Chile Travel Guide
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 Chile |
Top 5 Destinations in Chile |
 Santiago |
 Torres del Paine |
 San Rafael Glacier |
 Atacama Desert |
 Easter Island |
Top 5 Nature Destinations |
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Other Destinations |
Cities + Towns:
Arica
Copiapó
Frutillar
Iquique
Santiago
Valparaíso
Vina del Mar
Nature:
Cajón del Maipo
Chungará Lake
El Yeso Dam
La Parva
Lanín
Paso Pehuenche
Pucón
Radal Siete Tazas National Reserve
Petrohué Waterfalls
Tierra del Fuego
Todos los Santos Lake
Valle Nevado
Valparaíso
Villarrica
Beaches + Islands:
Anakena
Bahía Inglesa
Cape Horn
Chiloé Island
Easter Island
Magdalena Island
Reñaca
Atacama Desert:
Antofagasta: the regional capital of the Atacama Desert.
Chaxas Lagoon: a lagoon inhabited by pink flamingos.
El Tatio: a geyser field with over 80 active geysers.
Gigante de Atacama: the largest anthropomorphic geoglyph in the world.
Llano de Chajnantor Observatory: a radio-telescope site.
Laguna Miscanti and Laguna Miñiques: two lagoons at the altitude of 4200m.
Licancabur: a stratovolcano on the border between Bolivia and Chile.
Pukará de Quitor: a fortification built by the Atacameño people in the 12th century.
Puritama Hot Springs: eight large geothermal pools.
Salar de Atacama: a giant salt flat.
San Pedro de Atacama: a town set on an arid high plateau in the Andes.
Valle de la Luna: a barren moon-like landscape.
Valle de la Muerte: a beautiful barren valley of rocks and dunes.
Chilean Patagonia:
Alerce Andino National Park: a lush landscape away from the mountains.
Beagle Channel: the extreme southern tip between Chile and Argentina.
Castro: a city on Chiloé Island famous for its colourful wooden stilt houses that line the waterfront.
Cerro Castillo: a jagged rocky peak with steep basalt walls.
Cerro Torre: an awe inspiring mountain disputed between Argentina and Chile.
Cordillera Paine: a mountain group in Torres del Paine National Park.
General Carrera Lake: a large lake shared by Argentina and Chile.
Grey Glacier: a glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
Grey Lake: a glacially fed lake in Torres del Paine National Park.
Lake Pehoé: a scenic lake in the Torres del Paine National Park.
Marble Caves: an unusual geological formation on General Carrera Lake.
Navarino Island: am island located between Grande de Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn.
Nordenskjöld Lake: a lake named after the Swede who discovered it.
Puerto Montt: the Chiliean gateway to Patagonia.
Puerto Natales: a port city on the Señoret Channel and gateway to Torres del Paine National Park.
Puerto Varas: a city on Lake Llanquihue, with views of snow-capped Osorno Volcano.
Punta Arenas: a city in the south of Patagonia, often a stop for ships going to Antarctica.
Queulat National Park: famous for its hanging glacier and waterfall.
Salto Grande: a waterfall on the Paine River in the Torres del Paine National Park.
San Rafael Glacier: one of the major outlet glaciers of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field.
Torres del Paine National Park: one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world.
Tronador: an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes.
National Parks |
Alberto de Agostini
Alerce Andino
Alerce Costero
Archipiélago de Juan Fernández
Bernardo O’Higgins
Bosque de Fray Jorge
Cabo de Hornos
Chiloé
Conguillío
Corcovado
Hornopirén
Huerquehue
Isla Guamblin
Isla Magdalena
La Campana
Laguna del Laja
Laguna San Rafael
Las Palmas de Cocalán
Lauca
Llanos de Challes
Llullaillaco
Nahuelbuta
Nevado Tres Cruces
Pali Aike
Pan de Azúcar
Puyehue
Queulat
Radal Siete Tazas
Rapa Nui
Tolhuaca
Torres del Paine
Vicente Pérez Rosales
Villarrica
Volcán Isluga
Yendegaia
UNESCO Sites |
Cultural (6)
Churches of Chiloé (2000)
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso (2003)
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2005)
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System (2014)
Rapa Nui National Park (1995)
Sewell Mining Town (2006)
Typical Costs |
Accommodation
Hostels: USD$9-23
Hotels: USD$20+
Activity Costs
Eat/Drink
Beer: USD$3-4 (supermarket USD$1.40)
Coffee: USD$2-3
Sitdown Meal: USD$6+
Tipping:
Empanadas: USD$2-3
Transportation
Santiago Antofagasta by bus: USD$20-60, 18-20h
Santiago Concepción by bus: USD$11-40, 6h10m
Santiago Mendoza (Argentina) by bus: USD$6-30, 8h
Concepción Puerto Montt by bus: USD$14-30, 9h
Budget
Tight: USD$30
Relaxed: USD$50
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