According to a Reuters report on May 30, Puerto Williams was originally a small village at the southern tip of South America. It has been upgraded to a “city” by the Chilean authorities, making it replace Ushuaia in Argentina as the southernmost city in the world.
Argentina: was caught off guard…
The worst thing should be those babies who have checked in to Ushuaia, and they can no longer say that they have been to the end of the world!
Although this wave of operations is a bit too saucy, but the country of Chile is really worth a visit!
It is the country farthest from China and the closest country to Antarctica. It was rated as one of the 50 must-see places in life by National Geographic.
“People say that after God created the world, there are still a lot of amazing and beautiful landscapes left, so they gave them all to Chile.”
From the high Andean plateau to the corner at the end of the continent, from the world’s driest desert to ancient glaciers, fascinating forests and lakes at the foot of large volcanoes… the whole earth seems to be condensed in this long and narrow country – Chile. But traveling around the world for 80 days is not enough, traveling around Chile for 18 days is more than enough, isn’t it worth it?
01. Here is the most beautiful park in the world
Torres del Paine National Park , which is rated as one of the 50 must-see places in life by National Geographic. Lonely Plant also rated it as the most beautiful wilderness wonder in the world. This is an excellent place that landscape photographers cannot miss. land.
Here, you can see crystal-clear lakes, long bridges like jade belts, and towering peaks. This is a paradise for wild animals, with alpacas, foxes and ostriches, as if you have come to an unknown virgin forest.
It is also one of the top ten best hiking routes in the world, with rich polar beauty – glaciers, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, forests, grasslands, etc., one step at a time.
02. There is a unique secret place here
In northern Chile, adjacent to Lauca National Park in Bolivia , with its ancient petroglyphs, Aymara villages, tall candelabra cactus and wild alpacas, the quiet Lake Chongara and the magnificent Parinacota Volcano attract more and more people.
Appreciate the Parinakota Volcano on the border of Zhibo, watch the cute alpacas, enjoy the tranquil plateau scenery, and soak in the natural hot springs. Everything here is unique and cannot be copied.
03. Here is another South Pole
Chile’s Lake San Rafael National Park has extremely magnificent glacial scenery. Even if you don’t go to Antarctica, you can see almost as spectacular glacial scenery as Antarctica.
Wandering on Lake San Rafael by boat, the floating ice cubes and the blue St. Valentine’s Glacier are all shocking.
The tearing sound of the glacier makes people feel the magnificence of nature and the insignificance of human beings.
04. This is the southernmost tip of the world
Punta Arenas is the southernmost city in Chile and an important gateway to Antarctica, across the sea from Antarctica. Climb to the observation deck at the highest point of Punta, overlooking the panorama of the entire city.
Cape Arenal Natural Memorial Park is located northeast of Punta Arenas.
This is the only place for all Antarctic expeditions to enter the Antarctic, and it is also the place where penguins live. In addition to the beautiful coastal scenery, you can see cute penguins everywhere. The purity of this land is self-evident. .
05. The number of active volcanoes here is the largest in the world
More than 1,300 active volcanoes are distributed in the Andes Mountains, blending with the surrounding waterfalls, sea of flowers, lakes and other scenery.
06. Here is the loneliest island in the world
Chilean Easter Island (Easter Island), located in the South Pacific, is known as the loneliest island in the world. There are no people within a radius of more than 2,000 kilometers, and the island has undecipherable Moai civilization, mysterious tribal culture, and magnificent nature. The scenery attracts countless explorers.
The “giant stone statue” Moai (Moai) on Easter Island has always been an unsolved mystery and a precious world heritage. There are more than 1,000 huge stone statues and the remains of Dashicheng on the island. Moai stone statues are scattered all over the island, and they are silent, as if they are keeping an unspeakable secret.
07. Here is the most “lustful” city
Valparaíso , this small city is colorful and covered with graffiti. Walking in the alleys and streets, looking at the flowers in the sun, looking up, there are powerful murals everywhere. It seems to have heard what the painter wanted to say, and also experienced the style of the city.
08. Here is the most beautiful starry sky in the world
Professor Du of “You Who Came from the Stars” once said that this is his favorite place.
Because it is known as the most Mars-like place on Earth, even NASA chose to simulate various Mars surface detection experiments here.
This is a place of pilgrimage in the minds of countless astronomy enthusiasts: there are more than 340 sunny days throughout the year, with the most beautiful starry sky in the world, and the only astronomy hotel in the southern hemisphere, the Rano de Chananto Observatory.
Practical information
The hardest visa country will finally relax:
Starting this year, another agreement has come into effect for Chinese tourists. Argentina and Chile recognize each other’s visas, that is, as long as Chinese citizens with the special sign “TURISMO AR-CL” visa can enter and exit Argentina and Chile multiple times, the total The maximum length of stay is 90 days.
At the same time, Chile is conditionally exempt from visas for the United States and Canada. It can be said that it is much easier to apply for a visa in Chile now than before!
Currency: 1 RMB = 101.7494 Chilean pesos.
Transportation: Because Chile is the farthest country from China, there are currently no direct flights. Need to transfer midway. Generally speaking, air tickets from Hong Kong will be more favorable.
