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Meet the adventurer: conservationist Kristine Tompkins on reviving the wilds of Chile and Argentina
The business mogul-turned-environmental leader has been instrumental in the establishment of 13 new national parks and numerous rewilding projects across South America's Southern Cone including, most recently, returning jaguars to the Iberá Wetlands. She discusses her work with Tompkins Conservation and her passion for exploring the region.
Salt, stars and survival in Chile's otherworldly Atacama Desert
Dotted with ruins and tattooed with petroglyphs, the moonscapes of Chile’s Atacama Desert also hold a repository of stories. Hike into mineral-coated canyons and camp under brilliant night skies to see how this arid landscape offers a gateway to the past.
Experiencing another kind of life in the Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert stretches across Chile in a staggering diversity of discrete landscapes — the fabled craggy contours of the Andes; simmering volcanoes; vast salt flats; and verdant oases. While it can be a challenging place to call home, it is a playground of adventure for intrepid visitors.
A road trip on Chile's wild new Route of Parks
A road trip along Chile’s new Route of Parks takes travellers to the ends of earth. The brainchild of a visionary conservationist, this is a journey that snakes through 17 national parks, showcasing one of our planet’s most extensive wild frontiers.
How Patagonia is tackling the plastic problem
Beyond reducing our dependence on plastic, is there another way of looking at things? At the ends of the earth, communities of Patagonian entrepreneurs are looking at the world through recycled shades
To the ends of the earth: Easter Island
The Pacific outpost of Easter Island, known to its inhabitants as Rapa Nui, is a bewildering combination of the exotic and the familiar
Family travel wishlist 2019: Action-packed Patagonia
With out-of-this-world landscapes and faraway fauna, nowhere packs a punch like Patagonia for the ultimate family adventure.
Tried & Tested: Motemei, Santiago
Hidden away in the Santiago suburbs a kitchen experiment is yielding memorable results
See What Happens After A Mass Whale Stranding
In 2015, 337 baleen whales died and washed up on beaches in Patagonia, Chile. It’s the largest mass die-off of baleen whales ever observed. A deadly bloom of algae called a red tide is attributed as the cause. Scientists set up time-lapse cameras to study the effects of the carcasses on the surrounding area, and also to study the different stages of decomposition. They hope the footage will help identify the time and cause of death in future beachings.
