Chile Things to see and do Articles

The Chilean Witch Project – Chiloé, Chile

Chiloé is a small, yet magical, part of Chile which is not often visited by tourists. Its people, who have traditionally earned their living from the sea and from subsistence farming, are generally terribly poor but are amongst some of the friendliest people you will meet in South America.
A few days [...]

Punta Arenas, Chile – General Info

Getting There
The city has a good international airport that has reasonably priced flights to Ushuaia and other important Chilean and Argentinean destinations. Most people try to avoid travelling by plane in this spectacularly beautiful area and rely heavily on the excellent bus services. There are regular buses to Santiago, Puerto Natales and [...]

Punta Arenas, Chile

A little bit of History and Geography

Punta Arenas, which lies at a southerly latitude of approximately 54° south was discovered by J. Byron in the 17th century who named it “Punta Arenosa” (Sandy Point). Today, it is Patagonia’s largest and most commercially important city and the capital of Magallanes provincia and Magallanes y [...]

Puerto Montt, Chile

The small city of Puerto Montt has very little to offer the world weary tourist and would hardly merit a mention if it wasn’t for the Navimag boat which sails from there twice a week.

However, whilst waiting for the boat to sail there are some interesting things to see and it’s [...]

Pucon, Chile

Geography
Pucon is just slightly north from Temuco. Click on the map for a larger image that opens in a new browser window.

Weather
Check out the latest weather at: www.pucon.com/weather.htm

The weather in Pucon is notorious changeable and on many days the volcano is shrouded in mist and closed for climbers. During my stay of four [...]

Chiloé, Chile – General Info

Geography

Chiloé is located at the south end of Chile, and it is part of the administrative Region of the Lakes, X Región. The island is only 180km long and 50km wide. This island is separated from the continent by the channel of Chacao, which is about 2 km wide. [...]

Southern Lakes Crossing

Which is the Most Beautiful Lake in Chile?
Of the dozen or so major lakes in Chile’s Southern Lakes Region travellers invariably score Lago Todos Los Santos as tops.

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Fishing Guide for Travellers

This is a guide for backpackers who like the idea of catching a fish for the table now and then whilst roaming the world.

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Torres del Paine National Park – Chile

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Laguna San Rafael

Yelcho Cruise

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