The Reserva Nacional Pingüino de Humboldt may be a bit off the beaten path for many Chile itineraries, but it proves well worth the effort of going.
Visiting the Choros Islands was one of our highlights of Chile. It was a bit of a punt, though, and we didn't know whether we'd make it as boats don't always run, and there is
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Following a few easy days in the Santa Cruz area, we figured it was time for some hiking again, which is why we came to Altos de Lircay Reserva Nacional.
Following a few easy days in the Santa Cruz area, we figured it was time for some hiking again. The reason we'd come to Vilches was its vicinity to Altos de Lircay Reserva Nacional, which
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After missing out on a hire car, we rethink our stay in Pucon and shorten it to a hike in Parque Nacional Huerquehue and a visit to Termas Geometricas.
To get from Puerto Varas to Pucon we took a 6-hour Cruz del Sur bus to Temuco, then had 5 hours to kill on the outskirts of town before a 2-hour ride to Pucon. The
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After our first night bus experience, we spend two days in San Carlos de Bariloche to hike a couple of trails around the lakes.
We got to Bariloche from Malarguë via San Rafael, by taking a Buttini bus to San Rafael, then killing about 8 hours there, before getting on the night bus to Bariloche. We’d been on several
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We visit both the Brazilian and Argentinian side of the Iguazu falls and discover they’re very different.
We decided to spend one day at the Brazilian side of the falls and another at the Argentine side, and what a difference there was. (more…)
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