Chile Travel Tips

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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
Aug 31, 2008
Cerro La Silla El Molle Indian Culture petroglyphs 5 stars
Travel Tip: La Silla ESO telescopes

Just beyond the European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes located at Cerro La Silla, some 2-3 hours driving from La Serena – you will find interesting petroglyphs dating from one millennia... [more]

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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
Jun 29, 2008
Chile, Punta Arenas - the basics 5 stars
Travel Tip: Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas was formally known as Magellanes – staying just in front of the Magellan Strait, which definitely dominates the city life.

It is an important harbor especially for...
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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
Jun 15, 2008
Santiago de Chile - foundation at Cerro Santa Lucia 5 stars
Travel Tip: Cerro Santa Lucia

I always like to visit the historical parts of the cities I travel to. In Santiago de Chile I suggest Cerro Santa Lucia and its nearby art craft market. You can get to the area quite easily using... [more]

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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
May 15, 2008
Chile - La Silla astrophotography paradise 5 stars (1 comment)
Travel Tip: La Silla ESO telescopes
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If you like astrophotography then La Silla is the place to be at – or the region around, so the nearby telescopes of Las Campanas are equally a good place to set your own equipment.

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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
May 15, 2008
Chile - Santiago Central Bus Station 5 stars
Travel Tip: Santiago

Santiago de Chile is a good point to plan further voyages across South America – or just inside long, long latitude-wise Chile.

Surely traveling by bus is a cheap way to do it –...
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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
May 15, 2008
Chile - El Caracol dangerous Andes' road 5 stars
Travel Tip: Chile

El Caracol is the famous dangerous road that connects Chile with Argentina across the Andes. Located on the Chilean side, it has 29 loop-like closed curves that in winter time often get impossible to drive across. This road stays immediately after the border Chile-Argentina, at Paso de los... [more]

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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
Mar 28, 2008
Santiago de Chile - first impressions 5 stars
Travel Tip: Santiago
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The main geographical characteristic of Santiago is that it is surrounded by the Andes Mountains – as one can clearly see both driving across the city and from the air. In fact in my first visit... [more]

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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
Mar 28, 2008
Santiago de Chile - suggestions for 2 days? 1 stars
Question: Santiago

Galactic citizens:

After 3 weeks in the Atacama Desert mountains I will be in Santiago around middle May - with 2 free days in between flights.

This will be my 3rd...
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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
Mar 21, 2008
Patagonia Torres del Paine fauna 5 stars
Travel Tip: Torres del Paine Natural Park

The fauna of Torres del Paine is quite diverse and exotic. It was the first time I saw at a distance of a couple of meters a huge condor – understanding now why they can indeed fly away with a... [more]

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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
Mar 20, 2008
Patagonia - Torres del Paine Nordenskjold Lake 5 stars
Travel Tip: Torres del Paine Natural Park

Nordenskjold was a Finnish-Swedish explorer from the XIX century – he went across North America, Patagonia and also Antarctica. Just in front of the most majestic peaks of Torres del Paine stands... [more]

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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
Mar 19, 2008
Patagonia Chile - Torres del Paine 5 stars
Travel Tip: Torres del Paine Natural Park
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A good couple of hours north of the Strait of Magellan, driving from Punta Arenas the asphalted road ends a bit after the city of Puerto Natales. From there on expect lonely dusty roads and amazing... [more]

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Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
Mar 10, 2008
Astronomy - ESO telescopes in the Atacama Desert 5 stars (1 comment)
Travel Tip: La Silla ESO telescopes
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At about 160 Km from La Serena, after 2-3 hours drive up into the mountains of La Silla, you find the European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes of La Silla, at an altitude of 2400 m. This is... [more]

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travelkevin
Globetrotter
Dec 27, 2007
San Pedro de Atacama 3 stars
Travel Tip: San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama at the northern end of Chile is a good place to come to get a taste of the high desert. It is a major destination for organising trips to the Salar de Uyuni salt flats in... [more]

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soulchaser
Explorer
Nov 24, 2007
The Chile/Peru Border 2 stars
Chile Chapter of Travel Blog: Buenos Aires to Lima, Peru.... by bus

The Chile/Peru border was dull except for the thorough searches the officials insisted on which allowed me to rescue my sleeping bag from my rucksack for one night of warmth on the bus. I still felt the bus driver was conspiring with whoever was trying to break me and I waited until he was... [more]

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soulchaser
Explorer
Nov 24, 2007
Peruvian mercy 3 stars
Chile Chapter of Travel Blog: Buenos Aires to Lima, Peru.... by bus

My endurance of the Peruvians and they're increasingly more frequent and high pitched mocking exclamations of por favor paid off, because that night I was given a coat, and a blanket to sleep with. Maybe it was out of kindness, or maybe it was to stop my teeth from chattering so that they could... [more]

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