Destination: Chile

The Landlady

Sat, 7 Jan 2012 | By zapatosrojos | Views [842]

I guess that if you have lived your entire life in a town with a population of 550 you have talked through most matters with all your neighbours, so it must be good to get hold of a tourist to chat to, or certainly that seemed to be our landlady's thought ... Read more >

Caleta Tortel

Sat, 7 Jan 2012 | By zapatosrojos | Views [1311]

Caleta Tortel has no roads; it is an old port town situated in an inlet protecting it from the worst storms of the Pacific, all 550 inhabitants surviving through fishing and these days, tourism from December to February. They have constructed their single ... Read more >

Laguna San Rafael Glacier & Rio Tranquilo:

Sat, 7 Jan 2012 | By zapatosrojos | Views [920]

We took a 2 day trip out of Rio Tranquilo to see the San Rafael Glacier. Although the trip ran out of Tranquilo transport is needed to the km 75 marker where you will come across a tiny farm where the guide lives! A short boat ride across the river, ... Read more >

Walking Glaciers -Rio Tranquilo Glacier Exploradores.

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [2194]

We spent Christmas day 2011 hiking across a glacier! We had a car journey of some 90 minutes from the miniscule town of Rio Tranquillo to get to base camp, based in a wood. Then we walked a round trip of 6 hours, the first 45 minutes up through woodland ... Read more >

The Carretera Austral, northern Patagonia, Chile

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [1431]

The Carretera Austral, this unpaved pebble stone main road that goes from 2 lanes to 1 somewhere just past Coyhaique is the spine road, the only road, that links the towns of northern Patagonia. It was instigated by Pinoche,t with places like Puyuhuapi ... Read more >

The Man From C.H.A.I.T.E.N.

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [781]

This is a 2 pipe tale so if you don't smoke a pipe, maybe make a cup of tea! Chaiten was a town of over 4,000 people and a central hub for all transport: ferries from the west and all buses north, south and east. But, in May 2008, the volcano that ... Read more >

Puerto Montt to Chaiten

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [597]

Our 9 hour bus trip south consisted of 3 ferry crossings, as they have no roads in some areas, and during those crossings we saw dolphins, otters, sea lions and penguins!  Sure beats the P&O route Dover Calais.

The Lakes District

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [743]

The lakes district is too far south to get hot; protected by the volcanoes around from too much wind and cold so never too cold and the same volcanic hills ensure that the rain deluges down all year around, so its a very lush, fertile, green area. Many ... Read more >

Valparaiso, Chile

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [842]

This is listed as an UNESCO town so just one question, Why?!  Is it the promenade along the seafront which you can not walk along as it is used to store the giant containers for long haul industrial shipping? Or is it the huge security fences which ... Read more >

Santiago

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [479]

Brilliant, helped by the fact that we arrived to a warm, summertime city. Santiago is obviously huge, but seems logically laid out with many, many parks, fountains, statues, green areas to shade, sit and chill for a while and tree lined roads. It has ... Read more >

Santiago Dec 2011

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 | By sally-annephillips | Views [985]

I’m back! – With an over-packed suitcase and poor Spanish grammar, here I am. And I’m loving it! Before I came, I deliberately played down the excitement to myself – I worked up until a few days before I left and purposely didn’t organise too many ... Read more >

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Photos: From Santiago Down To Puerto Veras

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By davidnbrooks | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By themiddleofnowhere | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Off the Beaten Path: Patagonia, Chile

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [7550] | Comments [1]

Many, many avid hikers and nature lovers come to Chile to visit Patagonia. However, most of the time, their destination is the one and only Torres del Paine National Park. Flights to Punta Arenas are expensive, as are hostels and hotels in the area.... Read more >

Tags: chile, off the beaten path, patagonia, south america, travel