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While Santiago offers much to travelers headed to Chile, a trip to the region would be incomplete without a few day trips exploring the countryside …
Few countries in South America can even begin to compete with Chile when it comes to epic natural landforms and surreal landscapes.
From the thick, dusty plains of the Atacama Desert – the globe’s driest non-polar desert – in the north, to the rich, fertile vineyards of the Central Valley, the verdant, rolling hills and brightly-painted churches of Chiloé, down to the far reaches of the South American continent in the alluring, secretive depths of Patagonia, Chile is vast, wild and utterly compelling.
Beyond-the-beaten trail travel destinations rubbing shoulder with world-famous national parks such as Torres del Paine National Park and the surreal and fascinating Easter Island.
It’s been my adopted home for the past year – and will be for the next as I research the upcoming Moon Chile guidebook – and I continue to be astounded by the places that I discover on each trip around the country.
If you have any questions about travel in this region then please don’t hesitate to drop me an email at [email protected] and I’ll answer them as best as I can!
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Travel itinerary for one and two weeks in Patagonia
Travel itinerary for three and four weeks in Patagonia (and a free e-book itinerary to download)
The ultimate guide to what to pack for a trip to Patagonia (includes a free pdf download of my packing checklist!)
The complete and comprehensive, 15,000 travel guide to Patagonia
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A comprehensive guide to Torres del Paine National Park for backpackers and day trippers alike
The ultimate guide to preparing for and hiking the W Trek independently
A complete guide to booking campsites and refugios on the W trek
Your six options if the campsites on the W are fully booked
Packing guide for hiking the O Circuit
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Food to pack for the O Circuit
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