Welcome to the Travel Archives of Connected Horizons! Read our articles, guides and experiences from the time we spent in Chile!
South America is home to a vast array of wildlife mostly living in or around the biggest ecological hotspot in the world a.k.a. the Amazon. Nonetheless, this part of the continent also features an incredible variety of sea-life enjoying its rich coastlines. Over the years, efforts made by governments to transform habitats into protected national…
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Reading the title, you might think that staying a little time in Punta Arenas was something we already planned in advance. Well, not really. As for many of our “plans”, we just make up our itinerary on the road so our stay in town had no onward ticket… yet. We didn’t really know what to…
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Sitting on the windy east coast of Chile, this port city is known by the world to be the main gateway for visiting Torres del Paine National Park (TDP) or taking fjords cruises. The town is a somewhat laid-back destination and is usually nothing more than a “decent” basecamp for visiting the surrounding areas. Even…
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Torres del Paine is the most famous destination across Patagonia. Even if you’re not planning a trip there, chances are that you probably heard about it in your home country. Not to mention that the famous three pinnacles have virtually been featured in all outdoor magazines such as NatGeo. And let’s be honest here, taken…
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A common mistake travellers do while planning a trip to Patagonia is not taking in consideration border crossing. Even though Patagonia is a region of South America, this doesn’t mean it all belongs to the same country. For years, Patagonia has been divided into territories of Chile and Argentina, both having different landscapes and people….
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Like most Patagonian towns such as Chaiten and Puyuhuapi, the little seaside port of Puerto Rio Tranquilo doesn’t really get tourist all-year long. In fact, the high season is so limited that finding any wandering traveller outside the Dec-Feb period it’s gonna feel like playing “Where’s Wally?”. Jokes apart, the holiday season is not the…
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It’s funny. While planning our journey to Patagonia, we didn’t even know this place existed. True that we were not focusing too much time in the area but still – would you not expect it to pop up on a map? Puyuhuapi is the tiny treasure of its citizens. Imagine it to be like your…
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Right in the heart of the Chilean fjords of Patagonia lies Chaiten, a lovely small port town still recovering from the huge eruption that nearly wiped it out back in 2008. Nowadays, the town is still far from being exploited – believe it or not we were there for the inauguration of the info point…
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If you read our post Chaiten: The first Patagonian outpost, you should already know that about a decade ago the town was completely wiped out by a volcano eruption. Since then, everything has been gradually getting better and better but Chaiten is still far from being a modern up-to-date tourist destination along the Carretera Austral…
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Let’s be honest here. Whether you’re a seasoned traveller or a brand new backpacking enthusiast, nothing will save you from the hassle of finding the right bus. Most of the Chilean Patagonia has a system of buses with timings that can vary from rarely to sometimes, so get ready. Just grab a cup of coffee…
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Right in the heart of the chilean lake district – where the waters of the river Cruces meet the river Calle Calle – quietly sits the city of Valdivia. This laid-back destination might not offer exciting activities for more than a couple of days but surely is the right place to visit for nature and…
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After a gorgeous 3-day tour in the wilderness of the Andes and crossing an isolated border outpost, it was time for us to leave Bolivia (for which we were guests for only couple of weeks) and start our adventure in Chile. Our first stop in Chile was San Pedro de Atacama. Even though both Uyuni…
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