Monte Almirante and tarn Chile is a land of spectacular mountains and volcanoes. Its backbone of the Andean cordillera extends over 4000 kms north to south forming a natural boundary with neighboring Argentina. Certainly having some of the best mountain scenery in all South America is the Torres del Paine National Park, located some 350 [...]
Tierra del Fuego was discovered in the 1500′s by the Hernando de Magallanes (Magellan) Expedition. Magellan was a Portuguese navigator that was engaged by the Spanish crown the mission to find a route to the “East Indies” going through the west. In doing this, the Magellan expedition discovered the strait that was named after him [...]
Yelcho Cruise The Yelcho at Laguna San Rafael Chile’s wild west fiordland coast is a fascinating region of unique natural beauty. The ice fields of northern Patagonia have glaciers that descend into the sea and the famous San Rafael Glacier with its lagoon of drifting icebergs is accessible by cruise ship from Puerto Chacabuco. The [...]
Where is the highest desert in the World? Basking in the rarefied air of 4000 to 5000 meters, the southern altiplano of Bolivia presents an awe inspiring desert landscape – really a moonscape on earth! Desert in the Sky To cross from Bolivia to Chile by rail or bus is always an adventure. By chance [...]
“Where is the highest waterfall in the World?” Hidden in a wilderness region, called the Gran Sabana, in Venezuela. They tumble 1000 metres off the edge of an escarpment of the mysterious Auyan Tepuy, a sandstone mesa of 700 sq kms. The Angel Falls were discovered by accident in 1935 by Jimmy Angel (1899-1956), an [...]
