THE LAND OF INFINITE HORIZONS.

Long, narrow, and shaped like a chili pepper, Chile feels less like a country than a ribbon tying together some of Earth's greatest landscapes. From the surreal stillness of the Atacama Desert to the wind-swept wilderness of Patagonia, every mile carries you deeper into a land shaped by fire, ice, ocean, and time. Volcanoes overlook world-class vineyards. Ancient forests cloak mountain slopes before giving way to deeply carved fjords, while immense glaciers meet the icy waters at the continent's southern edge.

This is elemental Chile. Few countries offer such a dramatic journey through so many extremes.

Hike to the granite towers of Torres del Paine, where the surrounding plains have become the world's premier destination for observing wild pumas. Wander among the shimmering salt flats and flamingo-filled lagoons of the Atacama before spending an evening beneath skies so brilliantly clear that the Milky Way seems close enough to touch. Or ski untouched powder high in the Andes, surrounded by an endless procession of snow-covered peaks.

And just when it seems you have seen all there is to see, the story continues, far out to sea. More than 3,500 kilometres into the Pacific Ocean, the colossal stone statues of Easter Island stand watch over one of the world's most remote inhabited islands— a reminder that the country's greatest treasures are often found in its most remote corners.