Abutting Santiago's bustling artery Alameda, Chile's most historic colonial building the Iglesia San Francisco overlooks the traffic below, a stately structure lost in time.

Founded in 1879, Confitería Torres has quite some claim to fame. Not only is it a national landmark favored by successions of Chilean presidents, but it claims to be the oldest cafe in Chile.

Earlier this month, Chile.Travel spoke with Welshman Greg Healey, an adventurer who had just crossed the Andes into Chile on a bicycle ride around the world.

In the second portion of this two part series, Chile Travel will break down the components of the famous W Trek.

Frutillar is a lakeside resort with a remarkable German influence, set on the shores of Lake Llanquihue.

A "must visit" for many visitors to northern Chile, Humberstone is a ghost town so spectacular that UNESCO has recognised it as a national monument.

In recent years northern Chile has become one of the best places in the world in which to watch the sky.

One of Santiago's most charming "micro barrios" is Concha y Toro, a neighborhood within Barrio Brasil in Downtown.

Some years ago, when asked to pick 10 threatened species that if given the power he would choose to save, David Attenborough raised some eyebrows when he picked a tiny, inconspicuous frog from the forests of southern Chile.

While Patagonian conditions can be extreme, hiking the W-Trek in Chile's Parque Nacional Torres del Paine is one of the best ways for beginner trekkers to get a feel for the majestic outdoors.