Chile: South America Travel Insights
Step into the soulful city of Valparaiso, Chile, and notice as the vibrancy of art, color, and culture gets turned up a notch. This coastal city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its bohemian arts community and buildings of all shades of yellow, red, and blue that spill …
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If you're feeling the desire to trade your usual life for a quest of exciting exploration, that's exactly what Patagonia in September promises. It's like stepping into another world where time slows down as the colors of spring begin to embrace the white winter landscapes.…
Chile has been producing wine for over a hundred years, but only recently has its wines reached international standards. For this reason you might want to take Chilean wine into consideration when selecting a wine to buy. One of the great advantages: price for quality,…
Thinking about taking a trip to Patagonia? In this article, we discuss how to prepare for such a trip and how to identify common mistakes that travelers often make hen planning an adventure to this part of the world. Patagonia is a wild and rugged…
The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a plateau in South America, covering a 1,000-kilometre (600 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains. According to estimates the Atacama Desert proper occupies 105,000 square kilometres (41,000 sq mi), or…
As I am sure you have heard, leading health organizations, including the WHO and CDC, are focused on addressing the spread of Zika virus. This blog piece is intended to help travelers to Ecuador and the Galapagos understand their risk, which can be low, and…
Over the past week, thousands of squid in Chile have washed up on the beaches of Santa MarÃa Island. Up to now, the cause for the massive die-off (an estimated 10,000 up to now) of these cephalopods is unknown. It is not uncommon for dead…