For visitors seeking an off-the-beaten-track destination, small and scenic Ovalle flies under the radar as one of northern Chile's richest jumping-off points for archaeology aficionados, fresh produce fans and lovers of the natural world.

As part of the "Magic Corners" campaign, the town of Panguipulli unveiled its winter offerings this year with a new destination - Siete Lagos.

From May 9 to 13, the waves of Llacolén beach in Antofagasta will host 48 top body boarders in the 2012 world championship of bodyboarding.

Chile is home to many rivers, which offer the perfect place to experience the thrill of kayaking. Here, a professional kayaker tells us about his experience on the Chilean rivers.

The national zoo inside Santiago's Metropolitan Park, in Providencia, is an excellent destination this autumn, perfect for families with children interested in learning about animals.

A story for Tomorrow, video that shows an American couple traveling on the best scenery in Chile, competes for the best video of the 2012 Vimeo awards.

The Río Loa pours its life-giving waters through the driest desert in the world, forming patches of green oases in the great Atacama Desert of northern Chile.

The thin ribbon of land between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean boasts some of the world's most extreme landscapes, from the altiplano steppes to the Patagonia wilderness.

Towering forests and crystal-clear lakes serve as the backdrop for Chile's cultural hinterland, home to the country's largest indigenous group - the Mapuche - and a thriving renaissance of traditional arts and crafts.

Here are some excellents photos of our country, taken by flickr members and uploaded to this picture social network.