In the Background, the Saltpeter
The City of Iquique has a regional museum that enables visitors to get deep in the background of its history, where the sea, the desert and the salt are almost the same thing.
Salt of the Earth
The history of Iquique has a saltpeter origin; the salt used to be the economic and social pattern in control. Here is a tour around those days.
Told by its Owners
Known as the archaeological capital of Chile, San Pedro de Atacama is surrounded by communities which have preserved their anthropological and archaeological richness.
When the snow comes, skiing in Chile becomes irresistible. The spirit of the white sports is reborn and the new winter season begins to be outlined at each ski resort in the country. The modern lifts as well as the varied infrastructure satisfy the most demanding visitors, who assert the qualities of Chile for winter sports year after year.
The museums of Chile are protagonists in each of the regions that make up Welcome Chile. Visitors to the website will be able to choose those with which they feel most identified according to their theme or else those that lie in the city they are about to visit. This section tours around these venues offering the articles put together by our staff as well as showing history and the most outstanding photographs taken at each of them.