The best known Chilean attractions, for foreigners, come down to a few: San Pedro de Atacama, Torres del Paine, the tourist town called Pucon and the region of Patagonia. There are, however, some equally interesting and beautiful places to visit apart from those mentioned. A little known scenic route for…
Here we explain what it is, how to prepare for it and we have prepared a calendar of Mountain Trail running events scheduled in Chile for 2017-2018, prepared as of November 2017.For current details of specific events, please see dedicated mountain trail running sites such as www.tusdesafios.com or go to…
Walking with Dinosaurs Is the name of a series produced by the BBC in Britain and filmed in Conguillio National Park. According to The Guardian, it was one of the last places on earth that still resembled the environment of the Mesozoic era. Conguillio National Park can definitely be described…
The Resort Corralco mountain resort comprises a 60 bed luxury hotel and a ski centre located within endangered Monkey Puzzle tree forest in the Malalcahuello/Nalcas Reserve. Corralco offers what is arguably the best ski centre in the south of Chile and is easy to get to being just 1.5 hours…
Rail Trail, Andes, Chile Like many of my age, I have a sad fascination with disused railway lines. Back in 1962 I did my first walk along a rail line long since closed – it was the 20 km line that used to connect the shale oil mine in Newnes…
Our dream At Chile Wild – Las Vertientes we have 5 mountain-style timber cabins, offering modern comfort and quality. The cabins in Malalcahuello, or just outside Malalcahuello, are a dream come true for us after several years planning the project whilst living in Australia. A year of construction followed which…