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Mark Johanson – Travel Writer | Freelance Journalist

Mark Johanson is an American journalist based in Santiago, Chile. His stories about travel, food, design and the environment have appeared in numerous global publications, including National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, The Economist, The Financial Times, Konfekt, Robb Report, AFAR, Food & Wine, Dwell, CNN, Bloomberg and the BBC, among others. He is the coauthor of 20 Lonely Planet guidebooks to destinations across the Americas and Asia, and has contributed to a dozen more coffee table books for the iconic travel brand. His first literary work, Mars on Earth, was released in 2024 by Rocky Mountain Books and named among the best travel books of the year by National Geographic and Geographical Magazine. Click through the menu here or links below to learn more about his work.

Tag: Chile

November 26, 2025

Your Potatoes Likely Came From One Surprising Island – AFAR

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September 3, 2025

System Reboot – Konfekt Magazine

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July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

Another Planet: The otherworldly beauty of Chile’s Atacama Desert – Travel + Luxury

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July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

A Culinary Guide to Santiago, Chile – Atlas Obscura

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September 8, 2023

This sleepy Chilean ski resort just got a massive overhaul – Bloomberg

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August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

Holding Fast in Coastal Chile – World Wildlife Magazine

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September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

Up to the edge – Dwell

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July 21, 2022October 25, 2022

Inside Santiago’s bid to become the ‘Kathmandu of the Americas’ – Adventure.com

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March 4, 2022July 9, 2022

The fight to save Chile’s  white strawberry – Atlas Obscura

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March 1, 2022July 9, 2022

The man making adventure travel wheelchair accessible – Hemispheres Magazine

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October 28, 2021July 9, 2022

Can Unesco status save the world’s oldest mummies – National Geographic

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September 20, 2021July 9, 2022

Into the forest primeval – Travel + Leisure

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September 13, 2021July 9, 2022

The desert chefs who cook with the sun – BBC

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August 28, 2020July 9, 2022

The land that spawned the supermarket spud – The Economist

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May 19, 2020July 9, 2022

How ‘la once’ became Chile’s fourth meal – Atlas Obscura

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