Chile & Easter Island
Ruth Bradley
Language: English
Pages: 399
ISBN: 2:00296408
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Insight Guide Chile & Easter Island is an essential guide to this land of extremes and home to some of the most dramatic scenery in South America.
Our inspirational Best of Chile section highlights unmissable sights and experiences, while a comprehensive Travel Tips section gives you all the practical information you need to plan your trip. Our selective listings for hotel and restaurants are the personal recommendations of our local authors, and they direct visitors to authentic establishments with local character.
Lavish Photo Features offer a unique insight into the Atacama Desert, the country’s numerous national parks and the fjords of Southern Chile, as well as its famous rodeo tradition.
Insight Guide Chile and Easter Island is packed with fascinating information on this spectacular country and its remote Polynesian outpost, accompanied by stunning photography.
A detailed Places section, with full-color maps, guides you around the country’s diverse regions, from the world’s driest desert in the north to the lush valleys of the Lake District and the cosmopolitan capital of Santiago.
disappear just as quickly. Trends change rapidly, so ask around for advice on the best and the newest places, and the age group targeted. A favorite place for dancing is Blondie (www.blondie.cl), Alameda 2879, local 104, while one of the currently fashionable spots is Subterraneo (www.subterraneo.cl), Paseo Orrego Luco 46, Providencia. Santiago also has a number of popular salsa clubs such as Havana Salsa, Dominica 142, Bellavista, tel: (02) 737 1737 and Mangosta, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 1603,
in northern Patagonia, particularly Hornopirén and the fjords of Comau, Quintupeu, and Cahuelmó off the Pumalín Park are glacial valleys, thermal hot springs, and temperate rainforests, with dolphins, sea lions, and penguins. It is also possible to kayak in Laguna San Rafael among the blue and lavender icebergs that calve off its gigantic glacier. Rafting on the Maipo river. @Apa/Abe Nowitz White-water rafting The River Futaleufú, southeast of Chaitén, in Aisén, is Chile’s white-water
13,000–10,000 BC A group of mastodon hunters settle in the area now known as Monte Verde, near modern Puerto Montt. Pre-Columbian Cultures c.1450 The Incas, led by Tupac Yupanqui, make their way down from Peru and conquer northern Chile, but fail to subdue the Mapuches in the south. European Conquest and Settlement 1520 The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan becomes the first European to glimpse Chile as he sails through the straits that are later named after him. 1533 Inca rule
contributing to the air pollution of this lower part of the city – to Plaza Aníbal Pinto, with one of the landmarks of the city’s gastronomic history: the old Bar Cinzano, a traditional spot frequented by locals where tango and Chilean music are played live. From there, Calle Esmeralda leads to the Reloj Turri D [map], Valparaíso’s equivalent of Big Ben. This is where Avenida Prat, the city’s financial heart, begins. The British influences are so obvious here that it’s hard to believe you’re in a
in rural areas throughout the country. Fondas or ramadas, outdoor ballrooms with thatched eucalyptus-leaf roofs, are erected all over the countryside. People gather from miles around to watch the competition between huasos, the Chilean cowboys to dance the cueca, the national dance; to eat empanadas (meat and onion pasties), and to drink chicha, fermented grape juice. Termas de Cauquenes The busy town of Rancagua 1 [map], 87km (54 miles) south of Santiago, is as much an agricultural center as