Last Frontiers' articles for Chile (Press articles)
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Seven Worlds, One Planet - where was it filmed?
'Seven Worlds, One Planet' hosted by Sir David Attenborough first aired Sunday 27 October 2019 at 6.15pm on BBC1. Each episode of the seven-part series focusses on a different continent and launched with Antarctica. The series was four years in the making and set out to showcase the true character... Read more»
BBC Amazing Hotels visits Vira Vira in Chile
Last series it was Mashpi Lodge in Ecuador's cloud forest that received rave reviews, so do watch BBC2 this Thursday (17 May) at 8pm. Journalist Giles Coren and chef Monica Galetti travel to Pucón, in Chile's beautiful Lake District, to see what makes the Hacienda Vira Vira so unique. Owned by Micha... Read more»
The Atacama Desert - The Telegraph, Trip of a Lifetime
Visit the Atacama desert, one of the driest places in the world. From your hotel, close to the picturesque oasis village of San Pedro de Atacama, many of the desert’s most dramatic sights are within easy reach. During your stay at Alto Atacama you can visit the geyser fields at El Tatio at dawn as t... Read more»
Torres del Paine - Spring in the South
September is the beginning of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere and the perfect time to visit the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. The park is quieter than later on in the year and the flowers and trees begin to blossom and the animals begin to come out of hibernation. Prices for an 8 night... Read more»
Torres del Paine - a spellbinding sight
On 3 July the CNN website featured a list of twenty-seven sights that will remind you how incredible Earth is. Torres del Paine was featured among them (deservedly so, we feel). Patagonia has much to offer and you could choose to combine both Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. From Calafate in Argenti... Read more»
Sian Lloyd in Patagonia
We recently had the pleasure of introducing Sian Lloyd and her husband Jonathan to the joys of Welsh Patagonia (and a touch of luxury in southern Chile's Torres del Paine). Their trip started in Trelew (near the Valdes peninsula) before re-tracing the steps of the original Welsh settlers west towar... Read more»
With the cowboys of Patagonia (Jasper Winn)
Chile's chunk of Patagonia is ridden by some of the world's hardiest cowboys, men who use tough criollo horses to herd cattle across the weather-thrashed pampas, or to carry provisions into the remote, roadless camps of the mountainous Torres del Paine. Seven of us had booked to ride with a bunch of... Read more»