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Across the Andes: Chile’s Atacama Desert &

Argentina’s Northwest

2019

Chile and Argentina have long been on travelers’ maps thanks to their cultured capitals Santiago and Buenos
Aires, but these South American countries still have a few unexplored corners to beguile even the most
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Chile, we’ll witness the world’s driest desert: the mighty Atacama, where wind-carved rock formations
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Mountains through a dramatic highland pass that takes us into Argentina’s little-known northwest provinces.
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We’ll also get to know the locals during a Home-Hosted Lunch with a family in Valparaiso, Chile, and a
visit to a rural school in Argentina—intimate experiences that are possible to thanks to our small group size.
And our local Trip Leader will be on hand every step of the way to share insights into these two remarkable
cultures. From dazzling capital cities to mile-high deserts, Andean peaks to red-rock ravines, this is a true
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range. This is South America like you’ve never seen it before.

EXTEND YOUR TRIP

Santiago & Easter Island, Chile
5 NIGHTS PRE-TRIP

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blend together. Then discover one of mankind’s greatest enigmas: the collection of giant moai statues
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Site, you’ll visit rustic moai which lay untouched where they fell and others which have been restored to their
upright glory. From cosmopolitan capital to remote island escape, your expert Trip Leader will be there to shed
light on modern culture and bring ancient history to life.

Buenos Aires & Coastal Uruguay
6 NIGHTS POST-TRIP
Explore Argentina’s capital in-depth and add another South American country to your travels with this
post-trip adventure to Buenos Aires and Uruguay. First, stroll the wide boulevards and elegant plazas of
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reach Uruguay, a small and oft-overlooked nation that combines a modern sensibility with its colonial past.
Stroll charming seaside towns, sip Uruguayan wine, and discover the lively capital Montevideo.

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925

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