Argentina and Chile Mammal trip report – Nick Buys
The main targets of the trip, around which the itinerary was designed, were Puma and Orca. For this, we focused on two main areas: Torres del Paine National Park in Chile and Pen
Patagonia & Buenos Aires Province, December 2025
If your life goals are entirely comprised of the mammals on your 21 Most Wanted List then discovering a reliable spot for Species Number 4 is a huge deal. Side note: if your life g
Chiloé November 2025
A grouchy smurf take on the wonderful island of Chiloé. 8 days, 9 species (if I am counting generously), 4 lifers
Central Chile 06/2025
6 days between Las Chinchillas and Santiago – only 7 species, but 2 new families.
Chile
Chilean people are just about the friendliest people I have ever met. I picked up a few hitchhikers: all of them were keen to meet for drinks and dinner and converse with me and my
Chile and Argentina, February 2025
Three weeks in Chile and Argentina in February produced some great sightings of Southern Pudu, Monito del Monte, Marine and Southern River Otters, Elegant Fat-tailed Opossum, Long-
Pumas of Patagonia – Cat Expeditions – Trip Report 2024
During our annual Cat Expedition’s Pumas of Patagonia photo tour, we had fabulous extended sightings of four different pumas, including watching a female catch a European hare. C
A Weekend’s Rodenting around Santiago, Chile
I was in Bolivia last month (trip report coming in early 2025 I hope) and added on a weekend in Santiago with Alex Meyer and Elias Sadalla Filho, primarily to look for Chinchillas
Advertising: Chiloe Island (Chile) Five Little Giants tour
I love this! My friends at Chiloe Island’s Parque Tepuhueico are taking their mammal tourism to the next level and are promoting a 5 day tour to search for the park’s &
Chile – April/May 2024
23 days and 26 species of mammals including Andean mountain cat, Garlepps´pampas cat, Kodkod, Puma and Darwin´s fox. Locations visited: Chiloe island, Torres del Paine, Altiplano