Author of Mars on Earth (Oct ‘24) | Freelancer @NatGeoTravel @TravelLeisure @FoodandWine @LonelyPlanet covering travel, food, design & nature in Latam & beyond
Santiago, Chile
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📷 Ever wonder how travel journalists discover those hidden gems? Mark Johanson reveals how he finds untold stories in “flyover countries” that fascinate him.
Listen now on #MediainMinutes @MarkOnTheMap
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Guna Yala, Panama, is incredible. But by 2050, it might be gone.
For @AFARmedia, @MarkOnTheMap shares how Indigenous stewards are protecting the culture of these disappearing islands:
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We looooove a good travel book roundup! Check out '12 of the best books to inspire your next trip' from @NatGeo – including Mars on Earth: Wanderings in the World’s Driest Desert by @MarkOnTheMap 🇨🇱
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On @radiohannah's TRE in The Afternoon from 16.00CET, @graemedonald on words & expressions relating to alcohol, @MarkOnTheMap's 'Mars on Earth:Wanderings in the World’s Driest Desert', and @Stefanie_Powers on her career, 45th anniversary of Hart to Hart, recent U.N. honour + WHWF
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My @GeographicalMag review of @MarkOnTheMap’s Mars on Earth — an insightful & engaging exploration of the Atacama Desert — is now online.
From ghost towns to observatories, mystics to miners, he shows this inhospitable region is ‘anything but lifeless’.
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Patagonia's glacial waterways are being contaminated by sewage—just one of many side effects the Argentinean region is facing, thanks to overtourism. trib.al/HWOU6ww
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Mountains in the Northern Hemisphere may not open for months, but at Nevados de Chillán in Chile, the snow is dumping, the natural wine is flowing and the hotels are better than ever. trib.al/xUrXCs5
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Making a new national park isn't as easy as it sounds, but we found a lot to enjoy in this compelling deep-dive by @MarkOnTheMap for @Adventurecom, which unpacks the recent creation of Chile's Santiago Glaciers National Park. adventure.com/queremos-parqu…
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Chile... Take a grassroots movement, over 200,000 signatures, a desire for a new national park, then throw in ranchers, mining companies and environmentalists, and you have this brilliant story told by Santiago-based writer Mark Johanson @MarkOnTheMap adventure.com/queremos-parqu…
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Fjordphyto project features in @CNNTravel 🥶! #donasascience #citizenscience #fjordphyto Thank you @MarkOnTheMap cnn.com/travel/amp/antarctic…
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En la Guía de Santiago, que hizo la revista de American Airlines, hablamos con @MarkOnTheMap sobre las razones por las que buscamos un gran parque nacional para #Santiago #areasprotegidas #parquenacional @QueremosParque
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Why we might drive more in a post-pandemic world. 🚗 bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
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The supermarket potato originated on a tiny island that has 286 local varieties. On “The Intelligence” @MarkOnTheMap explains why a boring one won out econ.trib.al/GatR6cD
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"The state simply doesn’t understand what we want. You can’t solve the conflict by throwing money at us."
A look ahead to Chile's constitutional referendum and what is at stake for the Mapuche, the country's largest indigenous group:
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What we're reading:
In Paraguay, you can visit Villa Hayes in the Presidente Hayes Dept and attend an annual festival—all named after Rutherford B. Hayes.
@MarkOnTheMap on why the otherwise unmemorable US president is revered in a place he never visited: bit.ly/3cQYtWl
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Fringed by white-sand beaches and coconut palms, all three Gili islands are a vision of paradise and each has a distinct personality. Find the one that matches yours: lptravel.to/DDir9e by @MarkOnTheMap
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“The smell of fermented hops is long gone but the old Carlsberg brewery’s former storage building is buzzing in a way not seen in over a decade.” By @MarkOnTheMap
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Get off the beaten path in Bolivia. 7 alternative destinations that will take you far from the well-worn path and into the less traveled: lptravel.to/Wk80SB by @MarkOnTheMap
