Calbuco, which means blue water in mapadungún, the native tongue of Chile's indigenous Mapuche people, is an archipelago connected by a maze of canals used for access and transportation.
The arid valleys, hills and perfect volcanic cones surrounding San Pedro de Atacama present some of the most accessible, spectacular outdoor activities in the north of the country.
Just a stone's throw from Chile's metropolitan capital, some of the top ski resorts in the Southern Hemisphere beckon with their powdery slopes draped across the pristine Andes Mountain Range.
Beginning today, June 26, until July 2, the 16th Santiago Chile International Documentary Festival (Fidocs 2012)will take place in Santiago with the screening of 33 international, Latin American and Chilean documentaries.
On May 30, Catalina Parot, the Minister of National Assets, together with the Castro, Dalcahue, Quinchao and Curaco de Vélez municipalities, inaugurated the route "Chiloé Archipelago: wetlands, birds and culture."
Chile's Carretera Austral, or "Southern Highway," is widely known as one of the world's most scenic highways, as well as one of its most difficult to travel.