Best Off the beaten track in Chile

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Leave the big capital cities and visit the less thoughtful and typical places that exist in the Chilean territory. See historic towns away from the crowds, go whale watching on unconventional islands, or drive on gravel roads in Patagonia.

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La Portada Natural Monument

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This peculiar rocky formation resembles a white arch. Set in an area where strong waves crash into the cliffs, behold the power of nature reflected in these stone walls, which are actually mountain tops of the Coastal Mountain Range.

Nuble National Reserve

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The Ñuble National Reserve is a large protected area of more than 70,000 hectares in which it is difficult to enter due to the poor state of the access road and the little information available. Probably thanks to this reason it is that together with the Huemules de Niblinto National Reserve they are the only places outside Patagonia where it is possible to find huemules in the wild.

Lanalhue Lake

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The lake is located in the Cordillera de la Costa. It is surrounded by native forests and plantations, where you can enjoy nature, go hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking and observe the birdlife that congregates, where hundreds of black-necked swans stand out.

Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works

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Humberstone and Santa Laura works represent over 200 former saltpeter works where workers from Chile, Peru and Bolivia lived in company towns and forged a distinctive communal pampinos culture.

Los Flamencos National Reserve

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Located in the Antofagasta Region, within the commune of San Pedro de Atacama and stands out for the protection of the typical fauna of the place, such as the culpeo fox, puma, vicuña, guanaco and tuco tuco de la puna. The reserve is divided into 7 sectors, each with particular climates; causing causes that the flora and fauna to vary within the same reserve. Using the available trails you can access the Laguna Miscanti, Laguna Chaxa, Valle de la Luna, the Tulor Village and several salt flats.

Villa OHiggins

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Right at the end of the Carretera Austral is one of the remotest towns in Chile. Surrounded by mountains on one side and a vast lake on the other, Villa O`Higgins' isolation has made its residents warm, welcoming and friendly to all those who arrive here, and you can spend days taking advantage of the beautiful untouched scenery. Base yourself here for day hikes, boat trips and even overflights of the southern ice field.

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Atacama Giant

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Illustrated on a Chilean hillside known as Cerro Unitas and surrounded by thousands of smaller geoglyphs, the Atacama Giant, a massive image of a deity used to calculate the movements of the moon, stands as one of the largest geoglyphs ever discovered.

Mocha Island National Reserve

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This reserve occupies more than 40% of the Mocha island’s territory, and is formed by two mountain ranges that travel from north to south. It has 4 different walks trails through which it is possible to see different trees and plants that have adapted themselves to the strong winds of the area.

Cerro Castillo National Reserve

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A protected area in the heart of the Carretera Austral has been declared a national park. We invite you to learn more about the new Cerro Castillo National Park.

Chaiten

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Chaitén is a small volcanic caldera located on the flank of the Michinmahuida volcano in southern Chile. Before 2008, it consisted mainly of a rhyolitic lava dome last active 9,400 years ago. But in May 2008, Chaitén began erupting violently, producing numerous plumes, pyroclastic flows, and lahars, and building a new lava dome on the north side of the old one. The eruption has had serious consequences for the nearby town of Chaitén, inundating it with lahars and ash, and ash from the eruption has even disrupted travel and agriculture in surrounding countries.

Dragon Hill

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Cerro Dragon or The Dragon Hill is a massive sand dune which is approximately four kilometers long, situated nearby the coast in the city of Iquique in Chile. Cerro Dragons hill is varying in height in between from 150 to 500 meters.

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