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Santiago de Chile is the largest city as well as capital of the South American country, Chile. The location of Santiago is such that you can go for skiing in the Andes in morning and spend a laidback evening on a beach in the evening! How many places in the world offer such a contrasting experience in a day!

This summer, if you want to visit a place that has a cool climate but you don’t want to venture outside civilizations, then Santiago is the perfect place for you. Being a capital city, Santiago is one of the most modern metropolitan areas of Latin America, with impressive rise in architecture, extensive suburban development and dozens of shopping centers. It also has a cosmopolitan, diverse culture. Read more...

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Nestled in the foothills of the Andes Mountain Range, the city of Mendoza is the capital of the province with the same name. It is one of the most talked about city in the country because of its elegant beauty, fantastic outdoors, and world class wine.

Mendoza is a sport lover’s dream. Warm all year round and in the mountains, all sorts of the opportunities exist here. The nature rules in the city, serving as a starting point for all types of adventure activities such as climbing, mountaineering, skiing, kayaking, rock climbing, river rafting, etc.

In spring, when the snow melts, Mendoza offers a wide diversity of activities that range from relax to adventure. In and around Mendoza, there are a number of summer activities for guests of all interests and ages.

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imagePortillo also named “the cruise of the Andes” is a place that has earned the glory of spectacular snow-capped peaks and it bestows the opportunity to traverse its beauty by the ski-rides or snowboarding. The purity of these Andes region offers the glory of melting snow. Portillo has no town but only few hotels so you can enjoy the privacy and solitude with your family and your dear ones. You can welcome summers in Portillo by skiing and snowboarding. The summer activities that are held here are-

Trekking:

There are lots of trails here that volunteer trekking and climbing. There are no smooth roads here as the mountainous region of Andes is quite rocky.

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imageWhen the best tourist destinations of South America are counted, Cordillera Blanca of Peru is marked on your fingertips. Cordillera Blanca is nested in amidst of the Andes Mountains splitting the watersheds of eastern and western range of Andes. It is situated in the department of Ancash.

Cordillera Blanca is a wonderful mountain region in Huaraz with snow-capped peaks. It is enclosed by the Huascaran National Park. The whole region of national park includes 269 lakes with deep blue turquoise water, 663 glaciers, 41 rivers and many archaeological sites, which makes it a perfect place for nature lovers. Numerous visitors relish and explore the beauty of Cordillera Blanca by climbing on its snow-capped mountains, skiing or snowboarding. But it is less known that Cordillera Blanca gives more splendid attractions and opportunities when the snow melts.

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