Chile

[jpvm]

Chile is wild and beautiful. The Lake District is gorgeous! Volcanoes, glaciers, ferries to Bariloche in Argentina are very popular ways to travel.

You can drive into southern Andes from Pto. Montt, then it's various ferries over the lakes. Fantastic place to visit.

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[guestwho]

I live in a 5 million soul city and hate the crowds , therefore my ramblings are to mostly inhabited parts of Chile where our souls touch the sky.

Hi jpvm,

I've just moved from California to Santiago for work and I was hoping you could answer a few questions. Besides Santiago and Valpo, I've visited Puren and Pucon via bus/rental car. The question I have for you is about what's available close to Santiago. By close, I mean someone with a Monday-Friday job could go visit on a weekend and come back in time for work. I'm trying to decide if it's worth buying a car for weekend getaways since I commute in metro. From the research I've done, it seems like all the cool stuff is either really far north or really far south of Santiago. Even Pucon is about 10 hours away, and I wouldn't consider it very far south compared to what else is available. I know there is Cajon de Maipo, and I've read Mendoza, Argentina might have some interesting sights. Is there anything else you can recommend?

Thanks!

[jpvm]

Hi jpvm,

I've just moved from California to Santiago for work and I was hoping you could answer a few questions. Besides Santiago and Valpo, I've visited Puren and Pucon via bus/rental car. The question I have for you is about what's available close to Santiago. By close, I mean someone with a Monday-Friday job could go visit on a weekend and come back in time for work. I'm trying to decide if it's worth buying a car for weekend getaways since I commute in metro. From the research I've done, it seems like all the cool stuff is either really far north or really far south of Santiago. Even Pucon is about 10 hours away, and I wouldn't consider it very far south compared to what else is available. I know there is Cajon de Maipo, and I've read Mendoza, Argentina might have some interesting sights. Is there anything else you can recommend?

Thanks!

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