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Life in the Chilean Flowering Desert

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:40

In 1831 the French naturalist Claudio Gay headed north to see the flowering desert himself. Nevertheless, it was impossible due to the drought that took place that year. Only in 1840 was he capable to do so, when the desert awoke from its long lethergy and bloomed with all its splendour.

Raúl Céspedes Valenzuela, museologist at Museo Regional de Atacama.

Northern Patagonia Virgin and Unexplored Territory

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:40

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Often associated with Argentina, the Patagonia is an area of terrain with large territories in Chile, just as in Argentina. The area covers 1,000,000 square kilometers (386,000 square miles), of which a quarter is Chilean, and includes the most extraordinary landscapes in the world: glaciers, fjords, forests, icebergs, lakes, rivers, and grassy plains.

By G. Salinas

Flowering Desert in Chile

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:40

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On September 8th, 2011, Llanos de Challe National Park, located 45 km north of Huasco, will officially launch the season 2011 of the famous flowering desert. It is a phenomenon that occurs in Atacama Desert between September and November, when occassional precipitations fall causing many latent seeds and roots to bloom. These are accompanied by the proliferation of insects and some small lizards.

The flowering desert reaches its maximum splendour between Vallenar and the north of Copiapó. The tours we offer in GoChile include visits to Llanos de Challe National Park, and city tours to towns like Carrizal Bajo and Huasco. They mix wildlife observation with visits to wetlands and oasis where Chile's best olive oil is made.

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From Sao Paulo to San Pedro

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:40

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Our dear Brazilian workmate, Karina Pires, manager of GoChile Brasil, visited San Pedro de Atacama last June. Here's her report on the intense weekend in which, she claims, she fell in love with the desert.

By Karina Pires

Maule's Cyclotourist Offer

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:40

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The Region of Maule is slowly becoming a niche market for special interest tourism through a project of Cyclotourist Networks that stands out for: going through beautiful landscapes from the mountain to the sea, offering delicious wines to accompany the local gastronomy, and being a window to the huaso culture, the bicycle, and the joy of going through Chile’s countryside.

Glaciers: 10 Thousand Year-old Vestiges

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:40

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They represent 90% of the earth’s fresh water and are currently threatened by the climate change. With an incredible and overwhelming beauty, glaciers, also called ice fields, fill South Patagonia with white territory.

By GoChile