Dani

After months and months of hostels and 20+ hour bus rides, settling in our Brooklyn apartment has been nothing short of miraculous. We love the neighborhood, at least a dozen …

This week’s Polaroid features San Pedro de Atacama, a picturesque little oasis in the driest and highest desert of the world: Chile’s Atacama Desert.

We visited the breathtaking Quebrada de Cafayate in northern Argentina, where we found stunning rock formations and saw some of Argentina’s most beautiful scenery.

Stopping in Chiloe, an island off Chile’s mainland, was a great decision – we found 15th century wooden churches, traditional fishing villages, untouched nature and a penguin colony!

We rented a car this week to visit some remote places in northern Argentina’s Quebrada De Humahuaca. The highlight were the Salinas Grandes, Argentina’s salt flats.

After months exploring the incredible outdoor elements of South America – the Andes, massive glaciers, incredible lakes, penguins and guanacos – last weekend we made our trip up to Iguazu …

While Ernesto Che Guevara is famous worldwide, we don’t find much about him at all in his very own country. This week’s Polaroid of the Week looks at Che Guevara, up close and personal in his home town of Rosario, Argentina.

Dani talks about cake, beer and the darker side of why Chile and Argentina’s Lake District had such a strong German influence over the years.

Our last stop in Uruguay was the picturesque colonial town of Colonia del Sacramento, the first settlement in Uruguay, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Obviously there are thousands of things to love about Santiago, but we are sharing the 33 things we loved the most and that made Chile’s capital special for us: