Audio cue: Switch the dial. Los Jaivas —prog-rock psychedelia from the Andes.
Forget the luxury convertibles. In the Drive & Listen Chile fantasy, you are in a dusty, reliable Hyundai Accent or a rattling Nissan V-16. The air conditioning is weak, so the window is down. The Pacific wind whips your right arm while the sun—fierce and low—burns the left. There are no cup holders large enough for a terremoto (the local wine and pineapple ice cream cocktail), so you stick to bottled water. The check engine light has been on since La Serena. drive and listen chile
If you are planning an actual drive in Chile, several iconic routes provide the inspiration for these virtual tours: Carretera Austral (Route 7) Audio cue: Switch the dial
Chile is a geographic anomaly. It is a country of extreme contrasts, stretching over 4,300 kilometers (2,700 miles) from north to south, yet averaging only 177 kilometers wide. It is a sliver of land pressed between the towering Andes and the vast Pacific Ocean. In the Drive & Listen Chile fantasy, you
There is a cinematic quality to Santiago’s streets. The mix of sprawling microcentro architecture, the imposing Gran Torre Costanera (the tallest building in South America), and the endless stream of yellow and white taxis creates a visual rhythm that is hypnotic.