A Classic Chilean Treat Alfajores are a beloved Chilean pastry, coveted for their rich, creamy filling of manjar—a luscious caramel-like spread made from sweetened condensed milk. While you can prepare homemade manjar by slowly simmering condensed milk, in Chile, it’s…
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A Way of Life In the heart of Chile’s wild landscapes, far from city noise and well beyond the reach of paved roads, is where many huasos choose to live — horsemen who have quietly shaped southern Chilean rural life…
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Known in English as strawberry myrtle or Chilean guava berry, the arrestingly fuchsia Murta berry, as it’s known locally, grows wild all over Patagonia, from Chile to Argentina.
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The Legacy of Handcrafted Toys and the End of an Era Once a beloved artisanal toy workshop, the Brintrup Hertling Toy Museum in Patagonia is now closed to the public. This toy museum, once the pride of the town and…
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