Chile Archives - Travel Past 50

A Pleasant Introduction to Chilean Wine, from Laura Hartwig

March 16, 2020June 1, 2019 by Tom Bartel

We walked out a kilometer into the Chilean wine country from where we are staying in Santa Cruz to the Laura Hartwig vineyard to take the tour, but mostly, of course, to try the wines.

Otherworldly Atacama: Geysers, Buried Villages, and Lunar Landscapes

April 1, 2018May 22, 2017 by Kristin Henning

While Torres del Paine and Patagonia at Chile’s southern tip get heaps of inspiring coverage (including by us, here), the stark Atacama desert at the northern end of the elongated … Read more

Surprises Along the W: Trekking Patagonia’s Torres del Paine

March 17, 2020September 26, 2016 by Kristin Henning

I realize now that trekking the ‘W’ in Patagonia’s Torres del Paine National Park was something I should have been better prepared for. So when I heard recently that World … Read more

Bellavista Neighborhood, Santiago de Chile

April 2, 2013February 28, 2013 by Tom Bartel

The Bellavista neighborhood of Santiago is covered with spontaneous murals such as this one of its most famous son, Nobel winning poet Pablo Neruda.

Ancient Dwellings, Atacama Desert, Chile

July 16, 2015February 20, 2013 by Tom Bartel

The Atacama Desert of Northern Chile is the driest place on earth. There are some places in the Atacama where it has not rained in over 400 years. These are … Read more

Window at Pablo Neruda’s Home, Santiago

May 11, 2013February 16, 2013 by Tom Bartel

Pablo Neruda wasn’t satisfied with normal bars on the windows of his home in Santiago. So he replaced them with fanciful grates like this one, and others of various mythical … Read more

Two Girls Outside Neruda’s Home, Santiago de Chile

May 11, 2013February 15, 2013 by Tom Bartel

Two junior high-aged girls making out on the bench outside Pablo Neruda’s house in Santiago de Chile.

The Poet Pablo Neruda’s Desk at Isla Negra, Chile

May 11, 2013February 14, 2013 by Tom Bartel

Pablo Neruda had three homes in Chile. This is the view from his writing desk at the home he called Isla Negra–the Black Island. It’s not on an island, but … Read more

The Bar at Pablo Neruda’s Home, Santiago, Chile

May 11, 2013February 13, 2013 by Tom Bartel

The Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, was famous for his parties, which we were told, often started in this bar at his Santiago home. The home itself was called La Chascona, … Read more

Pablo Neruda’s Eyes, Santiago, Chile

May 11, 2013February 12, 2013 by Tom Bartel

I’ve always loved the poems of the Chilean Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda, but it was only after visiting two of his three homes in Chile that I gained a … Read more