A traveler explores the remote, secretive island of Chiloé, off the coast of Chile, where she meets fishermen and entrepreneurial craftworkers on the land that once held witchcraft trials.
Chile
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A Book Led Me There
The Saddle I Inherited: Living as a Gaucho in My Father’s Patagonia
by Camila Rikliby Camila RikliThe daughter of a Patagonian gaucho traces her heritage on horseback, testing her grit as she joins a livestock drive across the vast, unforgiving pampas.
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Try as he might, a traveler visiting a Chilean island full of superstition and legend finds it nearly impossible to hitchhike to various cities… until one friendly local offers to …
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While exploring the caves of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) on horseback, a couple gets a history lesson from an exasperated local. “Perro culiado!” Jose yelled as one of his three …
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South AmericaWhat It's Like
What It’s Like to Travel in South America – Locals and Travelers Weigh In
In a new series for Intrepid Times, we look at what it’s actually like to travel in various parts of the world, with first hand stories and testimony of locals …
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To experience the full beauty of Pan de Azúcar National Park, a hiker must deal with desert heat and cold as she’s guided along by a jovial Chilean. The man …
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An American expat returns to her adopted home in Santiago, Chile. While undergoing the mandatory quarantine, she finds ample time to reflect on the people and places left behind. My …
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A mugging in the colorful port town of Valparaíso, Chile, helps a traveler understand the country’s troubled past and turbulent present. When I was in Chile, I got mugged. It …