I agree with Susie on her suggestion regarding Torres del Paine. Absolutely spectacular scenery. My inclination is to say while in Chile visit Chile and save Peru for another trip. The country of Chile is gorgeous and has plenty to offer. The Lake District is beautiful with it's towering volcanoes looming over blue lakes and hilly green pastureland. With the bonus of the snowcapped Andes in the background. Susie mentioned Bariloche, which is actually in Argentina. But there is a trip that can be taken starting from Puerto Varas on Lake Llanquihue and going up over the Andes crossing several lakes and finishing on Lake Nahuel Huapi and on into Bariloche. Additionally at the south end of the Lake District in Chile there is the seaside city of Puerto Montt from which you can cross over onto the mysterious island of Chiloé. And further north close to the coast is the city of Valdivia.

John in San Diego