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South America

Chile

The top 5 natural landmarks of Chile — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.

Torres del Paine, Patagonia
Mountains

Torres del Paine

Patagonia

Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine group of mountains is the park's centerpiece.

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Granite towers above glaciers, lakes and wind-swept steppe.

Atacama Desert, northern Chile
Deserts

Atacama Desert

northern Chile

The Atacama Desert is a desert plateau on the Pacific coast of South America, stretching along a 1,600-kilometre-long (1,000-mile) strip of land in northern Chile, west of the Andes. It covers an area of 105,000 km2 (41,000 mi2), rising to 128,000 km2 (49,000 mi2) if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included.

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The driest non-polar desert on Earth, with Mars-like vistas.

Marble Caves, General Carrera Lake
Caves

Marble Caves

General Carrera Lake

Swirled marble caverns glowing blue above glacial waters.

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Swirled marble caverns glowing blue above glacial waters.

Osorno Volcano, Chilean Lake District
Volcanoes

Osorno Volcano

Chilean Lake District

Osorno Volcano is a 2,652-metre-tall (8,701 ft) conical stratovolcano lying between Osorno Province and Llanquihue Province in the Los Lagos Region of southern Chile. It stands on the southeastern shore of Llanquihue Lake, and also towers over Todos los Santos Lake.

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A near-perfect snow-capped cone above two lakes.

Lauca National Park, far northern Chile
Lakes

Lauca National Park

far northern Chile

Lauca National Park is in Chile's Norte Grande, within the Andean range. It encompasses an area of 1,379 km² of altiplano and mountains, the latter consisting mainly of enormous volcanoes.

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High-altitude lakes and volcanoes on the Altiplano.