Chile

Patagonia Torres del Paine pulls a heavy share of attention in this category, but the articles stretch from the Atacama Desert in the far north to the fjords below Puerto Montt. Santiago gets neighborhood-level coverage. The wine regions of Maipo, Casablanca, and Colchagua each get their own pieces. Easter Island and the Juan Fernandez archipelago appear as standalone destinations.

Food writing covers the Pacific seafood traditions, the long shadow of German immigration in the Lake District, and the Mapuche cooking that travelers rarely meet on a standard itinerary. Practical material handles the long-distance bus network, the cost of internal flights to Patagonia, and the seasonal planning that separates a comfortable trip from one spent waiting out weather.