AYSÉN – Yesterday I received a message from one of the editors of I Love Chile, asking if it was common in Patagonia for people to steal ice from Glaciers! Strange question, I thought, so, intrigued, I set out to investigate. I went to I Love Chile’s web page and sure enough there was the emerging [...]
Fantasilandia is an amusement park in the heart of Santiago, Chile. Established in 1978, it has slowly evolved over time from its initial eight attractions to a broad collection of rides, games, and attractions that you’d likely see at amusement parks around the world. What does Fantasilandia Mean? The name Fantasilandia is derived from the [...]
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by Michael A. O’Neill I remember the first time I heard about hiking in Torres del Paine National Park. I knew nothing about Patagonia except that it was pretty far south, but as soon as I learned about Paine I decided that one day I would hike in Chile and see the sun rise against those [...]
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PUERTO MONTT – A new route to Northern Patagonia has opened up and now, with an inexpensive three-day family rafting adventure scheduled, now would be a great time to make the trip. By car, the new route begins an hour south of Puerto Montt in the village of Hornopiren, where you board a ferry for [...]
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I guess I should start by apologizing for not writing last week but then again I’m not really that sorry because I was sunbathing on the beach in Rio de Janeiro. Winning! Now, summer vacation is bittersweet. We look forward to it all year and then it comes and goes like the flick of a [...]
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Last weekend, I had the great luck of booking a last-minute trip with Jorge Excursiones to Termas del Plomo in the Yeso Valley region of Chile. By last minute, I mean I signed up online on Friday afternoon for an 8 a.m., Saturday departure from Santiago’s Plaza Italia. “Termas del Plomo” literally means, “hot baths [...]
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Humitas are a traditional Chilean dish that resembles tamales you might eat in Mexico. While each mamita has her own favorite Chilean humitas recipe, they all have several elements in common. Humitas Across Latin America The tradition of humitas dates back to before the arrival of Europeans. You’ll find variations of the humita throughout Latin [...]
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by Andrea Yaeger What a wonderful week of fun and Yoga in the sun! I hope all my readers have been enjoying the delicious Chilean summer as much as I have. I also hope that after having read last week’s article that many of you decided to go and try out one of the many [...]
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Walking down the local drinking den street of Pio Nono in Bellavista, heading toward popular salsa club Maestra Vida, you could feel the anticipation as you got closer. A queue was waiting for you, winding all the way down the streets, for the famous mix of cumbia, bolero, Latin music, Balkan and reggae, with a wide [...]
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LA JUNTA, CHILE—From January 20 to the 23 La Junta will celebrate it’s anniversary with the Fiesta De La Playa, a unique event on the banks of the Rio Rosselot at it’s confluence with the Rio Palena, the two rivers that give La Junta it’s nickname… ‘the place of encounters’. And there will be a lot of [...]
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