media-luna, and on the dance floor
doing the cueca.
Pisco is the almost national drink in Peru and Chile. First created in Peru,
now it's the subject of intense discussion between Peru and Chile:
who owns the appelation rights? Some people don't care, they simply enjoy the product!
Semana Santa, Holy Week, is the most important religious festival in South America.
The most famous week-long celebrations are in Peru, Chile and Colombia.
The Beaches of Chile
History
With almost 3000 miles of coastline, there are hundreds of beaches, coves and inlets
for swimming, diving, surfing, windsurfing and sea fishing.
How well do you know Chile? Can you identify places and things from a photo? Test yourself
with this quiz and see how many you get right. No prizes, just fun.
Chile has hundreds of volcanos, active and dormant, along the Bolivian and Argentine borders.
Some are favored climbs, others are scenic gems. Would you climb one?
Bernardo O'Higgins, Libertador de Chile
The illegitimate son of an Irish colonial administrator and a Chilean criolla rose from obscurity to
become the Hero of the Wars of Independence and the Supreme Dictator of Chile.
Chile annually celebrates the naval victories of the War of the Pacific on May 21. The Battle of
Iquique and the capture of the iron monitor Huáscar were major turning points in the
war with Peru and Bolivia.
Revered as Argentina's greatest hero, San Martín was also Liberator of Chile and Protector of
Peru. Called Knight of the Andes and Santo de la Espada, he is also the subject of one
of history's unsolved mysteries.
Now a national monument, this mining camp had sixty-seven years of history, earthquakes and engineering accomplishments.
Read memories of some of the people who lived there and look through some historical photos.
Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui and Isla de Pascua, is a long way from anywhere.
Te Pitoote Hanua, which means "Navel of the World" is the most isolated inhabited island in
the world, being about 2000 mi (3200 km) from Chile and Tahiti, and until the
Mataveri International Airport was built in the 1960's, getting there to see the mysrerious
moais was only by ship.
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