Patagonia is the southernmost region of the South American continent and one of the least populated areas in the world. The Hotel Salto Chico is the base for Explora Patagonia. It is the only lodge at the center of Torres del Paine National Park, home to diverse and pristine ecosystems and a plac...

The first European explorers of this area were drawn by tales of a land rich in gold somewhere to the south of the Inca Empire. The Explora lodge, Hotel de Larache, is located on a plain known as the Ayllu de Larache, once inhabited by an ancient Atacameño community.