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San Pedro de Atacama

High and dry

Posted on July 21, 2019 | 5 minutes | 950 words | Ryan Glovinsky

The Atacama desert is one of the driest places on Earth, second only to Antarctica. It also exists at an extremely high elevation (which is part of the reason for the minimal moisture). San Pedro de Atacama was suggested as one of the top places to visit in Chile. As with much of our trip, we … [Read More]

Santiago

"Sanhattan"

Posted on July 19, 2019 | 3 minutes | 531 words | Mollie Glovinsky

We were very happy to be on our way to Santiago the day after the unsettling news on our last day in Valparaiso. Our friends were incredibly generous and lent us their apartment in the ritzy Las Condes neighborhood while they were out of town. After spending a week in slightly uncomfortable … [Read More]

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Valparaíso

The Colorful, Poetic Port City

Posted on July 17, 2019 | 4 minutes | 680 words | Mollie Glovinsky

Valparaiso is a port city about one and a half hour’s drive from Santiago. It is a city known for it’s colorful houses, cool graffiti artwork, and hills that will leave your legs feeling sore. UNESCO even labeled it a World Heritage site. The city feels like the Latin version of San … [Read More]

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Easter Island

The Most Remote Inhabited Island in the World

Posted on July 16, 2019 | 6 minutes | 1143 words | Ryan and Mollie

Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, is a very peculiar place. Looking at a map, it is a tiny speck literally in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nothing but thousands of miles of Pacific Ocean in every direction. The only way to get there is by flying five hours either from Santiago … [Read More]

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