Chile

The driest non-polar desert on Earth, stretching 1,600 kilometers along the Pacific coast of northern Chile west of the Andes, covering 105,000 square kilometers of hyperarid plateau.

A group of islands off the coast of southern Chile in the Los Lagos Region, distinguished by a unique wooden architectural tradition including 16 UNESCO-listed churches and a rich mythology of sea creatures and forest spirits.

A remote Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific, famous for nearly 1,000 monumental stone moai statues carved by the early Rapa Nui people between 300 and 1200 AD, now protected within Rapa Nui National Park.

Chile's capital and largest city, located in the Central Valley between the Andes and the Chilean Coastal Range, anchoring a metropolitan region of over 7 million people that generates 45% of Chile's GDP.

A national park in southern Chilean Patagonia encompassing the iconic granite towers of the Cordillera del Paine, glaciers, lakes, and rivers, straddling the Magellanic subpolar forests and Patagonian steppes.

A historic port city on Chile's Pacific coast, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, famous for its 42 hillside neighborhoods, colorful street murals, and 19th-century architectural heritage.