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Camelids of South America

The llama, alpaca, guanaco and vicuna belong to the camelid family, they live in different habitats and have their own way of life. It is quite difficult to distinguish them when you are not initiated. I therefore wrote this article with the aim of letting you know a little more about these typical South American animals, which were already present …

10 must-see destinations in Chile

Lauca Park and its vicunas Lauca Park in Chile The first of the must-see destinations, Lauca Park is a real gem, located in the Andes mountain range, stuck on the borders of Bolivia and Peru, perched at the top of an endless descent to the Chilean beaches of the Pacific. Lauca National Park, the heart of this mountain range, just …

My advice for visiting Torres del Paine Park

As I write these lines, fifteen years have already passed since I discovered the Torres del Paine National Park for the first time. I won’t hide to you that my memories remind me of the sweet image of an unreal and wild park at the end of the world; with few tourists, but lots of guanacos and rheas at every …

Chile, land of volcanoes

Chile is a country with more than 2,000 volcanoes (2,085 to be exact!), accumulating geographical and geological records. Along its 4,300 km, Chile is bordered by the Cordillera de los Andes, which stand as a natural rampart between the Pacific Ocean and the two neighboring countries to the east: Bolivia and Argentina. Chile has more than 500 volcanoes considered active. …

Legendary Patagonia, land of wind

Because it is here, at the end of the world, that the most spectacular landscapes of the Great South are gathered: the mythical Fitz Roy massif, the fantastic ice cap of “Campo de Hielo Sur” and its gigantic glaciers, including the famous Perito Moreno, and, on the Chilean side, the Torres del Paine massif and the Patagonian canals, between majestic …

The Licancabur Volcano and three Salars

Not far from the Licancabur volcano, as the crow flies, the Puna Argentina offers you a truly beautiful spectacle. Il était une fois une région désertique qui n’intéressait personne, pas même les conquistadores espagnols. Ils avaient donc dessiné un peu à la va-vite une frontière entre le Pérou, le Chili et l’actuelle Bolivie. Mais un beau jour, vers la fin …

A fragile border between Argentina and Chile

The border between Chile and Argentina has been a headache for geographers and diplomats. Named by ancient geographers “Tierra Magallanica, de los Patagones y los Cesares”, the Magellanic Lands, of the Patagonian’s and of the Caesars. From the day after the independence of these two nations (respectively in 1818 and 1816) and throughout the 19th century, there was nothing but …

The Andean condor, king of the peaks

Pendant des siècles, le condor des Andes a régné en maître incontesté sur les cieux d’Amérique du Sud. Ce rapace faisait même l’objet d’un culte : les tribus amérindiennes des montagnes accordaient souvent un statut divin à ce roi des cimes. Les Incas le vénéraient, et le vouaient admiration et grand respect. Dans le sud, en Patagonie, il a par …