Chinchorro Mummies: The World’s Oldest
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2022
When we say mummies, we think Ancient Egypt. Indeed, Egypt has some of the most famous mummies in the world, such as Tutankhamun and Ramesse...
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Where Do The World’s Oceans Meet?
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 7, 2019
Two huge ocean waves clashing. Photo credit: David Bostoc/Shutterstock.com There are five oceans on earth, and all of them are connected w...
The World’s Southernmost City
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 3, 2019
The southern part of South America is fractured into a number of small islands collectively known as Tierra del Fuego. Located roughly betwe...
Mocha Dick: The Whale That Inspired Moby Dick
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 15, 2019
About thirty kilometers off the coast of Chile is a small teardrop-shaped island called Mocha, inhabited by the indigenous Mapuche people. ...
The Churches of Chiloé Island
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 17, 2018
Off the coast of Chile, a group of about thirty islands belonging to the Chiloé Archipelago make up a fiercely independent community with it...
Whale Graveyards
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 22, 2018
Movement of the earth’s crust over millions of years have drastically changed the geography of the planet such that what is land now was onc...
Chaiten: The Town Buried By A Volcano
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 7, 2017
Early in the morning of May 2, 2008, a volcano located about 10 km to the north of the town of Chaitén, near the Gulf of Corcovado in southe...
The Abandoned Humberstone And Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Kaushik Patowary
May 14, 2016
Forty-eight kilometers east of the city of Iquique in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, lies the remains of two large saltpeter works. B...
El Tatio Geyser Field
Kaushik Patowary
May 11, 2016
The El Tatio Geyser Field, locally known as Los Géiseres del Tatio, is located within the Andes Mountains of northern Chile, about 89 kilome...
The Lithium Mine Fields of Atacama Desert
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 23, 2015
In the wastelands of Salar de Atacama, about 700 miles north of Santiago, is a huge lithium mine field operated by Sociedad QuÃmica y Minera...
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...
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...
