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Covering 6,726 square miles (17,420 square kilometers) on the Pacific coast of southern Chile, the Laguna San Rafael National Park is one of Chile’s major national parks. The Laguna San Rafael National Park was established in 1945 to protect the area’s natural plants and wildlife, and was designated a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1979. The Laguna San Rafael National Park is named for the San Rafael Lagoon, a coastal lake within the park, which was created by the retreating San Rafael Glacier in the Northern Patagonian Ice Field. The Northern Ice Field is entirely contained within the Laguna San Rafael park and is the origin of nineteen glaciers.

country : Chile
place : Easter island, in the middle of the Pacific

Set in the middle of the same Chilean landscape the Incas used to call home, Hotel de Larache in San Pedro de Atacama is the perfect isolated retreat to stop at in the desert if you’re not up for staying at the type of rundown motels usually seen in slasher flicks. Quite possibly the driest place on Earth, ensuring no cities, towns or other dwellings are remotely interested in forming close by, San Pedro de Atacama is the ideal site for this long-forgotten gem.

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country : Bolivia
place : south of Lipez, near the borders with Argentina and Chile