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I’d like to visit Chile for the first time next year. Which month should I go and what should I aim to see on a two-week trip?
In November — late spring — peak-season hordes are yet to arrive and the weather is generally good in both the north and south. You can sample Chile’s remarkable geographic diversity in a fortnight if you take some internal flights.
Start in the Atacama Desert: the town of San Pedro de Atacama is surrounded by otherworldly landscapes, while Lauca National Park — ahigh-altitude realm of lakes, llamas and volcanoes — offers equally impressive scenery. In central Chile, the engaging port of Valparaíso is renowned for its
