Traveling the Carretera Austral can become a lifetime adventure for anybody. The legendary Southern road offers incredible scenery, a unique ecosystem, and a thrilling feeling of being in the wilderness. If you want to go off the beaten track, discover new places, do wild hikes and meet wonderful people, Chilean […]
The Atacama desert is an incredible place the offers the breathtaking scenery, bizarre landscape, unique ecosystem, and amazing opportunities for adventure enthusiasts to explore some of the desert’s hidden gems in a unique way. Atacama desert and Carretera Austral were our two favorite places in Chile. In this post, we […]
Siete Tazas is a National park in Chile, 260km south-east from Santiago. The name Siete Tazas from Spanish means “Seven cups” it refers to the seven natural rock pools one of the main attractions of the park. The landscape in Siete Tazas is incredible; rock pools, waterfalls, turquoise color rivers, […]
Valparaiso is the art capital of Chile it’s definitely one of the most colorful and artistic cities in South America. Art in Valparaiso is everywhere from the streets to art galleries, from Bohemian cafés to fine art museums. There are many things to do in the city and it’s worth […]
Pichilemu is located about 200km south-west of Santiago de Chile. It’s a small beach town popular with local tourists that come here for the summer holiday and with surfers because Pichilemu is one of the best surfing spots in this part of South America. The town is surrounded by the […]
Complete travel budget update January 2019 for all South America Over the last couple of years we have visited South America several times with the cost varying greatly depending on length of trip and countries visited. Our longest trip was a 13 month shoestring budget backpacking trip through Latin America. […]