Rapa Nui - A Dream Come True
Rapa Nui’s mystery is the real reason for erecting the numerous moai around the island and their pukaos (hats or topknots). There are about six hundred of them on the island. Their sizes vary considerably and the vast majority of them have never fulfilled... more - travel report by
krisek
Easter Island or « Rapa Nui »...
There has been much controversy and confusion concerning the origins of the Easter Islanders. It has the shape of a volcanic triangle and its surface is 180km². The millenary island is considered an open air museum, since it has over thousands giant stone... more - travel report by
mamielle
The Skorpios Cruise to San Rafael Glacier
Puerto Montt is a nice enough place, a small town feel, but large enough to have a shopping mall, and a municipal museum. The houses are coloured and the harbour animated. The next morning, at 11 a.m. the cruise departed from the Skorpios Terminal... more - travel report by
mamielle
The Island of Robinson Crusoe
It is somewhat complicated to travel to Robinson Crusoe Island. (Flying to Easter Island, for instance, is very easy). First you need to book your ticket in Santiago de Chile, in an airline company called LASSA, which flies, weather permitting, from a pri... more - travel report by
jorgesanchez
Dust in the wind
San Pedro is a dusty town, VERY DUSTY. After half a day, I was the same color as everyone else in town- brown. The town center was a cloud of dust and destructin (construction). I arrived at noon as everything closed, so I answered a plea for lunch (the r... more - travel report by
willow
Lauca National Park
Lauca is easily reached from Arica on one, or two day tours, or by local bus. The journey upto the park is through a very dry desert region to the altiplano, which is largely treeless high altitude region with patches of grassland. Arica is also a nice cl... more - travel report by
danilbruce
Heart of a Long Coastline
Chile is that funny thin looking country on maps, only 380km at the widest point but it has a Pacific coastline stretching 4000km, the capital Santiago, population 5-6 million is about in the center. Incas once ruled here, the spanish arrived in 1536 and... more - travel report by
rangutan
Freaky Iquique
Iquique, population approx. 200K, is the northernmost major trade port in Chile, the capital of the Región de Tarapacá: the sole Duty Free province in Chile. It´s a curious collection of blocky soviet-inspired housing, the occasional imposing western Euro... more - travel report by
zaktim
from peurto natales to chiloe
15th October Day 32
Up very early as we had not noticed the one hour time difference between Argentina and Chilie. Hence the comments on the sleepy start to the town yesterday! We left hotel at 7.30 am, nearly a two hour drive into the park ( wi... more - travel report by
bielle
Santiago is the capital of Chile. It's a huge city with more than 5 million inhabitants. It is surrounded by the Cordillera and the Andes of the ocean. That's why they have a big problem with air pollution. The buses don't have filters for their exhausts... more - travel report by
susanne
