Altiplano lagoons

The first reference to this engaging animal dates back to 1520, from Antonio Pigafetta, chronicler to Ferdinand Magellan, who described it as a wild goose! It appears that, in the distant past, the penguin was a flying land bird related to petrels, which gradually ventured further out to sea in search of food. Over time, it stopped flying and adapted to aquatic life, developing a ...

Visit the city of adventurers, a stopover for navigators rounding Cape Horn. Walk along its main avenues (Francía, Brasil, etc.) and squares (de la Victoria, Simón Bolívar, Sotomayor), or take in its main landmarks (the central market, “casa Matriz”, the Catholic University, Congress, the naval museum). Its old funiculars still climb the 45 hills surrounding the city, and ...

This exploration begins at Explora Atacama. This stage allows for acclimatization to the altitude while travelling through the San Pedro oasis, vast sand dunes and salt flats, vividly coloured lakes, and bofedales — high-altitude wetlands — crowned by silent mountains. You will then cross the border into Bolivia, entering the heart of the imposing Andes mountain range. After several days ...