major destinations,attractions,monuments of chile.

2.  One of the most isolated islands on Earth,
Easter Island is located in the southeastern
Pacific Ocean. Officially a territory of Chile, it
lies thousands of miles off the coast roughly
halfway to Tahiti. The island is famous for its
887 extant monumental statues, called moai,
created by the early Rapanui people centuries
ago. Not surprisingly, the well-publicized moai
have overshadowed the island’s other tourist
attractions. But Easter Island also offers some
great diving and surfing as well as two
volcanic craters and several sandy beaches

4.  Lauca National Park is located in Chile’s far
north, in the Andean range and is one of the
top tourist attractions in Chile. The most
spectacular feature in Lauca is the beautiful
Lago Chungará, one of the world’s highest
lakes. Looming over it is the impossibly perfect
cone of Volcán Parinacota, a dormant volcano
with a twin brother, Volcán Pomerape, just
across the border with Bolivia

6.  Pucón is a small touristy town in the middle of
the southern Lake District. The unrivaled
location by a beautiful lake and imposing
volcano makes it one of the most popular
tourist attractions in Chile. Pucón offers a
variety of sports and recreational activities
including water skiing, snow skiing, white
water rafting and kayaking, horseback riding,
natural hot springs and climbing the Villarrica
volcano

8.  Torres del Paine is a national park in the
Extreme South region of Patagonian Chile and
features mountains, lakes and glaciers. The
centerpiece of the park are the three Towers of
Paine, three spectacular granite peaks shaped
by the forces of glacial ice. The highest peak is
about 2,500 meters (8200 feet).

10.  Valle de la Luna is located in the Atacama
Desert. This breathtaking desert landscape is
the result of centuries of winds and floods on
the sand and stone of the region. The large
sand dunes and stone formations mimic the
surface of the moon, giving the region its name,
which translates to “Valley of the Moon

12.  Located within the Laguna San Rafael National
Park, the San Rafael Glacier is a giant glacier
that calves into the Laguna San Rafael. The
glacier is accessible only by boat or plane. The
journey by boat is a spectacle in itself, passing
through the narrow channels of the isolated
Aisén region. What you can see from the boat
is in fact just the end of the glacier’s, which
extends some 15km (9 miles) from its source

14.  Located on the Pacific coast of the central
region of Chile, Valparaíso is known for its
brightly colored houses, bohemian culture and
beautiful seaside views. Built upon dozens of
steep hillsides overlooking the Pacific Ocean,
Valparaíso boasts a labyrinth of streets and
cobblestone alleyways, embodying a rich
architectural and cultural legacy

16.  The Chiloe archipelago is an isolated group of
islands, best known for a number of unique
churches that boast a particular architectural
style called Chilota. This style is a very unique
combination of aboriginal and European Jesuit
influence, and was reflected in more than a
hundred wooden churches in these islands that
were created in the seventeenth century. The
churches fell into disrepair, but almost two
dozen restored sites are now available to tour,
and serve as a gorgeous representation of this
unique mestizo style combination

18.  The largest penguin colonies in southern Chile,
Los Pingüinos Natural Monument is home to
more than 120,000 Magellanic penguins.
Located on the small Magdalena Island, just
one square kilometer and topped by a pretty
red lighthouse, it lies 35km (22 miles) northeast
of Punta Arenas. In September or October each
year, the birds migrate back here and find their
mate. By the end of March the penguins have
returned to sea again

20.  Cerro San Cristóbal is a hill in northern
Santiago with a beautiful view over the city
and, on a clear day, the Andes. At the peak,
there is a church and a 22 meter (72 feet) statue
of the Virgin Mary. The summit can be reached
by cable car or a long hike. Cerro San Cristóbal
houses the Parque Metropolitano, Santiago’s
largest public park. In the park there is also a
botanical garden, zoo and two swimming pools