Chile (overview)
- Atacama desert with luxury spas, to die for sunsets and night skies, a sense of extremity. Best in winter although temperature plummets at night in the desert.
- Santiago. Valparaiso, a gritty colonial port city, central wine valleys, international wine production, professional, slick, in the presence of the majestic Andes at their highest.
- Lake District : underrated, volcanoes akin to Mount Fuji, folkloric, Germanic, bustling Pacific port, agriculture. Summer destination. (ie European winter)
- Far southern Patagonia (jagged granite peaks, guanacos, baqueanos, glaciers, fjords, endless Patagonia Steppe, fox, ducks, condors, penguins. Best October to April.
- Rapa Nui (Easter Island) mystic Maui, remote Pacific outpost.
- Combines well with Argentina.
