South America : Chile

Along South America’s Pacific Coast, squeezed between the Andes and the Pacific, Chile is a thin strip of land extending over 2,600 miles of coastline. Within its borders are the world’s driest desert, lush expanses of forest, and a spectacular array of glaciers and fjords. Chile also boasts extensive beaches, high mountains, active volcanoes, and lush southern valleys. To Chile’s remarkable geography add the history of its turbulent past, an independent national character and culture, exotic food, and the remains of pre-Columbian archaeological sites, and Chile is recognized as an intriguing destination with something for everyone.

“With its back to the Andes, and extending its territory to the Pacific Ocean like a silent offering, Chile is immersed in isolation … its geography enclosing it within a natural prison … The country is bounded in the north by the salty expanse of the Atacama desert, and in the south by the floating cathedrals of polar ice.”—Jimmy Burns, Beyond the Silver River

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