Exploring Chile
A long overdue but sincere thank-you to Amanda Jones for her article “In Chile, Desert Adventures Deluxe” (June 9). In early June, my partner and I were arguing about where to vacation. I wanted a traditional see-the-sights excursion, and he wanted a traditional lie-at-the-beach trip. I stumbled on Jones’ story, and we decided to go to Explora’s Patagonia resort in southern Chile.
Explora provided a wonderful way to discover Patagonia. We recommend going in summer: The weather was temperate, and we had Torres del Paine National Park almost to ourselves. By the end of our stay, we were the only two guests at the resort. The sights were spectacular, but what was more astonishing were the grand silences, broken only by the sound of distant avalanches.
We are planning to go to Atacama next year, thanks to Jones, who satisfied our desires by introducing us to Explora and, more important, to Chile.
MITCH KOHN
West Hollywood
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