Chile Spotlight News

Chilean Patagonia inspires Louis Vuitton´s new collection The trip, which took the Louis Vuitton crew to explora Patagonia in April this year, allowed to portray the beautiful fall colors of Torres del Paine National Park, a few months after the fire occurred in late 2011. Read more Refugia Hotel opens its doors in Chiloé Island The exciting Refugia Hotel opened its doors on 1st. September combining countryside and beach harmoniously on Chiloé’s Island, named one of The New York Times’ destinations for 2012. Read more Patagonian Expedition Race The creators of the Patagonian Expedition Race, now bring a new life experience, The Patagonian International Marathon! Find out more information here! Read more Reforest Patagonia Campaign The reforestation campaign in Patagonia is a public-private effort that aims to plant one million of native trees in four National Parks. Find out how you can contribute. Read more Equestrian Endurance Race in Torres del Paine Don’t miss out to get to know the most important attraction of this extraordinary National Park. Read more Tapati Rapa Nui Festival Tapati is a traditional Rapa Nui festival that takes place during 10 days in February since 1975. The festival began only between rapanuis and nowadays is a platform for cross-cultural experiences with tourists who arrive in this time of year. Read more A unique combination Navigate through Patagonian Fjords, round Cape Horn and between impossibly-blue glaciers with Australis Cruises and then explore the wilds of Torres del Paine National Park with the team of explora Patagonia. Read more The Aubrey: A boutique urban retreat in the heart of Santiago A beautiful restoration combined with unique history results in a singular style for The Aubrey Boutique Hotel Santiago, with 15 beautifully appointed en-suite rooms. Read more Easter Island: Magical Many consider it as one of the most special places on the planet. It has all the charm of Polynesia, magnificent beaches and lush vegetation. If we add the warmth of its people, its tasty cuisine and its mysterious stone statues, you have a perfect combination. Read more Chilean Patagonia´s well-kept secret In Chilean Patagonia, autumn means skies that turn into a spectacle of colours, textures and shapes. In the forests, leaves turn deep shades of red and yellow. Shh… it’s the best time to visit! Read more Santiago N°1 Destination in 2011 Topping the list of the 41 places that tourists should definetively travel this year developed by one of the most famous U.S. newspapers, the New York Times, comes none other than Santiago. Read more Continuing the Cousteau Conservation Tradition Find out about how Metropolitan Touring Chile is involved in keeping the work, goals and ideals of Jean-Jacques Cousteau alive, on the centennial of his birth – and how you can follow in his wake. Read more South to Antarctica! Join Metropolitan Touring on a voyage of discovery to one of the last natural frontiers in the world: Antarctica. The region can be visited aboard a cruise ship but also by air, allowing privileged access to its captivating flora and fauna. Read more All Aboard the TransAtacama! Metropolitan Touring Chile & TransAtacama invite you to enjoy a unique day-trip, visiting the heritage of the country’s nitrate boom of the late 1800s, discovering the world’s driest desert, and travelling 100 km on board the nostalgic carriages of the TransAtacama Railway. Read more Chile's Pampa del Tamarugal This reserve, situated 70 km inland from Iquique covers 24,000 hectares of artificial plantations of Tamarugo. The Tamarugo is related to the Algarrobo (Carob) and other species which grow in similar habitats. Read more Valparaíso - A Bohemian Paradise By the Sea You either love Valparaíso or you love it. There is no other choice in this city, discovered and named in 1536 in the first Spanish expedition to Chile under Diego de Almagro. It’s the country’s most important port and a listed World Heritage Site. Read more Hurquehue: A natural beauty Huerquehue National Park is located in the Andes, near Pucon and with around 125 km ² of mountainous terrain. Read more Chile's Bicentennial Year Chile, and specially Santiago, will celebrate its independence bicentennial this September. Expect to meet outdoor music, theater in the plazas, colorful streets, top gastronomy, wine and the typical Chilean drink ‘chicha’. Read more Biological Wealth… at Mapu Lahual The Mapu Lahual territory has a vast area of temperate rainforest rich in biodiversity. The wide variety of native species found in this area stems in part from its history as glacier retreat. Read more Palmar de Ocoa: A Paradise an Hour from Santiago Located within the La Campana National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Ocoa is a remarkable area that protects one of the last forests of Chilean palm, conserving more than 65,000 adult palms and therefore the largest Jubaea palm grove in the world. Read more Island life - Chile´s incredible islands For a country with as much coastline as Chile, it should come as little surprise to find the nation boasts thousands of islands and islets. They come in all shapes and sizes, but all have one thing in common: history, nature and exceptional beauty. Read more Starry, starry night - Stargazing in the Elqui Valley Carlos Corco was a 12 year-old boy when he began observing the stars with a small telescope. Today, decades later, he guides groups who come to Cerro Mayu in the Elqui Valley, where he helps them observe the cosmos from the best skies in the southern hemisphere. Read more National Parks and Reserves From Lauca National Park to Cape Horn, animals, forests, lakes, volcanoes, thermal waters, desert, ice fields and a huge variety of animals; are all part of the beautiful scenery Chile can offer. Discover the amazing National Parks of Chile. Read more Patagonia in Winter Venture to Patagonia in winter, with unknown unexplored landscapes, feel the force of nature at its best, and then enjoy a massage in the some of the best spas in southern Chile. Read more WE XIPANTU: Renewal of the Balance of Nature The Mapuche culture and identity is manifest on June 24, the day of WE XIPANTU or “annual ritual of renewal of the balance of nature": the time when the force of life itself, of nature, rises the sap in the trees, the level of molecular vibration, and living beings regulate their pulsation to the rhythm of the moon… Read more Total Solar Eclipse in Rapa Nui On July 11, 2010, at Easter Island or Rapa Nui, the sky will darken for 4 minutes and 48 seconds – like a supernatural twilight. Birds and animals will become silent and everything will seem to be suspended in time… Read more Luxury Ski in Chile Only The great valley of Chile offers the largest surface suitable for skiing in South America, a vast number of mountain resorts are distributed from the Central Valley to Patagonia; with the best resorts on the foothills of the imposing Andes mountain range. In this part of the southern hemisphere winter sports are accompanied by magnificent scenery. Read more Austral Road For most of the twentieth century, the territory of Aisen was only accessible by boat and aircraft, the only form of communication by land with the rest of the region involved crossing territory to Argentina. Read more CHILE – A Regional Look at the Concept of Cooking with Solar Power In times of crisis the question arises; how can we live independently with the resources that nature gives us without destroying it? How can we live in harmony with the environment? The topic of energy has become an increasingly large challenge for the world. Read more The mysterious beauty of the Red Lagoon Camiña is located in the interior of Iquique Province, in northern Chile. There are several reasons why many travelers find this agricultural capital attractive every year; where they can walk through the ravines and observe the production of garlic, onions, corn, oregano and other vegetables. Read more Awaken the senses- Tapati Tapati is a traditional Rapa Nui festival celebrated for 10 days every February since 1975. It began as a party among Rapanuis, now it is a forum for sharing their culture with explorers who arrive in this time of the year, when the population of Rapa Nui is divided into alliances that are gaining points to crown their candidate as the queen. Read more Solar Cooking: From the Sun to the Table In times of crisis the questions arise; How can we live independently with the resources that nature gives us without destroying it? How can we live in harmony with the environment? The topic of energy has become an increasingly large challenge for the world. Read more Come back to the pirates age - Robinson Crusoe Island The Juan Fernández Archipelago has a long history. Comprised of three islands full of mystery - Robinson Crusoe, Santa Clara and, the one furthest away, Alejandro Selkirk - it surprises you with cliffs at the edge of the sea, splendid waters for diving, and a population that has inhabited the area for just over a century. Read more Project ALMA: In Search of Our Origins In the heart of the Atacama Desert, at one of the small oasis that can be found in the Chilean Altiplano, is San Pedro de Atacama, a beautiful town, site of the Atacama Culture that still maintains many of its original ways of life and traditions. Its surroundings have magnificent locations full of flora and fauna Read more Chiloe: A Mystical Island The amazing scenery of the Island of Chiloe, its wooden churches and typical homes on stilts, its natural areas with evergreen trees and wonderful seaside views, have turned the Archipelago into a popular destination when visiting southern Chile. With the increase of visits from both local and foreign tourists the development of tourism. Read more Thermal Tourism Visiting the Region of La Araucanía implies to be transported to the center of the culture and history of Chile, surrounded by natural beauty and national reserves that allow explorers to enjoy a unique and amazing landscape. The Araucanía Region presents the change of the imposing Andes mountain range into a succession of volcanoes. Read more Rock Art Magnificent representations carved on stone in the walls of caves and hillsides in Chile, represent ancient rock art, dating back about 30,000 years, and show its highest expression between the 1st and the 4th Regions.These are prehistoric symbols where man stamped his expression using different techniques, making it the mass media that was to express and convey their ideas. Read more Huilo-Huilo, Patagonian Wonder Find out more about Chile’s fascinating Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve, in the heart of the Patagonian Andes. Its landscapes covered by Temperate Rainforest form part of an increasingly-rare ecosystem that conservation efforts hope to preserve. Read more

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