Travelers are attracted by this narrow strip of land that is
Chile, especially by the spectacular Pacific coast, large urban
avenues, the highlands of the Andes and the opportunities to
practice sports adventure. Chilean culture has survived the
violence of its recent history, and is thriving again thanks to
a population known for its warm and flexible character. Although
the community has one of the most important European sources of
South America, indigenous traditions persist in the Andean
foothills and the southern plains. It also has some of the most
beautiful National Parks of the Southern Cone which attract
hikers and climbers. The writer Benjamin Subercaseaux described
the narrow strip that is Chile, in the western part of South
America, as “extravagance of the mad geography.” It stretches
over 4,300 km, from the desert north to the glacial south, in
the west it borders the Pacific Ocean, and is cut by the Andes
to the east. It shares most of its extensive eastern border with
Argentina, and borders Pe