Backpacking Chile: 13 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Chile, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Torres del Paine
Magallanes
Patagonia's granite towers.
2
San Pedro de Atacama
Antofagasta
Driest desert, geysers, stars.
3
Santiago
Santiago Metropolitan
Andes-backed capital.
4
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
Hillside murals and funiculars.
5
Easter Island
Valparaiso
The remote moai statues.
6
Puerto Natales
Magallanes
Base for Torres del Paine.
7
Pucon
Araucania
Volcano, lakes, hot springs.
8
Chiloe Island
Los Lagos
Wooden churches and palafitos.
9
Marble Caves
Aysen
Swirled blue lakeside caverns.
10
Elqui Valley
Coquimbo
Pisco, stars, mystic vibe.
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Puerto Varas
Los Lagos
German-lakeside volcano town.
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Punta Arenas
Magallanes
Strait-of-Magellan port.
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La Serena
Coquimbo
Beaches and observatories.
Backpacking routes through Chile
Real trips through Chile, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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