Page 6 of Sojourns in South America by Frontiers International Travel

experience the wonder of chile chile santiago santiago a city rich in historical and cultural traditions is a great place to tune in to the flavor of the country before heading off to explore the rest of this 2,000-mile ribbon of land on the pacific coastline spanish colonial architecture is the major motif of the city and many of santiago s massive structures have battled natural disasters to survive into the 21st century there are wonderful hotel options here including the hyatt regency santiago or the personalized refined park plaza hotel located in providencia which is close to fine restaurants and shopping turismo cocha professionally handles all tour arrangements within chile near to the lake santiago featuring the cousiño macull crossing and is a the country s oldest great r&r location vineyard 1870 and between destinations the grand concha y in chile and toro winery from argentina suggest 1883 chile s largest 1 to 3 days wine exporter another full-day touring chile s excursion to the scenic yan kee way lodge central valley same area could overlooking lanin volcano veterans cristian and include the spectacular santa rita and undurraga wineries a marcelo dufflocq offer a unique and excitthird location that can be integrated is the ing overland journey discovering chile s quaint town of santa cruz in the picturlush central valley stay at exclusive inns esque colchagua valley a three-hour drive pristine nature lodges and select hotels from santiago through the heart of the while traveling in complete comfort wine country stay at the lovely colonialexploring the country s most colorful cities style hotel santa cruz plaza which is and villages like temuco pucón and most attractive and very conveniently valdivia enjoy and learn firsthand from located to some of the best and most your personal and knowledgeable guide awarded wineries of chile a visit to the about chile s rich culture and history preesteemed colchagua museum on the propcolombian spanish colonial and 19therty should be incorporated into the itinerand 20th-century immigrants explore in ary must stops at wineries include viña depth the museums open-air markets pueblo antiguo viña bisquertt viña la archaeological sites traditional artisans of posada casa lapostolle and many others the mapuche influence and famous vinesuggest a minimum of 2 nights for the yards including the maipo and colchagua colchagua valley it will be well worth valleys three 4 and 7 night itineraries the visit will be custom made to suit your interests specific wine tours can be personally designed and a knowledgeable tour guide will be with you throughout your stay j r sightseeing options visit the pre-columbian museum and the plaza de armas which is flanked by a number of historical buildings such as the city s storied cathedral and the central market then proceed to san cristóbal hill a beautiful park at the foot of the andes where you will have spectacular panoramic views of the city a full day can include valparaíso the san francisco of south america which is perched on 40 hills or viña del mar with its well-manicured gardens and parks allow at least a half day in santiago yan kee way lodge situated in chilean patagonia on the shore of lake llanquihue yan kee way lodge offers a variety of adventure expeditions including fishing rafting and hiking or you can sit back relax and enjoy your surroundings the lodge has an extensive wine cellar this is a convenient place to stay wine tour options you will need one day to visit wineries in the maipo valley south of page 5

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