Chile – the tall and skinny country

  • 15 years ago
http://www.squidoo.com/chiletravelguidereviews http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDO1DZpRfOI Chile – the tall and skinny country If Disneyland and Niagara Falls are beginning to become boring as your regular vacation destinations, you need a change. If you want your vacation to be fun, and memorable, not overcrowded, tranquil, and if you long for solitude while enjoying the many wonders of nature, your vacation destination should be Chile. Consult our travel guide to get the best out of your trip. Millions of years have passed since the formation of the breath taking Atakama salt lake that was part of the oceans a long time ago. Due to violent tectonic plate movements, land developed, and encircled it, trapping the area now known as Atakama salt lake inside the land area. Chile is a special place where you can expect to see more natural phenomena than can be found anywhere else. Chile itself is a geographically strange country. It is a very thin and long country, and has the distinction of being, proportionately, the narrowest country in the world. For rose lovers there is the city of Puerto Varas with its abundance of rose gardens. You can take photographs of exotic varieties of roses to your heart’s content, and then use these pictures as post cards. The unfolding Puerto Varas scenery is breath taking, and unforgettable. San Pedro, the beautiful countryside with its breath taking meadows, has an impressive fortress and a church set against a backdrop of mountains. The sunset at valle De La Luna is famous all over the world. Many tour brochures mention the breath-taking scene of the sun disappearing behind the snow capped volcanic mountains. Now see it for yourself. Nature has reserved many of its wonders especially for Chile. Anyone visiting Chile must visit the incredible El Tatio Geysers. The very hot springs gushing from the earth in this area seem to have immense medical value. The whole area is shrouded in thick mist from water vapor, and you will be able to admire the almost rhythmic gushing ...