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Impressions from a week in Chile
| Sometimes we travel editors rely on other correspondents to cover countries we've still not visited. That was the case with me until last week when I finally made it to Chile.
The country is grappling with many familiar issues--like too much graffiti and too much plastic floating down the rivers--but overall I was impressed. This is as close as you'll get to first-world conditions in Latin America, with a great infrastructure, a transparent government, and institutions that actually work. The level of English proficiency was far beyond what I expected.
Here's the other important thing: it's hard to even tell there was an earthquake back in February. From Santiago to Valparaiso to the wine valleys, things are pretty much back to normal. (The one inconvenience was the pool patio at the W Santiago is closed until October for repairs.) So come on down! The wine is great, the skiing is great, and the Chileans are ready to welcome you with open arms.
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What's New in Luxury Latin America?
| It was a lazy summer for us for a while there, but now we're making up for it with lots of new reviews and stories.
We added reviews of two notable sister hotels in Uruguay: Playa Vik and Estancia Vik, both a bit up the coast from Punta del Este. See our Luxury Hotels in Uruguay section for more.
I recently returned to the Puerto Vallarta region in Mexico to check out some new luxe hotels and update a few key reviews. See the next section for what's on the way, but meanwhile you can see stories on Golf in Puerto Vallarta and Punta Mita and check out Real Estate in Punta Mita.
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Coming Soon
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In the coming weeks we'll be adding a feature on wine tourism in Chile, reviews of a notable hotel or two from Chile, and reviews of two impressive new hotels in the Puerto Vallarta region: Garza Blanca and Imanta.
After that will be golf in Costa Rica, the Amazon in style in Peru, and more new and notable hotels that live up to the hype.
Stay tuned!
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Hasta Luego,
Timothy Scott
Editor, Luxury Latin America
305-428-2681
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