Author: The Explorer Outlook
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Why Bolivia’s Salt Flats are totally worth it
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Contrary to expectation, entering Bolivia’s Salt Flats is a gradual process. The ground does not suddenly turn from a rocky brown to a snowy white. Pale sprinkles begin to appear, becoming more and more frequent, until before you know it you are surrounded by a dazzling vista of pure white…
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Unbelievable nature: Bolivia’s wild south west
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The three-day tour you can take from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile to the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia has some of the most stunning natural scenery I have ever seen. The route is through south-west Bolivia, including through the Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Edoardo Avaroa. It involves…
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San Pedro de Atacama as a town
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San Pedro de Atacama is the main hub for tours in the Atacama Desert so it’s likely you’ll spend a bit of time here between your excursions. The town has a bit of a Wild West feel, with dusty streets lined with single-storey buildings and Chilean flags hanging from every…
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Atacama Desert tours: which ones to choose and how to book them
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San Pedro de Atacama is the main hub for Atacama Desert tours. Walking through the town you’ll see numerous tour agencies advertising numerous different tours… but which ones should you choose? The main Atacama desert tours The main Atacama Desert tours are: How to book Atacama Desert tours The tours…
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Impressions of… Santiago
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First glimpses of Santiago: a huge sprawling city encircled by Andes; an urban valley glinting beneath a hot, cloudless sky. Santiago’s mountains are desert-coloured, dotted with dark bushes. Higher up and further away are abstract patches of snow; if you look closely through the dusty atmosphere, you can see the…
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Reasons to visit Mendoza, Argentina’s most underrated city
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Many people travelling to Argentina will have heard of Mendoza. Most people will know it as Argentina’s main wine region and travel there to embark a wine tour or two. Indeed, Mendoza is surrounded by vineyards and the wine they produce is some of the finest in the world. But…
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Itinerary: one wholesome week in Bariloche
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San Carlos de Bariloche – Bariloche for short – could scarcely be located in a more scenic setting. Perched on the southern edge of a vast lake which glitters a deep blue, surrounded by pine forests and snow-capped mountains, Bariloche would not be out of place in a fairytale land.…
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A guide to long-distance buses in Argentina
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Long-distance bus is the most popular way to get around Argentina. It’s relatively cheap, reliable, comfortable as buses go, and more environmentally friendly than a flight. I’ve gathered all the information you need about long-distance buses in Argentina to ease your experience travelling around this huge country. What are buses…
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The Navimag: travelling through Chilean Patagonia by boat
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After spending two weeks in Patagonia, we travelled northwards through Chilean Patagonia in a rather unusual way: the Navimag ferry. The Navimag sails back and forth between Puerto Natales and Puerto Montt. The journey takes three days and four nights, with passengers boarding the boat in the evening and setting…
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Itinerary: two weeks in Patagonia
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Planning to spend two weeks in Patagonia? Read on. Although Patagonia is known as being at the southern tip of South America, it is in fact an enormous area. Spanning from Tierra del Fuego in the far south all the way up to Bariloche (Argentina) and Puerto Montt (Chile) in…