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South America

3 properties in our curated South America collection — ranked by Fat Score and distilled from signals across luxury travel communities, editorial publications, and verified guest reviews.

Fat Score16.8/20avg. score

At the top of our South America list sits Awasi Patagonia with a Fat Score of 17.5/20. A Relais & Châteaux lodge of standalone villas beside Torres del Paine National Park and Lake Sarmiento in Chilean Patagonia.

Chile

2 properties
Awasi Patagonia — Torres del Paine, Chile
Fat Favorite

Independent

Awasi Patagonia

Torres del Paine, Chile

No one else in Torres del Paine gives you a private guide and private vehicle per villa. Stay at Explora or Tierra and you're on a shared group itinerary; at Awasi, guests describe their guide…

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Explora Atacama — San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Fat Approved

Independent

Explora Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Explora runs like an expedition outfit that happens to have a lodge attached. Groups stay capped at 6-8, guides reshuffle pace and difficulty around whoever's in the van that day, and staff are…

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Brazil

1 property
Belmond Copacabana Palace — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fat Approved

Belmond

Belmond Copacabana Palace

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The case for booking the Copacabana Palace hasn't changed since 1923: Joseph Gire's Art Deco building, a private stretch of Copacabana Beach, and a pool team that keeps its head at full Carnival…

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