Festivals Climate Chile's geographical variety can make a visit rewarding in any season.
Easter Island is cooler, slightly cheaper and much less crowded outside the summer months.
Of the innumerable local cultural festivals, the mid-north town of Andacollo's Fiesta de la Virgin del Rosario is perhaps the weirdest. Drawing pilgrims every December from as far afield as Bolivia, Asian-inspired team dancing fringes a procession of the Virgin's image to a huge shrine. Horse racing and cock fighting provide ancillary entertainment for the crowds camped on surrounding hillsides. Lonely Planet Publications Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved.