@MarkOnTheMap

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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Joined November 2011
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Some big news! My first book, Mars on Earth: Wanderings in the World’s Driest Desert, was released today in hardcover by Rocky Mountain Books. It’s available in North America, Europe, Australia and beyond, and you can look for it now on Amazon or via your local bookstore (a🧵)
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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 communicationsredefined.com/…
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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: afar.com/magazine/how-indige… #longreads @Longreads

In Panama’s Guna Yala Archipelago, a Different Sort of Caribbean Vacation Awaits

On the front lines of climate change, the archipelago of 365 islands may all be underwater by 2050. But there is hope.

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rmbooks@rmbooks22 Jan 2025
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 🇨🇱 nationalgeographic.com/.../b…
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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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I recently sat down with @AFARmedia for a Q&A about my new book, Mars on Earth, looking at what it's like to travel in the driest inhabited place on earth, how to find serendipity on the road & the mind-warping appeal of arid landscapes... afar.com/magazine/mars-on-ea…

What It’s Like to Visit Mars on Earth

After spending three months in one of the driest places in the world, writer Mark Johanson is eager to return.

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Do I still know anyone in the Washington DC area?? I’m headed your way later this month for two events about Mars on Earth!
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The second event is at the Chilean Embassy in Dupont Circle on Monday Nov 25 at 6pm. This one has the added bonus of Lily Meyer (author of Short War). Let me know if you or anyone you know wants to be on the invite list for this one ASAP.
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Hope to see some of you in a few weeks! And share wildly with anyone who might be interested (need to fill those seats)!
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My agent says it’s not an easy book to pin down with a snappy description. He’s right. My wanderings in the Atacama are also meditations: on living as a gay man in a macho culture, on my relationship with both my partner and my adopted home, on social revolution and democracy.
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Again, the book is out TODAY! If you’d like to get your hands on it, search for Mars on Earth: Wanderings in the World’s Driest Desert wherever you buy your books.
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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’. geographical.co.uk/news/revi…

Review: Mars on Earth by Mark Johanson

Mark Johanson uncovers the fascinating details & dark history of one of the planet's driest deserts, the Atacama.

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Thank you @ShafikMeghji for your sharp, thoughtful review of Mars on Earth! I’m beyond excited to see it on the pages of @GeographicalMag . Let the countdown begin to publication in just over month…
Shafik Meghji@ShafikMeghji19 Aug 2024
In the new @GeographicalMag, I review Mars on Earth by @MarkOnTheMap, an insightful & engaging exploration of the Atacama, the world’s driest non-polar desert. From ghost towns to observatories, mystics to miners, he shows this inhospitable region is ‘anything but lifeless’.
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I’m excited to announce the release of my literary debut, Mars on Earth - out in hardcover on Oct 1 from Rocky Mountain Books. This travel memoir follows an extraordinary odyssey through the heart of the world's driest non-polar desert―the Atacama.
rmbooks@rmbooks29 Jul 2024
COMING THIS FALL! Mars on Earth: Wanderings in the World’s Driest Desert by Mark Johanson Pre-order 👇 Shop local: t.ly/71dlb @MunrosBooks: t.ly/oblOE @chaptersindigo: t.ly/VNjcv Amazon: t.ly/bP7M5
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rmbooks@rmbooks29 Jul 2024
COMING THIS FALL! Mars on Earth: Wanderings in the World’s Driest Desert by Mark Johanson Pre-order 👇 Shop local: t.ly/71dlb @MunrosBooks: t.ly/oblOE @chaptersindigo: t.ly/VNjcv Amazon: t.ly/bP7M5
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@luxury9 Feb 2024
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

Tourism Surge Is Pushing Patagonia Paradise to the Breaking Point

The village of El Chaltén, a gateway to Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park, grapples with infrastructure woes amid rising interest from the outside world.

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@luxury8 Sep 2023
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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