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Located almost 7,000 miles from New York, Rapa Nui (or Easter Island) is often considered the most remote island on the planet - but LAN Airlines recently inaugurated its new Lima-Easter Island service, making this mystical island more accessible.

Easter Island (known as Rapa Nui to the locals) has yet to experience explosive tourist growth and has, instead, maintained its remoteness and mystique in a world that grows ever more connected (and crowded) with every travel posting.

The best way to appreciate Santiago’s proximity to the Andes - when the city’s notoriously bad air pollution actually allows - is to have a refreshing, but potent Pisco sour while watching the sunset at a rooftop bar or restaurant.

Some members of a right-wing political party in Chile have reportedly acknowledged the need to study ways to eliminate discrimination against same-sex couples who live in the South American country.

A new anti-domestic violence campaign in Chile uses "maricón" to describe a man who abuses a woman.