The Dragon Hill of Iquique, Chile
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 16, 2014
Cerro Dragon or The Dragon Hill is an enormous sand dune about 4 km long, located near the coast in the city of Iquique in Chile. Varying in...
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Ventisquero Colgante: The Hanging Glacier of Queulat
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 15, 2014
Ventisquero Colgante, or the Hanging Glacier, is located in the Queulat National Park, in Chile, and is the park’s biggest attraction. Hangi...
Sewell, An Abandoned Mining Town in The Andes
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 14, 2014
Located on the slopes of the Andes in the commune of Machalà in Chile, at an altitude of 2,000 metres, lies the abandoned mining town of Sew...
Paranal Observatory in Chile
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 18, 2014
Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the mountains of Cerro Paranal in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, at an ...
El Salvador, A Mining Town Shaped Like A Roman Helmet
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 28, 2014
Located at an elevation of more than 2,400 meters in the foothills of the Andes and in the middle of the Atacama Desert, the town of El Salv...
Paso Internacional Los Libertadores
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 10, 2014
Paso Internacional Los Libertadores, also called Cristo Redentor, is a mountain pass in the Andes between Argentina and Chile. It is the mai...
Spectacular Train Route to Copper Mines in the Andes
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 21, 2014
The Chanaral – Llanta – Potrerillos line in Chile is one of the most stunning railways in the world. It connects Potrerillos, a now abandone...
The Hand of the Atacama Desert
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 20, 2014
In the middle of the Atacama Desert, a giant hand rises from the ground like the remains of an ancient civilization. In reality, it’s a pret...
The Mysterious Red Lagoon of Chile
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 13, 2013
In the town of Camina, in northern Chile, 147 km from the city of Iquique, and approximately 3,700 meters above sea level, lies a strange Re...
Spectacular Granite Spires at Torres del Paine National Park
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 24, 2012
Torres del Paine or Towers of Paine are three massive granite pillars jutting out some 2,800 meters above the Patagonian steppe at South Ame...
