Hotel de Larache, part of the Explora hotel group's three luxury hotels in Chile, has had a makeover.

Santiago-based architect Emilio Marin's "Paseo Altamirano" has turned a stretch of coastal highway into a geometric lookout point.

Like a fine wine, Santiago, Chile is getting better with age. Monocle explores.

Last year a fire in Santiago gutted the Edificio Diego Portales, the landmark building designed by Juan Echeñique and Miguel Lawner and completed in 1972.

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori may be heading home soon, if Chile's Supreme Court decides to extradite him back to Peru to stand trial for corruption and sanctioning death squads during his 1990 to 2000 presidency.

Monocle interviews Andrés Velasco, Chilean Finance Minister.