Rapa Nui, Chile
Pu o Hiro (Hiro's Trumpet)
In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.
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Rapa Nui, Chile
In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The world's most remote airport.
Santiago, Chile
The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
One of the world's most advanced radio observatories sprawls across the Atacama Desert.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
The ruins of a pre-Columbian fortress city so secure it held off the Spanish conquistadors for over 20 years.
Chonchi, Chile
A wooden dock art installation on Chiloé Island taps into the island's indigenous mythology.
Santiago, Chile
This observatory high on a hilltop in the center of Santiago got its start in 1852.
Valparaiso, Chile
This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.
Punta Arenas, Chile
The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
Lota, Chile
The hellish conditions of this abandoned mine that snakes beneath the Pacific Ocean gave it its diabolic name.
Tamarugal, Chile
Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
You can swim in these highly salty, mesmerizingly blue lakes in the Atacama Desert.
Santiago, Chile
A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Juan Fernández, Chile
Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.
Santiago, Chile
A fantastical and futuristic temple of light built from nine monumental glass veils.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.
Campamento Geotermico Corfo, Chile
The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.
Panguipulli, Chile
This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.
Huara, Chile
One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.
Antofagasta Province, Chile
In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.
Sewell, Chile
The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.
Refugio Villarrica, Chile
One of Chile's most active volcanoes is riddled with beautiful caves.
Valparaiso, Chile
What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.