Chile Archives - Matt Dursum

Best Meals from One Year in Latin America: South America

By wayfarersoliloquy | November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 by wayfarersoliloquy

Words and photos by Matt Dursum For one year, my girlfriend and I have been successfully living in Latin America. We started part one of this journey into butchering our way through Spanish fluency and getting our careers as newbie journalists off the ground in Mexico. Part two started in Chile. We have since moved slowly through the continent’s southern stretches of coastline, forest, and mountains. Out of all the delectable food we’ve eaten along…

Diving Into the World of Empanadas

By wayfarersoliloquy | August 23, 2022January 28, 2024 by wayfarersoliloquy

Photography by Samantha Demangate Come escape with me into one of the world’s best comfort foods: the empanada. Portable pockets of goodness, either baked or fried, empanadas are ubiquitous in the South American diet. Imagine Crispy folds of roasted dough encasing savory fillings of minced meats, seafood, olives, and spices. These beautiful little envelopes of flavor fuel people of all classes and backgrounds and can cause heated contention; almost to the level of football. The…

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Falling in Love with Santiago’s Barrio Italia

By wayfarersoliloquy | May 31, 2022March 4, 2024 by wayfarersoliloquy

Photography by Samantha Demangate A still haze lingers over the Andes Mountains. It’s 90° F and there’s little humidity. Blaring reggaetón hooks fade away as cars race by the crowded avenues. The comforting squeaks of Burrowing Parrots harmonize with the hammering of furniture makers. Staggering out of ice cream shops on their way to the bar, young couples pass by busking musicians and street artists while busy garzónes balance their trays through hungry patrons. This…

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Getting to Know the Wines of Chile

By wayfarersoliloquy | May 23, 2022January 28, 2024 by wayfarersoliloquy

Photography by Samantha Demangate Chile’s wine industry revolves around some big-names. Cheap and delicious, these wines are perfect for those looking for value and quality. Yet to discover a region’s wine, it’s necessary to reach further. Our deep dive into Chilean wine revolved around discovering the people in the industry who are doing something unique and pushing the country’s winemaking to new limits. Wine shops are always great starting points for discovering wine. Our journey…

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Chilean Highways: Valdivia to Pichilemu

By wayfarersoliloquy | May 9, 2022January 28, 2024 by wayfarersoliloquy

Photography by Samantha Demangate It’s rare to see blue skies all day in Chile’s Lake District. This portion of Patagonia belongs to the moniker ‘the roaring forties’ and it often lives up to it. On March 13, 2022, however, it was sunnier than Phoenix in June. We had just spent a week immersed in Chiloé Island and were now ready for our return trip to Santiago. For this stretch we set off to discover the…

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