We traveled the last leg of our trip by ship out of Punta Arenas through the Beagle Channel and the Straits of Magellan (the original passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans). Our days on…
Punta Arenas is the very end of the line for driving through Patagonian Chile, though one can drive across adjacent land into Tierra del Fuego, the land of fire. It's long been a commercial port…
The fourth leg of our trip took us the snow-capped mountains and glaciers of Argentina before we returned to Chile for vast Torres del Paine. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert…
The third leg of our trip took us across the border to Argentina. Our first stop in this desert landscape transported us thousands of years back in time to the Caves of Hands, Cuevas de…
This post reviews the second part of our trip, one of colorful canyons, alpine ridgelines, marbled caves, tough roads and endlessly sublime scenery. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert pampas began…
This post reviews the first part of our Patagonian trip, with its islands, ferries, volcanoes, glaciers and more. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert pampas began at Puerto Montt, Chile, and…
THE WELSH Our final visit to Argentina ranged from the natural to the historical to the prehistoric. As for historical, in the mid-19th century Argentina welcomed immigrants to populate and ranch the northern Patagonian coast.…
In brief: Though once created by volcanic forces, riven by human passions and greed, Easter Island now offers a stunning historical legacy and a Pacific charm. Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, or Isla de Pascua,…
Three mountain ranges come together in Chile at the Atacama desert, near the northern border with Argentina and Bolivia (with its Uyuni salt flats). Their meeting has created some extraordinary terrain amid the volcanoes -…