El Norte Grande Travel Guide
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A land of rock and earth, terrifying in its austerity and vastness, El Norte Grande is one of the world's most desolate regions. Spanning some 1,930 km (1,200 mi), Chile's Great North stretches from the Río Copiapó to the borders of Peru and Bolivia. Here you will find the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth—so dry that in many parts no rain has ever been recorded.
El Norte Grande Hotels
Lodging in El Norte Grande is relatively inexpensive. Be warned that some accommodations that bill themselves as "luxury" hotels haven't been remodeled...read more
Fodor's Choice
El Norte Grande Restaurants
The food of El Norte Grande is simple but quite good. Along the coast you can enjoy fresh seafood and shellfish, including merluza (hake), corvina (sea...read more
Things To Do in El Norte Grande
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in El Norte Grande
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El Norte Grande Experiences
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Valle de la Luna: Within the Reserva Nacional Los Flamencos lies the Valle de la Luna, a place most visitors to northern Chile will not want to... Read more
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An extremely ambitious man, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel designed buildings and bridges all over the world, so when Peruvian president José... Read more
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries, Best of the Best
Chile is full of surprises—it's more than just sheep, mountains, summer skiing, and wine.... Read more
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News, Trip Ideas & Itineraries, Hotels
Just two months ago, a wildfire swept through the renowned Torres del Paine National Park, temporarily... Read more
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Practical Travel Tips
In Chile’s Puerto Williams, the southernmost permanent settlement in the world, a small Swiss freighte... Read more
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Trip Report Chile/Argentina
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Leaving the US on March 12, 2012, I traveled solo in Chile and Argentina for two weeks and then visited a friend and her mother in Uruguay for a week. Read more
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We are a group of 6 friends with age ranging from 50 to 60. Read more
