If you can name wine and travel as two of your greatest passions, you should consider combing the two and traveling to South America for a wine tour. Once a trip solely for the jet setters of the world, wine and culinary tours have grown in popularity side by side as people discover that one [...]
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is the driest place on planet Earth. It extends from just below the Chile/Peru border until 30° south, around 240 miles north of Santiago. The average rainfall is recorded to be .04 inches per year, which essentially means it never rains. Even the Sahara gets almost .8 inches while [...]
Arica, Chile gets a lot of attention because it is the launching point for excursions to beautiful Lauca National Park, one of the absolute highlights to any Chile vacation. What is lesser known about Arica is its reputation as a major world surf destination. With the warm sea current and exhilarating surf breaks, it is [...]
In Arica, we recommend that you stay at one of two high quality hotels. Both hotels have private beach access, delicious cuisine and a friendly accommodating staff willing and ready to make your Arica travel experience go as smoothly as possible. We know you are looking for a nice place to go home to after [...]
Northern Chile is often overshadowed by the popular Patagonia in the south. This is an oversight, however, as the north of Chile has a lot to offer it’s visitors starting with Arica and Lauca National Park. Arica is often referred to as the ‘city of eternal spring’ as it is a great Chile travel destination [...]
In the previous part of this article I began covering the top ten locations for UK tourists to visit this year in South America, already covered was Panama City, The Atacama Desert in Chile and cookery classes in Mexico. The rest of this list continues with some destinations a bit further south including Brazil, Peru [...]
One of the best countries to visit is South America, full of rich culture and a complete world away from the European lifestyle South America is home to many stand out countries such as Mexico, Brazil and Peru. The thing is that for every article you read on the (very considerable) wonders of Manchu Picchu [...]
Chiloé is a beautiful spot close to southern Puerto Montt in Chile, 90 miles, comprised of a series of small islands where nature has lavished on beauty, where one can see steep areas, cliffs, rivers and lakes, beautiful beaches and lush forests. The maritime landscape that gives us Chiloé is of extraordinary beauty, inviting us [...]