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A Quick History of Chile

Surrounded on three sides by virtually impassable barriers, Chile's rich centralvalley remained largely unknown to the outside world until the middle of the fifteenth

century, when the Incas began their great conquests of much of the continent. nderTupac !upanqui, an Inca army succeeded in crossing the si" hundred mile string of salt basins that are the #tacama $esert, moving from oasis to oasis in a region so dry thatsome parts of it show no evidence of ever having been rained upon. #fter coming at lastinto the central valley, the Incas encountered the %apuche, one of the three #raucanian peoples who occupied the region.

The invading army seemed at first to be en&oying the same success that the Incaswere e"periencing all over South #merica, and they advanced about half way down thevalley's five hundred mile length. owever, the Incas soon found that they had met theirmatch in the %apuche, who decisively defeated the Incan attempt to cross over the (io

%aule into the )ake $istrict. The Incas established a stable presence in the territory theyhad gained, but they did not see fit to pursue the redoubtable %apuche any further.

)ess than a century later, a Spanish army attempted to do &ust that. In *+*, -edrode aldavia crossed into the central valley, having followed the Inca road south from-eru. e founded Santiago in /ebruary, and soon afterward crossed into %apuchedomains and established strongholds there. In *++0, in a gesture no doubt familiar to theSpaniard aldavia, they bound him to a tree and beheaded him.

/or the ne"t four hundred years the Spanish, like the Incas before them, found itappropriate to maintain a massive defensive presence in the central valley. $uring thesecenturies the regions under Spanish control were permitted to trade directly with -eru1smuggling flourished, and privateers swarmed along the coasts.Chile gained its independence from Spain in *2*3, after seven years of warfare. The%apuche region to the south, which had remained largely independent of Spanish rule,also resisted the new Chilean government. Capable of marshalling full cavalry forces andeven modern artillery, the %apuche succeeded in holding onto their autonomy until themiddle of the century, when large numbers of armed settlers gradually moved into theregion.

#lthough Chile's war of independence brought into place a system of

representative democracy, the country's political history has not always been smooth. In

*435, a %ar"ist government under $r. Salvador #llende came to power, havingresponded to the perceived failure of the established liberal party. #llende's attempts to

radically change the structure and direction of the country brought about a second

 political crisis however, and in *430 a right6wing government under 7eneral #ugusto

-inochet garte sei8ed power with assistance from the nited States Central

Intelligence #gency. #llende was killed in the coup, and -inochet's government

maintained power for the ne"t decade and a half, frequently resorting to terror in order to

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stifle discontent. In *445, having failed in his bid to gain popular ratification for his rule,

-inochet handed over the presidency to the rightfully6 elected -atricio #ylwin #8ocar.

Chile's political climate has since remained stable, although there is still considerable

tension between the military and the government concerning the human rights violations

of the -inochet era. Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto,*4*+9:55;, president and dictator of

Chile <*430945=. #n army general who served as chief of staff <*43:930= and

commander of the army <*430=, he led the coup that overthrew socialist president

Salvador #llende <Sept., *430=. #s head of a four6man military &unta, he resorted to

mass arrests and was responsible for more than :,555 political assassinations. e also

returned many nationali8ed businesses and farms to private owners. Though condemned

for its brutality, his regime is credited with stimulating economic growth. #fter losing a

 plebiscite in *422, he was succeeded <*424= as president by -atricio #ylwin.

-inochet remained as commander of the army until *442, when he was made senator for

life, a title that brought with it lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution. >n a trip to)ondon that year, he was arrested at the request of the Spanish government on charges

including terrorism and murder, stemming from his former regime, and held for possible

e"tradition to Spain. In *444 a ?ritish &udge ruled that he should be e"tradited@

nonetheless, -inochet was subsequently released for health reasons and returned to

Chile.

In :555 he was stripped of his immunity from prosecution, and he was later charged withinvolvement in kidnappings and murders that occurred after the coup. The Chileansupreme court, however, ultimately ruled that he was not healthy enough to stand trial.-inochet resigned his senate seat in :55:. Aew investigations began in :55, leading tocharges of kidnapping and murder and, prompted by revelations of -inochet's secretoffshore bank accounts, ta" evasion, and this time the supreme court allowed them to proceed. The ta" evasion investigation subsequently e"tended to the other members of hisfamily. -inochet died in :55;, however, before ever being tried on any charges.

Chile's population is composed predominantly of mesti8os, who are descendedfrom marriage between the Spanish coloni8ers and the indigenous people. The survivingindigenous groups consist of the #ymara, in the north, and the %apuche, who numberroughly *55,555 and continue to inhabit the forested areas of the lake district. Chile isalso home to a number of significant immigrant groups, including minority populationsfrom virtually every Buropean country. There are signifcant numbers of ?asques and-alestinians. The high proportion of mesti8os among Chile's people has made race aminor issue in comparison to class, which continues to be a source of considerabletension. The great ma&ority of Chile's people, as one might e"pect, are concentrated in thecentral valley. Spanish is the country's official language, but some of the Indian dialectsremain. In the north, they speak #ymara, in the south %apuche, and on Baster Island the-olynesian language of (apa Aui.

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YOUR TRIP

From the Airort!SCL Airport Formality and Documentation information:

#dditionally to its safety, Santiago #irport is well6known for the quality ofthe services provided to supply all the needs its users may have, almost likea small city. Insurance companies and travel agencies, car rental,gastronomy, money e"change, drugstores, bank offices, telephone andinternet services can be found at the airport facilities. e count on with morespecific facilities like a modern medical clinic, a dental clinic and a nursery.

"# Arri$als %ocumentation

(eciprocity Ta"

#ll passengers with passports form #ustralia, Canada, nited States and %e"ico must pay a reciprocity ta" before entering Interpol control.

Ta" #mount per CountryD #ustralia 9 S E;*D Canada 9 S E*0:D nited States 9 S E*0*

D %F"ico 9 S E:0

#ny inquiry can be made at Cashier ?o"es. Their telephone number <+; := ;45 *5 ;0

>nce the Bntry (eciprocity /ee receipt is attached to your passport, you have to proceedto immigration control. 

 International Police

To enter Chile, all passengers must check first at the International -olice control andshow their identity documents <identity card or passport= and the stamped visa

<depending on the country of origin=.

Immediately afterwards and once <Continuously and once= finished the migratory control,the passengers will accede by means of the Shop of free sale of ta"es, up to the (oom ofretirement <withdrawal= of equipa&es, to continue with the controls of Customs and S#7.

Customes ouse >ffices

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-assengers are allowed to pay no ta"es or customs rights for all goods that are consideredas passengerGs luggage. The concept of Hluggage involves1

D Travel articles <suitcases, bags, personal effects=, clothes or accessories, electric personal effects <alarm clock, camera, typing machine, portable calculator=, not new and

that are proper to the use and normal needs of the passenger carrying them and which arenot for sale.

D >b&ects considered for the e"clusive use of the passenger, as long as they have beenused already, are portables, for manual use, of simple manufacture, that need noinstallation for its normal use and that belongs to the profession or working activity of the passenger.

D p to a quantity not e"ceeding 55 units of cigarettes, +55 g of pipe tobacco, +5 units of cigars and :,+ liters of alcoholic beverages per adult <older than *2 years old=.

B"pressly e"cluded from the JluggageJ concept are1D ouse furniture.D ouse goods, crockery, linen and paintings.D %usical instruments

D $evices, spare parts and electricKelectronic instruments.D >ffice equipment.

#t the moment of entering the country it is necessary to declare the entry of the following products1

D %ilk, butter, cream and cheese.D /resh fruits and vegetables.D %eats of any kind, cold cuts, and sausages.D Seeds, grains, nuts, dried or dehydrated fruits.D /ruit plants, ornamental plants, ofrest plants or part of them1 branches, cuttings, bulbsand others.

D /lowers, dried flowers and garden plants. Soil.D ood or barks.D Insects, snails and others. ?acteria and molds for scientific research. ?ees, honey and beeswa".

D #nimal semen, biological products and veterinarian medicines.D Small animals and pets <dogs, cats, other=. ?irds.D #live species, products or sub products from them, or elaborated from wild fauna.

Important Issues

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To make a Sworn Statement which is not true is an offense and can be penali8ed with prison in minimum or medium grade <;* days to 0 years=@ to refuse to make the statementis sanctioned with a fine.

Inside this area, there are the ta"is, public transportation buses and official minibuses

counters. #ll these means are available for the passengers.

&# %eartures %ocumentation

The International boarding 8one is located in the western side of the third floor.#t the moment of entering International -olice control point, passengers will be asked toshow their identity documents <Identity card or passport=, the stamped isa <dependingon the country of destination= and the boarding pass.

#fter the control point of Seguridad #eroportuaria <#SBC=, there are the boarding bridges where only those passengers leaving the country can access.

-assengers that will lately return to Chile that carry with them valuable articles must goto the Custom ouse >ffice <#$#A#= to make an statement of temporary check out of ob&ects so they will not be charged upon their return to the country. The Customs >fficeis located after the Interpol's cabins, at the right side of the #SBC control point.

'# Tra$el tis

#s a way to inform passengers and the public in general and to avoid overcrowding,SC), the $irecciLn 7eneral #eronMutica Civil <$7#C= and the %inistry of -ublic orksare permanently developing the campaign HClues for the 7ood Traveler.

The tips are the following1

D If you are traveling abroad, arrive to the airport at least two hours and a half in advance.If you are going within national boundaries, arrive at least hour and a half in advance.D?efore traveling, remember to ask the International -olice officers about thedocumentation you are required to present to leave the country. <www.investigaciones.cl=

D (emember that parents traveling with their children must present additionaldocumentation such as the family record book, birth certificates, notary publicauthori8ation, among others.

D -refer the electronic previous check if your airline allow it.

D >nce you have checked with the airline, enter immediately the $eparting )ounge toavoid overcrowding areas with all pertinent documentation at hand.

D $onGt carry sharp, pointed ob&ects in your handbag.

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D If you are traveling to BB.. or Burope, you can carry with you up to *55 ml ofliquids <including creams, gels and sprays, not including babies food or &uices, andmedicine on doctorGs orders labeled with the passengers name= at the moment ofchecking your hand luggage in $7#C control points. )iquid amounts greater than thoseallowed must be carried inside the luggage, or otherwise they are going to be confiscated.

D #void wearing clothes with metallic embedded ob&ects, for they can activate thedeparting lounges detectors.

D $o not pick up nor accept to carry third partiesG luggage.

D There are more than 35 shops that sell handcrafts, souvenirs and &ewelry, among other products, and four $uty /ree shops to buy what you need. e also have :* restaurantswith a wide range of food supply.

D #ny doubts can be answered at the information desksD (emember not to bring organic

food into the country, such as fruits and vegetables.D #s a security measure, use only the#irportGs authori8ed transportationShopping and Services

(# Facts

#ll facts and information can be found on the Santiago #irport website at1

http1KKwww.aeropuertosantiago.clKenglishK

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Transortation

(BATIA7 C#(S

#n international driver's license is allowed for driving in Chile by tourists only, and must be secured in your home country. It is available through ma&or automobile associations.

#lamoD )ocation of Counters1/irst )evel, Central International all$omestic #rrivalsInternational #rrivalsD >pen ;105 am to *5105 pm, every day of the year.

D Telephone1<+; := ;45 *035<+; := ;45 *020<+; := ;45 *+*0D www.alamochile.cl

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S#ATI#7> CIT! ST#TISTICS

Location

Metropolitan Region, Chile.

Dialing code

56.

Population4,950,540 (city); 6,038,974 (entire Metropolitan region).

Time zone

GM ! 4 (GM ! 3 "ro# $econ% &'n%ay in ctoer to $econ%&'n%ay in March).

Electricity

**0 +olt$, 50-; ro'n% to!pin pl'g$ are $tan%ar%.

Average January temperatures

*/C (701).

Average July temperatures

9C (481).

Annual rainfall

3/3## (/* inche$).

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C2RRC R&

/.00 G 836.39 C:

/.00 2& 503.58 C:

/.0 2R 753.75 C:

Chilean$ ill call /,000 C: <one l'ca=. &o, i" $o#eone $ay$ <3l'ca$= that #ean$ 3,000 chilean pe$o$.

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%#- >/ TB CIT!K%BT(>K-?)IC T(#AS->(T#TI>A

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TH) *)TRO!

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%etro de Santiago is South #merica's most e"tensive and modern metrosystem. The metro system serves the city of Santiago, Chile. It is a networkof five lines connecting a total of *53 stations, some of which are still underconstruction. The system carries around :,+55,555 passengers per day.

The Chilean capital city of Santiago has a large, and still e"panding, metrosystem, which, unusually, uses rubber6tyred vehicles.

The system serves a metropolitan area with a population of .; million,which represents almost a third of the country's entire population.

# plan drawn up in *4;2 envisaged the construction of five metro lines,using rubber6tyred vehicles, and e"tending to a total of ;5km <5 miles=.

Constructon work began in *4;4, with the first line opening to the public in*43+, followed three years later by the first section of )ine two.

#s of *442, the system operates on five routes and has +: stations, with atotal system length of 5.km. It runs on *,0+mm gauge track and there is awidespread network of feeder buses from five key stations, which serve :5different routes.

The network employs differential <high, medium and low level= fares,according to the day and time of travel. Through tickets are also available tosome stations on the suburban heavy rail network.

-eak6hour services run at frequencies of every three minutes, while off6peaktrain intervals vary from three and a half to eight minutes.

PRIC)+ A% TI*)+ OF TH) *)TRO!

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The %etro de Santiago sells tickets and is open from1

;155am to **155pm %onday through /riday, ;105am to *5105pm onSaturdays, and 2155am to *5105pm on Sundays and holidays.

The fare depends on the time of the use of the %etro. The cost of a ticket inthe (ush hour <3155621+41+4 and *21556*41+41+4= is CE;5 <apro".SE5.3+=

In the off6peak hours, <;1056;1+41+4, 41556*31+41+4 and :51556:511+4= andall day weekends and holidays= is CE55 <apro". SE5.;+=

and in low6use hours <;1556;1:41+4 and :51+6:0155= is CE025 <apro".SE5.;5=.

Senior citi8ens <;+ and older= and students pay CE*05 <S E5.:5=, e"ceptfor the rush hour senior citi8ens pay the normal amount of CE;5.

The ?us <%icro pronounced Hmeecro= system uses the same H?ip card thatyou can purchase at the metro.

 ENTERTAINMENT 

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FOO%

Chilean cuisine stems mainly from the combination ofSpanish cuisine 

with traditional indigenous ingredients, with later influences from other

European cuisines, particularly fromGermany,Italy,France and theMiddleEast. The food tradition and recipes inChile stand out due to the varieties

in flavors and colors. The country's long coastline and the Chilean peoples'

relationship with thesea adds an immense array of ocean products to the

variety of the food inChile. The country's waters are home to unique

species of fish and shellfish such as theChilean sea bass,loco and

picoroco. In addition, many Chilean recipes are enhanced and

accompanied bywine, owing to the fact that Chile is one of the world's

largest producers of wine. The countries inmense geographical diversityalso allows for a wide range of crops and fruits to be present inChilean 

food. Due to the immense variety of products available in Chile's

geographical makeup, recipes vary in different regions of the country.

There are three distinct zones that deal with Chilean gastronomy.

Cuisine of the North

Cuisine of the Central Coast

Cuisine of the South

All of the varying cuisines have received some contribution from the

indigenous people living throughout the country. Each one implementing

their own customs and host of condiments such as fish, seafood, meats

and poultry. Foreign influence has played a prominent role in main dishes

while also providing an ample range of desserts and drinks.

Below is a list of the MOST popular dishes in Chile:

Typical Chilean Dishes

Empanada de Pino – The most popular/traditional Empanada.

Typical turnover filled with diced meat onions olive raisins and

a piece of hard!"oiled e## "a$ed in earthen or plain oven.

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Empanada de Queso ! typical turnover filled with cheese.

Pastel de Choclo ! a typical Chilean summer dish. %round corn

and meat chopped onions small pieces of chic$en pieces of hard

"oiled e## olive raisins ! "a$ed in clay or re#ular oven. Similarto a shepherd pie.

Arrollado de Chancho - Chun$s of por$ wrapped in por$ fat

smothered in red a&' (chili).

Bistec a lo pobre ! "eefstea$ *rench fries fried onions topped

with a couple of fried e##s. (+hoto late in the pa#e)

Carbonada ! meat soup with finely diced "eef and all $inds of

ve#eta"les such as potatoes onions carrots "roccoli #reen

pepper and parsley.

Chancho en Piedra ! a typical Chilean seasonin#. Tomatoes

#arlic and onions #rounded to#ether in a stone.

Charquican ! #round or diced meat coo$ed with #arlic onions

potatoes and pump$in all mashed. ,t is a mushy dish "ut #reat.

Cazuela de Ave ! chic$en soup with pieces of meat potatoes#reen "eans or peas rice or noodles.

Cazuela de Vacuno ! "eef soup with pieces of meat potatoes

corn on the co" carrots onions #reen "eans #arlic chun$s of

pump$in rice or noodles.

Costillar de Chancho ! "a$ed spare (por$) ri"s.

Curanto en oyo ! a typical dish from the south of Chile.

Traditionally prepared "y heatin# fish seafood potatoes some

meat milcaos and types of "read over red hot roc$s in a hole in

the #round. The food is wrapped in "i# leaves and then covered

with dirt so that it slowly coo$s over a num"er of hours. (Similar

to a hangi  in -ew ealand)

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Curanto en !lla ! same in#redients as the curanto en hoyo only

that it is coo$ed in a pot instead of under the #round.

Ensalada a la Chilena ! sliced tomatoes and onions with an oil

dressin#.

umitas ! "oiled corn leaf rolls filled with seasoned #round corn.

"ilcaos ! #rated raw potato suee0ed until dry then added to

minced coo$ed potatoes and flattened to a "read!li$e form then

"a$ed or fried. This is one of the in#redients that can "e found in

a typical curanto.

Palta #eina ! avocado filled with tuna fish or ham covered with

mayonnaise and served on lettuce leaves.

Parrillada ! different $inds of meat sausa#es and sometimes

entrails #rilled over charcoal and served with potato salad or rice.

Pebre ! seasonin# of tomatoes with chopped onion chili

coriander and chives. 1sually served in a little clay dish.

Pernil ! "oiled whole hoc$ (ham).

Porotos $ranados ! fresh "ean dish with #round corn and

pieces of pump$in served hot.

Prietas ! Blood sausa#es. The "est Blood sausa#es in the world

, promise.

%opaipilla ! a flat circular deep fried 2"read2 made of pump$inand flour.

Chilean %ea&ood

Alme'as con (im)n ! raw clams with lemon &uice.

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Caldillo de Con*rio ! con#er!eel soup with onions potatoes and

carrots.

Ceviche ! minced raw sea "ass in lemon &uice.

Con*rio +rito ! deep!fried con#er eel.

Chupe de (ocos ! a"alone "read puddin#.

Empanada de "ariscos ! turnovers filled with chopped seafood

onions and seasonin#.

"achas a la Parmesana ! parmesan cheese raisor clams.

"ariscal ! cold soup with all $inds of raw seafood.

!stiones a la Parmesana ! scallops on the shells in melted

"utter and covered with #rilled +armesan cheese.

Piure ! Sea Suirts that are a dar$ red colour and with a verydistinct stron# flavour. Often eaten with diced onion corianderand lemon. Best eaten near Chilo3.

4lso Chile is $nows as the 5sandwich capital6 of the world. Below

are a list of the most popular sandwiches.

Chilean %and,iches

Aliado ! ham and cheese sandwich.

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Ave "ayo ! diced chic$en meat and mayonnaise.

Ave Palta ! diced chic$en meat and mashed avocado.

Ave Pimienta ! diced chic$en meat and red pepper.

Barros arpa ! #rilled cheese and ham on white "un.

Barros (uco ! #rilled cheese and meat on white "read.

Chacarero ! sliced meat #reen "eans chili and tomatoes.

Churrasco ! "eef sandwich.

Churrasco con Tomate ! thin sliced meat and slices of tomato

on white "un.

Churrasco con Palta ! thin sliced meat mashed avocado on

white "un.

Completo ! hot do# with all $inds of trimmin#s: mayonnaise

tomatoes onions dilled pic$les sauer$raut etc.

Especial ! hot do# with tomatoes.

.taliano ! hot do# with avocado tomatoes and mayonnaise.

ambur*uesa ! ham"ur#er patty. ,t isn2t always served

"etween "uns.

(omito Completo ! sliced por$ meat with sauer$raut mustard

mayonnaise $etchup.

Pan Amasado ! homemade "read.

Typical Chilean Desserts /and s,eet thin*s0

"an'ar ! a "rown spread or ca$e fillin# made from "oiled mil$

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and su#ar. Some visitors say it tastes li$e caramel. Man&ar is

uite sweet and is used in many ca$es and sweet dishes. ,t is

also incredi"le on panca$es7

"ote con uesillo ! coo$ed dried peaches and stewed cornserved as a drin$

Papaya con Crema ! papaya preserves with whipped cream.

Bavarois de (ucuma ! "avarois (type of custard) of a variety of

e##fruit

Al&a'or ! a flat round pastry filled with manjar  and covered in

Chocolate

Berlin ! a round donut filled with manjar  or &am / &elly

1uchen ! a %erman fruit flan often found in the South of Chile

+afety information

+en tho'gh Chile i$ a co'ntry ith high hygienical $tan%ar%$, yo'$ho'l% gi+e yo'r $to#ach the ti#e to get acc'$to#e% to the Chilean"oo% an%, at lea$t %'ring yo'r >r$t %ay$, ?eep in #in% the "olloing

a%+ice@he A'ality o" the tap ater i$ goo%, 't it$ hea+ily chlorinate%. here"ore, e reco##en% yo' a+oi% %rin?$ hich contain tap ater orice!c'e$ #a%e "ro# tap ater. Bn ca$e o" %o't it i$ etter to $et a$i%egreen $ala%$, errie$, 'npeele% to#atoe$ an% her$, eca'$e #ayethey ha+e een atere% or a$he% ith oectionale ater.Bt i$ etterto eat coo?e% rather than ra +egetale$. DonEt eat ra >$h or$hell>$h.+oi% eating at #ar?et $tall$ or $treet +en%or$.

B" yo' ha+e $to#ach prole#$@ ta?e to FcarpentF %aily, a+ailale inthe phar#acy.

%RI-+

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Below is a list of some typical Chilean 8rin$s. Most are alcoholic"ut there does seem to "e one or two non!alcoholic ones thatmana#ed to slip in. 9ou will notice that +isco is the most popularliuor in Chile. ,t is EE;9<=E;E.

B.$!TEAD! ! (<arnin#: avoid drin$in# this no matter what

state you are in>>>) This 2drin$2 contains the leftovers of any

#lasses that happen to "e lyin# around which are then poured

into one resultin# in com"inations that test the most harden of

stomachs. This is usually #iven to someone as a &o$e when they

have had so much to drin$ that they don2t reali0e what they are

currently consumin# in front of them.

B!#$!2A ! Cold red wine with chopped straw"erries.

CE#VE3A ! Beer.

C.CA ! ,s sweet fermented wine typically made from apples

thou#h sometimes from #rapes too. This is typically drun$

around the ?@th of Septem"er for the national day cele"rations.

C!(A DE "!4! ! 4#uardiente liuor with mil$ Cinnamon

coffee and su#ar. Typical drin$ around Christmas time.

+A4%C!P ! 4 #lass half filled with tap "eer and the other half

with fanta.

!TE ! ;ed wine with Cola.

(ECE C!4 P(5TA4! ! fresh mil$ "lended with "anana.

"E(!4 C!4 V.4! ! Melon Tuna (a type of Melon) with the top

cut off and the seeds ta$en out with white wine poured inside of

it.

"!TE C!4 6E%.((! ! coo$ed dried peaches and stewed corn

served as a drin$.

4AVE$AD! ! heated red wine with slices of oran#e and su#ar.

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P.PE2! ! a type of sweet fermented wine (semi!transparent in

appearance).

P.%C! ! Chilean "randy liuor made from distilled #rapes.

-ormally produced in the alle del Elui area in the *ourthre#ion.

P.%C! %!6#  ! popular Chilean coc$tail. ,n#redients: pisco

lemon &uice and su#ar one e## white su#ar ! sha$en to#ether.

P.%C!(A ! pisco with Cola and ice.

P!4CE A (A #!"A4A ! Champa#ne with +ineapple ice!

cream. Typically served on -ew 9ear2s eve.

%C!P ! Tap "eer (sometimes written with A +2s as in Schopp)

TE##E"!T! ! +ipeo (see a"ove) with pineapple ice!cream

served in a one!litre #lass. Terremoto literally translates as

2Earthua$e2 since you are left with the #round (and le#s) feelin#

very sha$y. The net round usually contains the same drin$

thou#h only in a #lass that holds half a litre. This is called a

#eplica or 2aftershoc$2. Similar to the Terremoto

VA.4A ! sweet coc$tail drin$. ,n#redients: port wine and su#ar !

sha$en to#ether and after servin# sprin$led with cinnamon.

V.4! B(A4C! ! white wine.

V.4! T.4T! ! red wine.

.nterestin* +act

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Chilean #ed 7ine - Carmenere

The Carmen8re #rape variety was once heavily planted in the

Bordeau re#ion of *rance. -owadays it is almost impossi"le to

find Carmen3re in Bordeau as a +hylloera pla#ue in ?@Dnearly destroyed all the vineyards of Europe. *ortunately this

#rape variety was imported into Chile in ?@FG so it wasn2t wiped

out when the pla#ue attac$ed. 1ntil recent times wine lovers

had for#otten that Carmen3re had survived in Chile. ,t was often

mista$en for and sold as Merlot "efore its true identity was

rediscovered.

Try Carmen3re while you are in Chile>

Vineyards

Chile has a wonderful climate for #rowin# wine #rapes.Hocated west of the 4ndes Chile2s climate varies from theheat of the arid roc$y mountainous desert to the north andthe icy cold 4ntarctic epanse in the south. ChileIsvineyards flourish in the warm fertile valleys that are

positioned "etween the two areas. iticulture has "eenesta"lished in Chile for centuries and there are a wideselection of #lo"al wine varieties planted includin# Ca"ernetSauvi#non Merlot Chardonnay and many more. Many of thewine #rapes that were "elieved to "e Merlot have recently"een determined to "e CarmenJre which is a scarcelyplanted variety of Bordeau. There are hundreds ofvineyards located up and down Chile. The A lar#est directlyoutside the city are Concha y Toro and Cousio!Macul. They

"oth offer ecellent wine tours from K?F!KLG.Many of Chilean vineyards are situated within the fertile"asin "ordered "y the 4ndes and a lower coastal mountainran#e that runs a"out FG miles north of the capital Santia#oto AFG miles south of the city. 4round Santia#o where manyof the vineyards are concentrated the rainfall is very low

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and the melted snows of the 4ndes provide the importantirri#ation waters. Temperatures are cur"ed "y the mountainsand "y the cool waters of the +acific Ocean and even in thesummer rarely rise a"ove FN *. The vineyards are located

in the Central alley a plateau "ounded "y two mountainran#es and crossed "y the rivers Maipo Maule 4conca#uaand others.

The wine re#ions of Chile include some su" re#ions. Thenorthernmost re#ion is 4conca#ua and due to its location itis Chile2s warmest re#ion. The hot and dry conditions si#nifythat there are some nota"le wineries here. ,n theintermediate re#ion +anuehue conditions are "etter andsome interestin# wines are produced. -earer to the coast isone of the cooler re#ions Casa"lanca where lar#e plantin#sof white wine varieties li$e Chardonnay and Sauvi#nonBlanc are #rown.

The Central alley which produces the vast ma&ority of wines is composed of four main su" re#ions. These wine

re#ions are the Maipo ;apel Curico and Maule alleys eachwhich has rivers that run west from the 4ndes to the ocean.Maipo is Chile2s oldest wine re#ion. Ca"ernet Sauvi#non and

other red wine varieties are favored "y these su" re#ions.Maipo produces some very #ood wines. South of Maipo is;apel with its su" re#ions of Cachapoal and Colcha#ua.

There are some wines of interest produced here and alsofurther south at Maule. Maule is also su"divided with the

most si#nificant re#ion "ein# Curic which includes Hontue.-ear"y is Chim"aron#o which produces some appealin#

+inot -oir wines.

Common Phrases:

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9Ad)nde la viste:Hiterally: <here2d you see thatP,mplied meanin#: -o way> yeah ri#ht> (-o te creo)Eample: Mi ami#o me dice una mentira yo le di#o: Q4dnde la viste>

Al tiroHiterally: 1pon throwin#,mplied meanin#: ,mmediately (ahora mismo)Eample: amos a salir al tiroAmermeladaHiterally: marmalade,mplied meanin#: a stupid person (una persona tonta)Eample: Ru3 amermelada ese chico>9Ba;an:,mplied Meanin#: 1ltra cool (muy "ueno)

9Buena onda:Hiterally: %ood wave>,mplied meanin#: Cool #reat (un "uen tipo de persona)Eample: Ese chico es "uena onda./no0 cacha ni unoHiterally: =e doesn2t catch a sin#le thin#,mplied meanin#: =e doesn2t understand a thin# (no entender nada)Eample: El #rin#o no entiende espaol no cacha ni uno.<cachai=Hiterally: catchP,mplied Meanin#: 8o you understandP (comprendesP)

Eample: 4l eplicar el pro"lema di#o: cachaiPcapo,mplied meanin#: #ood at somethin# smart cool (un "uen tipo depersona)Eample: El chico es capo.cara de paloHiterally: stic$ face,mplied meanin#: "oldly fran$ly (ser franco)Eample: El me dio las noticias con una cara de palo.9Chao pescado:

Hiterally: "ye fish,mplied meanin#: See you later alli#ator (=asta lue#o)Eample: 4l salir uno dice: Chao pescado

chuecoHiterally: croo$ed

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,mplied meanin#: a person who doesn2t follow the rules liar (uno ueno si#ue re#las mentiroso)Eample: El no cumpli con su o"li#acin es chueco.cuesti)nHiterally: uestion matter

,mplied meanin#: thin# matter (cosa)Eample: Ellos discutieron so"re una cuest'on peuea.de'ar la escobaHiterally: To leave the "room.,mplied meanin#: to cause a mess or disaster (causar un disastrede&ar todo desor#ani0ado)Eample: Mi hermano menor de& la esco"a en la cocina.echate al polloHiteally: throw it to the chic$en,mplied meanin#: #et out of here>Eample: -o uiero ue est3s ac 3chate al pollo no ms.encachado,mplied meanin#: #ood loo$in# cool (ser "onito(a))Eample: El modelo es "ien encachado.9/no0 estoy ni ah>:Hiterally: ,2m not even there.,mplied meanin#: , don2t care> (no le importa a uno)Eample: -o tienes tareaP !! -o estoy ni ah'.&ome,mplied meanin#: dum" "orin# refers to somethin# that you don2tli$e (tonto a"urrido al#o ue no te #usta)

Eample: Esta clase es fome.*ambaHiterally: a shrimp,mplied meanin#: refers to the foot or a ?GG peso coin (el pie o unamoneda de ?GG pesos)Eample: Ruiero comprar un dulce dame una #am"a.$ua*ua /pronounced ,ah-,ah0Hiterally: "a"y infant,mplied meanin#: a "a"y (un "e"3)Eample: Ha #ua#ua llora porue tiene ham"re.

hartoenou#h,mplied meanin#: many a lot (mucho)Eample: Como estudiante ten#o harta tarea.

lolo/a0,mplied meanin#: teena#er youn# person (un &oven)

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Eample: Hos lolos &u#aron al fUt"ol todo el d'a.luca,mplied meanin#: ?GGG peso "ill (un "illete de mil pesos)Eample: Eso me cost una luca.malulo/a0

Hiterally: 2mal2 in Spanish means "ad,mplied meanin#: mischievious (malicioso)Eample: El nio es malulo.medio/a0Hiterally: middle medium,mplied meanin#: very "i# ("ien #rande)Eample: 4yer com' la media sand'a.monitosHiterally: little mon$eys,mplied meanin#: cartoons (di"u&os animados)Eample: eo los monitos en la televisin todos los d'as.pata de vaca /said ?pate vaca?0Hiterally: foot of a cow,mplied meanin#: to act "adly or to have "ad intentionsEample: -o me uiere pa#ar mi dinero es pate vaca.pato maloHiterally: "ad duc$,mplied meanin#: "ad "oy hoodlum (chico malo)Eample: 1n pato malo me ro".pe*aHiterally: hit

,mplied meanin#: wor$ &o"Eample: Tra"a&o todo el d'a en la pe#a.pe*ar en la peraHiterally: hit the chin,mplied meanin#: to mooch to eat and sociali0e (conse#uir comida#ratis)Eample: amos a pe#ar la pera con la familia Maram"io.pesado/a0Hiterally: heavy,mplied meanin#: mean rude "othersome (rudo molestoso)

Eample: El no me cae "ien es muy pesado.pescar @ ?al*o?Hiterally: to fish V somethin#,mplied meanin#: to pay attention to to notice (darse cuenta de al#ofi&arse)Eample: He esta"a ha"lando pero no me pescpintar el monoHiterally: paint mon$ey

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,mplied meanin#: to #oof off (de&ar las responsi"ilidades y &u#ar todoel tiempo)Eample: Ella no hace nada solo pinta el mono.pololear,mplied meanin#: to "e datin# have a "oyfriend or #irlfriend (tener

novio pero no si#nifica ue se van a casar)Eample: Ellos estn pololeando hace tres semanas.pucha,mplied meanin#: disappointment when somethin# didn2t #o your wayEample: pucha ue fome ue no result el via&epulento,mplied meanin#: cool as in a person (ser un "uen chico)Eample: 9o soy pulento.9Que choro:,mplied meanin#: entertainin# worthy of attentionsacar la mu*reHiterally: To ta$e off or out the filth,mplied meanin#: to "eat up (pelear y #anar)Eample: Si no te callas te voy a sacar la mu#re.sapearHiterally: 2sapo2 is spanish for toad,mplied meanin#: to "e nosy eavesdrop (escuchar secretamente aotros)Eample: Mi vecina siempre est sapeando.se cree la muerteHiterally: you thin$ you2re death

,mplied meanin#: you thin$ you are "etter than everyone else (se creeme&or ue todos)Eample: Ella tiene mucho or#ullo se cree la muerte.tener el diente lar*oHiterally: To have a lon# tooth,mplied meanin#: To "e very hun#ry so hun#ry , could eat a horse...(tener mucho ham"re)Eample: -o he comido en d'as ten#o el diente lar#o.tirar un chanchoHiterally: to throw a pi#

,mplied meanin#: to "elch to "urp (eructar)Eample: 4l terminar la cena el nio tir un chancho./hacer0 tutoHiterally: to ma$e 2tuto2,mplied meanin#: to sleep ta$e a nap (tomar una siesta o dormir)Eample: Ten#o sueo voy a hacer tuto.,e)n,mplied meanin# W?: To "e an idiot

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Eample: QOye ue eres wen>,mplied meanin# WA: Somethin# you2d call a friendEample: Oye wen vamos a fiesta

 Nightlife

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Mo$t o" &antiago$ pop'lar a"ter!ho'r +en'e$ are locate% o't$i%ethe %onton area. he ella+i$ta %i$trict i$ regar%e% a$ thecity$ arti$tic A'arter an% i$ ho#e to #any o" the #o$t '--ingar$, re$ta'rant$ an% nightcl'$. Bt$ #ain %rag i$ Calle Ho ono,

a li+ely 't $o#eti#e$ tac?y $trip thro'gh the heart o" the area.:e$$ hectic an% #ore co#"ortale ar$ can e "o'n% on CalleCon$tit'ciIn, the neJt $treet acro$$. ella+i$ta i$ here thelegen%ary Chilean poet alo er'%a '$e% to $pen% hi$ ti#ehen in &antiago ! an% poc?et$ o" the area are $till in"'$e% iththe $a#e ohe#ian $pirit, %e$pite a creeping co##erciali$ation.

:e$$ %i$co+ere% 't perhap$ #ore gen'ine i$ the area aro'n%

arrio ra$il, an ol% part o" ton ith t'rn!o"!the!*0th!cent'ryarchitect're an% a li+ely $t'%ent pop'lation. here are $e+eralar$, #o$t ith a lai%!ac?, yo'ng +ie, an% $o#e >nere$ta'rant$ cl'$tere% in the $treet$ aro'n% lea"y la-a ra$il, the$''r$ centrepiece.

Meanhile, the ti%y #i%%le!cla$$ %i$trict o" K'Loa i$ gaining inpop'larity a$ a place "or a night o't a#ong tho$e %i$aecte% ythe ?it$ch o" ella+i$ta. he e$t ar$ cl'$ter aro'n% la-a K'Loa.

More 'p#ar?et +en'e$ 't le$$ intere$ting place$ (#o$tly 2&!$tyle chain$) are "o'n% in the l o$A'e orte an% :a$ Con%e$area$ o" the city.

ne area no e$t a+oi%e% i$ aro'n% +eni%a &'ecia. nce it$2&!$tyle ar$ '$e% to attract h'ge cro%$ o" Chilean$ an%"oreigner$ 't it ha$ %ecline% into a $ee%y $hell o" it$ "or#er $el".

Chile$ legal %rin?ing age i$ /8 year$ ol% 't it i$ not a$ en"orce%a$ in the 2&. here are no licen$ing ho'r$ in operation. Mo$tar$ $tay open 'ntil 0*00 an% nightcl'$ ill $ee the %an in'ntil aro'n% 0700. Dre$$ co%e i$ generally ca$'al, altho'gh thereare #ore eJcl'$i+e place$ here $#art $hoe$ an% $hirt$ are aprereA'i$ite.

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Bars: erhap$ the igge$t #agnet "or o+er$ea$ +i$itor$ i$Flannery's ris! "eo Pu#, nco#en%ero$ 83, in the >nancial%i$trict o" :a$ Con%e$, here $port$ co+erage an% proper pint$ o"G'inne$$ %ra large cro%$. 1or the #o$t at#o$pheric tipple in

&antiago, hea% to the central La Pio$era, illa+ilN /030, atra%itional eer hall!$tyle %rin?ing %en, here caro'$ing an% high$pirit$ Oo at #o$t ho'r$. he P!one#o% Pu#, +eni%aro+i%encia /65*, attract$ ho#e$ic? rit$. o' are ne+er $hort o"ar option$ in ella+i$ta, 't one o" the #o$t elco#ing option$i$ Bar Dos "ardenias, ntonia :Ipe- %e ello /99, hich ha$reg'lar $al$a night$. +er in arrio ra$il, &af del Teatro,

RiA'el#e **6, i$ no the 'p#ar?et atering hole o" choice.

&lu#sightcl'$ ten% to lag ehin% 'ropean an% #erican tren%$ in&antiago, altho'gh "a$hion$ are '$t a$ notorio'$ly >c?le here a$they are el$ehere. ne thing yo' can e $'re o" i$ that #o$t+en'e$ %ont $tart cran?ing 'p 'ntil aro'n% #i%night. Mo$t ill gothro'gh to %an e$pecially on ee?en% night$. ne cl' that i$$till going $trong i$ Blondie, +eni%a ernar%o iggin$(la#e%a) *879 (e$ite@ .lon%ie.cl), in arrio ra$il, an

in%iePgoth "a+o'rite "or #any a year. Bn ella+i$ta, (avana)alsa, Do#inica /4*,  i$ one o" the li+elie$t an% #o$t Oa#oyanto" the #any salsotecas in the neigho'rhoo%. )u#terraneo,a$eo rrego :'co 46 (e$ite@ .$'terraneo.cl), i$ a ell!heele% cl' in ro+i%encia "eat'ring $o#e rea$onale DQ$.

Live *usic&antiago ha$ a thri+ing li+e #'$ic $cene, r'nning the ga#'t o"$o'n%$ "ro# $ta%i'# roc? to #ore inti#ate :atin #erican

olero. Mo$t ig act$ per"or# at the Estadio +acional (ational&ta%i'#), +eni%a Grecia *00/, or the Teatro *unicipal, Calleg'$tina$ 794. Qa-- "an$ $ho'l% #a?e the pilgri#age to the)antiago Jazz &lu#, +eni%a Qo$ e%ro le$$an%ri 85 (e$ite@.cl'%ea--.cl) in K'Loa an% "an$ o" 'p!an%!co#ing in%iean%$ o'l% %o ell to hea% to the $a#e area ! La Batuta, QorgeSa$hington 5* (e$ite@ .at'ta.cl), ha$ $o#e o" the e$t

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$ho$ in the city. Bn ella+i$ta, there i$ li+e #'$ic practically ate+ery t'rn ! an%er the $treet$ to choo$e eteen Oa#enco, "ol?an% #any other type$ o" #'$ic at yo'r lei$'re. La &!iminea, rincipe %e Gale$ 90 (e$ite@ .lachi#enea.cl), i$ anat#o$pheric +en'e t'c?e% %on a A'iet alley, hich ha$ a $#all

$tage ith A'ality li+e act$ #o$t night$.

)(,PP+" + )A+TA",

Chile$ ne aT'ence ha$ le% #any 'ropean an% orth #ericanclothing chain$ to open $tore$ in &antiago. Bt i$ a '$tling centreo" co##erce ith the "acilitie$ to #atch, an% "oreign re$i%ent$ %onot ha+e to li+e itho't #o%ern con+enience$. he #ain$hopping area$ are the a$eo h'#a%a, in the %onton %i$trict,an% the $tretch o" +eni%a ro+i%encia eteen Metro e%ro %eUal%i+ia an% Metro oalaa. he$e oer a i%e range o" $hop$an% %epart#ent $tore$, $'ch a$ the ho#egron -ipley an%Almacenes Paris chain$.

Chile a$ a late %i$co+erer o" the #erican!$tyle #all an% $e+eral$'ch co#pleJe$ $prang 'p aro'n% &antiago in the /990$. he#o$t central o" the$e i$ the *all del &entro, Calle 'ente 689,

in the %onton area. rg'aly the e$t i$ the Par.ue Arauco centre, +eni%a re$i%ente Venne%y 54/3, in the ea$tern :a$Con%e$ %i$trict. hi$ +a$t #all allo$ ell!heele% Santiaguinos (&antiago re$i%ent$) to in%'lge their increa$ingly eJtra+agantta$te$ in i#porte% l'J'rie$.

 he #o$t pop'lar p'rcha$e$ a#ong "oreign +i$itor$ are Chileanhan%icra"t$, $'ch a$ tra%itional teJtile$ an% %ecorati+ecopperare, hich are a+ailale all o+er the city. o' ill al$o >n%a large lapi$ la-'li cra"t $election (lapi$ la-'li i$ a $e#i!precio'$$tone, "o'n% only in Chile an% "ghani$tan).

 here i$ a large han%icra"t #ar?et, the &entro Artesanal )antaLuc/a, +eni%a ernar%o iggin$ (la#e%a), oppo$ite Cerro&anta :'cHa. he Feria Artesanal Pio +ono, on Calle Ho ono,

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in ella+i$ta, i$ another Oea #ar?et $elling tra%itional art. erhap$the e$t argain$ are to e ha% in the han%icra"t e#pori'#$ on&anto Do#ingo, ineJplicaly ignore% y #o$t "oreign +i$itor$.aggling at the$e #ar?et$ i$ po$$ile 't har% or? "or negligilere%'ction$.

-E)TA0-A+T)

nce a c'linary ac?ater, &antiago i$ no aa$h ith ani#pre$$i+e range o" re$ta'rant$ repre$enting '$t ao't e+eryc'i$ine $tyle a+ailale. Shether it$ +egetarian, a #eat "ea$t or$ophi$ticate% international "are yo're a"ter, &antiago$ re$ta'rant$cene ha$ $o#ething "or yo'. Chilean ine$ are eJcellent an%generally a lot cheaper than 'ropean +arietie$. rice in%icator$gi+e an i%ea o" co$t "or a three!co'r$e #eal, eJcl'%ing ine.

 he re$ta'rant$ elo ha+e een cla$$e% into "o'r %ierentpricing categorie$@

(o+er 2&40) (2&*0 to 2&40) (2&/0 to 2&*0) ('p to 2&/0)

"astronomic

&omo 1gua Para &!ocolateBt$ not '$t the eJA'i$itely prepare% MeJican "oo% that attract$

%iner$ here again an% again ! it$ the #agic reali$# an% ro#anceo" the %ining eJperience. 1ro# the #o#ent yo' al? into theterracotta!h'e%, earthy en+iron$ o" the re$ta'rant yo' ?no it i$not going to e any r'n!o"!the!#ill #eal o't. hat$ con>r#e%hen yo'r #eal o" choice i$ $er+e% onto a tale $hape% li?e ae%!"ra#e. &hell>$h %i$he$ are partic'larly reco##en%e%.

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Con$tit'ciIn 88 el@ (0*) 777 8740.rice@

,2 t!e -ecord hi$ go'r#et option in ella+i$ta i$ one o" the in place$ o" the#o#ent. 2n%er$tate% yet re>ne%, it A'ic?ly eca#e pop'lar a$or% o" it$ >ne c'i$ine an% c'lt're% a#ience $prea%. +enre$i%ent Michelle achelet ha$ een $een $a#pling the %i$he$here. Bn >t ith it$ c'lti+ate% i#age, the re$ta'rant reg'larlyho$t$ a-- an% l'e$ arti$t$, a$ ell a$ art %i$play$.

ntonia :Ipe- %e ello 0/55 el@ (0*) 777 77/0.Se$ite@ .otherecor%.cl rice@

-estaurant &entre &atal3 he $i-eale Catalan co##'nity centre in &antiago r'n$ thi$eJcellent re$ta'rant. he #en' ont $'rpri$e yo' (it$ p're

Catalonia right 'p to the por? an% rait paella), 't theeJcellence o" the c'i$ine #ay ta?e yo' aac?. hi$ 'nOa$hyro+i%encia re$ta'rant i$ rightly one o" the "a+o're% place$ o" the&antiago "oo% critic$.

&'ecia 4*8 el@ (0*) *33 ***0.rice@

Business

A4aranaerhap$ the e$t re$ta'rant in the >nancial %i$trict o" :a$ Con%e$,?arana $peciali$e$ in %i$he$ "ro# the aci>c Ri#. hi$ #ean$$ea"oo%, clearly, 't the $tyle +arie$ "ro# Chilean $tyle to $eare%

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t'na "ro# e Wealan% (here the oner i$ "ro#). Bt$ all $er+e%in 'n%er$tate%, 'npretentio'$ $'rro'n%ing$, o"ten to theac?%rop o" $o#e %i$crete li+e #'$ic.

Reye$ :a+alle 33/0 el@ (0*) *3/ 9667.Se$ite@ .a?aranare$ta'rant.cl rice@

&on5ter/a Las Torres 1or a or?ing l'nch $oa?e% ith at#o$phere at one o" &antiago$#o$t "a#o'$ eating in$tit'tion$, hea% to thi$ tra%itional ar an%

re$ta'rant on +eni%a ernar%o iggin$ (la#e%a). o' #ayell e ?eeping $o#e >ne co#pany ! o!tie% aiter$ ha+e$er+e% pre$i%ent$ an% e+en international opera $inger$ here. here i$ o"ten li+e tango #'$ic on ee?en% night$.

+eni%a ernar%o iggin$ (la#e%a) /570 el@ (0*) 688 075/.Se$ite@ .con>teriatorre$.cl rice@

El "iratorio he real %ra o" thi$ ell!locate% ro+i%encia re$ta'rant i$ the+ie ! 'nle$$ the $#og i$ partic'larly a%, yo'll e ale to $eeright acro$$ the city a$ yo' t'c? into yo'r #eal. he high!ri$ere$ta'rant al$o rotate$ $o yo'r o'tloo? ill change eteenco'r$e$. '$ine$$ type$ co#e here at l'nchti#e hile co'ple$ten% to hea% here in the e+ening "or the >ne panora#a o+er

&antiago$ tin?ling night light$.

// %e &eptie#re **50 el@ (0*) *3* /8*7.Se$ite@ .re$ta'rantgiratorio.cl  rice@

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Trendy

Etni4o  hi$ hip Qapane$e re$ta'rant i$ i#peccaly "'rni$he% an% attract$a yo'ng, ealthy cro%. he a#ient #'$ic a%%$ to the cal#,

relaJe% at#o$phere at tni?o, hich $er+e$ 'ltra!"re$h $'$hi an%$tir!"ry %i$he$, ith $o#e international choice$. hi$ place i$ $ocool that it %oe$nt e+en nee% a $ign ao+e the %oor.

Con$tit'ciIn /7* el@ (0*) 73* 0//9.Se$ite@ .etni?o.cl rice@

"alindoSith tale$ an% chair$ $pilling onto the pa+e#ent, thi$ goo%ti#eella+i$ta re$ta'rant i$ a hango't o" choice "or the city$ #e%ia$#art!$et. n ee?en% night$, yo'll ha+e to >ght "or yo'r $pacean% the $er+ice i$ occa$ionally #ore "ro$ty than cool. he #en'"eat're$ tra%itional Chilean %i$he$ at #e%i'# price$ ithgenero'$ portion$.

Dar%ignac 098 el@ (0*) 777 0//6.rice@

6anzi#arMa?e no #i$ta?e ! gloal c'i$ine ha$ arri+e% in &antiago, notlea$t at thi$ eJotic re$ta'rant. Dec?e% o't li?e a e%o'in tent, thi$i$ a "'n place "or "rien%$ to #eet an% eat e"ore they hea% o't to

the ar$ an% cl'$. Bt$ locate% in Uitac'ra, a it o" a tre? "ro# thecity centre, 't it$ orth it to itne$$ the che"$ orl% "oo%creation$.

Mon$eLor $cri+X %e alag'er 6400 el@ (0*) */8 0//8.

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Se$ite@ .-an-iar.clrice@

Budget

&af La sla n eJcellent +al'e re$ta'rant ith plenty o" organic option$, thi$i$ locate% in the lo!?ey $''ran $treet$ o" K'Loa. Bt $tretche$on "ar "'rther than yo' thin? po$$ile hen yo' go thro'gh the%oor$ ! #ore roo#$ '$t ?eep appearing. he cheap l'nch$pecial$ are orth the trip a$ i$ the attracti+e gar%en %'ring the$'##er #onth$.

BrarrX-a+al 3465 el@ (0*) 34/ 5389.Se$ite@ .lai$laorganica.cl rice@

*ercado &entralChoice i$ not a prole# at thi$ ro'ght!iron >$h #ar?et an%cheap re$ta'rant encla+e in central &antiago. o' #ay ell e

o+erhel#e% y enth'$ia$tic aiter$ ha?ing their partic'lar$ea"oo% eatery. ither go "or the at#o$phere (an% higher price$)at Don%e 'g'$to 'n%er the high ceiling$ at the heart o" the#ar?et,or arter a etter %eal at one o" the $#aller place$ aro'n%the periphery. 

Merca%o Centralrice@

7enezia he oel pri-e!inning Chilean poet alo er'%a '$e% to"reA'ent thi$ place hen he li+e% aro'n% the corner. Uene-ia i$ anol%!"a$hione% "a#ily pica%a hich $er+e$ tra%itional Chilean%i$he$ at lo price$ ! cro%$ are al#o$t g'arantee%.

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Ho ono *00 el@ (0*) 737 0900.rice@

Personal -ecommendations

El (uerto l 'erto i$ generally regar%e% a$ the e$t +egetarian re$ta'rantin &antiago. Bt$ ro+i%encia location #ean$ it i$ pop'lar %ay an%night ith c'$to#er$ ho are either co##itte% +egetarian$ or '$t ant a rea? "ro# the relentle$$ #eat "e$t o" the Chilean%iet. +en %e%icate% carni+ore$ are $e%'ce% y the #en' here. here i$ al$o a cheaper a%oining ca"e "or a A'ic? ite at

l'nchti#e.

rrego :'co 054 el@ (0*) *33 *690.Se@ .elh'erto.cl rice@

Liguria

 o' co'l%nt po$$ily cra# #ore '$tle, ohe#ia an% $tyle intoone re$ta'rant ! in "act, the oner$ ha+e reali$e% there i$ $o#ele"t o+er a$ #ore ranche$ o" thi$ $'per, eYcient &antiagoeating in$tit'tion ?eep cropping 'p aro'n% the city. hi$ %oe$nt$ee# to ha+e ea$e% the cro%$, hoe+er ! yo'll nee% to $hoearly to e g'arantee% a tale.

ro+i%encia /373 el@ (0*) *35 79/4.

Se$ite@ .lig'ria.cl rice@

7acas "ordasBt$ %iYc'lt to pic? o't one $ingle rea$on hy thi$ i$ one o"&antiago$ #o$t pop'lar eating +en'e$. 't the goo% +al'e, the

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throng o" contente% %iner$ in the ca+erno'$ eating area, theeJcellent pisco sours (the nation$ "a+o'rite coc?tail ! a $eet,le#on!in"'$e% ran%y) an% the $i--le o" "re$h #eat arec'e% onthe grill at the "ront all co#ine to #a?e thi$ one o" the city$

#o$t #e#orale #eal$ o't.

Cien"'ego$ *80 el@ (0*) 697 /066.rice@

HOT).+

oa%ay$, &antiago can cater to #o$t acco##o%ation ta$te$.igh!roller$ can choo$e eteen %epen%ale l'J'ry chain$ or$tyli$h o'tiA'e hotel$ hile '%get tra+eller$ nee% not $tay in%i+e$ ! the city i$ $'ch a ac?pac?er thoro'gh"are the$e %ay$ thatthere are plenty o" lo!co$t place$ to $tay. Mo$t o" the high!en%option$ ten% to e cl'$tere% in the >nancial %i$trict o" :a$Con%e$, hile there are a co'ple o" goo%!+al'e #i%!range hotel$in arA'e 1ore$tal. ella+i$ta an% arrio ra$il ha+e the #o$t'%get +i$itor$.

 he hotel$ elo ha+e een cla$$e% into "o'r %ierent pricingcategorie$@ (o+er *00) (2&/30 to *00) (2&50 to /30)

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('p to 2&50)

Lu%ury

(otel ,rly

 hi$ i$ a "anta$tic o'tiA'e hotel o" only *8 roo#$, ho'$e% in acon+erte% #an$ion. :ocate% in an eJcl'$i+e ac? $treet area o"ro+i%encia, otel rly i$ '$t a $hort hop aay "ro# the citycentre$ '$ine$$ %i$trict$ an% to'ri$t attraction$. Bt ha$ a relaJe%,lai%!ac? a#ience an% the %cor i$ $#art an% $ophi$ticate%.

e%ro %e Ual%i+ia 0*7 el@ (0*) *3/ 8947.

Se$ite@ .orlyhotel.co#rice@

-itz &arlton hi$ i$ the late$t in hotel op'lence in &antiago, here the $er+icei$ i#peccale, gyptian $heet$ a%orn yo'r e% an% there i$ '$tao't e+ery l'J'ry yo' co'l% po$$ily %e$ire ithin the hotel$all$. Gy#$, $i##ing pool$, three re$ta'rant$ an% aninternationally renone% $o##elier are all a+ailale to tho$el'c?y eno'gh to $tay here.

Calle l lcal%e /5 el@ (0*) 470 8500.Se$ite@ .rit-carlton.co# rice@

*oderate

&!il(otelerhap$ the #o$t $en$ile option o" any o" the the$e li$ting$,Chilotel i$ practical, co#"ortale an% aor%ale. n a A'iet$treet ithin ea$y al?ing %i$tance o" the Metro in ro+i%encia, iti$ the $ort o" place yo' o'l% e happy to p't yo'r parent$ on a+i$it to the city ith it$ goo%!+al'e roo#$ (altho'gh $o#e err on

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the $#all $i%e) an% polite $er+ice.

Cir'ano G'-#Xn /03 el@ (0*) *64 0643.

Se$ite@ .chilhotel.cl rice@

(otel Foresta hi$ ea'ti"'lly locate% hotel (right y Cerro &anta :'cHa) ha$een aro'n% "or a hile. Bt ha$ ?ept it$ ol% $tyle, hich #ean$ it i$choc? "'ll o" character, altho'gh $o#eti#e$ thi$ $pill$ o+er into a$lightly cl'ttere% "eel. oe+er, the $er+ice i$ +ery attenti+e an%

ith the arty %i$trict o" :a$tarria right neJt %oor, it i$ one o" thee$t an% #o$t aor%ale option$ in ton.

&'erca$ea'J 353 el@ (0*) 639 6*6/.#ail@ "ore$taZterra.cl rice@

+ATIA/O -)Y ATTRACTIO+

Plaza de Armas 8Arms ).uare9 &ince colonial ti#e$, &antiago$ "oc'$ ha$ een it$ $pacio'$ #ain$A'are, the la-a %e r#a$. &'rro'n%e% y gran% colonial p'lic

'il%ing$, #o$t notaly the *etropolitan &at!edral an% theornate &orreos &entral (central po$t oYce), it act$ a$ a ha+en"ro# &antiago$ o"ten oppre$$i+e traYc. central corral o"Chilean pal# tree$ $ha%e$ co'rting co'ple$, +en%or$ an% to'ri$t$.:ocal arti$t$ %i$play their late$t can+a$$e$ in the $A'are an% onee?%ay e+ening$ the $A'are i$ the $cene o" a thri+ing &antiago

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in$tit'tion hen local$ $et 'p tre$tle tale$ an% pit their it$again$t each other in >ercely conte$te% che$$ #atche$.

*useo (istrico +acional 8+ational (istory *useum9

 he colonial alacio %e la Real '%iencia ho'$e$ the a$oringM'$eo i$tIrico acional, hich ha$ a >ne $erie$ o" chronologicaleJhiit$ on Chile$ %e+elop#ent "ro# the colonial perio% thro'ghto in%epen%ence an% the #o%ern era, en%ing ar'ptly ith the#ilitary co'p in /973. here i$ a $#all eJhiit on Chile$in%igeno'$ c'lt're.

la-a %e r#a$

 el@ (0*) 4// 7000P/0.Se$ite@ .%ia#.clPhi$torico[nacional pening ho'r$@ 'e$!&'n /000!/730.%#i$$ion charge.

Palacio de la *oneda 8*oneda Palace9 nce the oYcial #int, la Mone%a eca#e the pre$i%entialre$i%ence in /846. Shile Chile$ hea% o" $tate no longer li+e$ on$ite, the 'il%ing$ pre$i%ential oYce$ are $till '$e%. he o#ing

o" Mone%a alace y air "orce et$ %'ring General 'g'$toinochet$ co'p again$t &al+a%or llen%e$ MarJi$t go+ern#ent in/973 re#ain$ an en%'ring i#age o" the *0th cent'ry. llen%etoo? hi$ on li"e in thi$ 'il%ing ith a g'n gi+en to hi#,accor%ing to local legen%, y 1i%el Ca$tro. Ui$itor$ can $troll alongthe co'rtyar% that r'n$ thro'gh the #i%%le o" the 'il%ing an%can arrange to +i$it the interior ith an a%+ance oo?ing ($eeelo).

+eni%a ernar%o iggin$ (la#e%a), Calle Moran% an% Calle eatino$ el@ (0*) 690 4*36.Se$ite@ .goierno%echile.cl pening ho'r$@ o'r$ nee% to e arrange% in a%+ance.1ree a%#i$$ion.

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&asa &olorada 8&oloured (ouse9  hi$ /8th!cent'ry colonial #an$ion '$t o the la-a %e r#a$ i$an attraction in it$el", ith it$ elegant "aca%e an% ro$e!colo're%

all$. Bt al$o ho'$e$ the *useo de )antiago (&antiagoM'$e'#), hich ha$ a#ate'ri$h 't in"or#ati+e %i$play$ on thecity$ hi$tory "ro# pre!Col'#ian ti#e$ to the %e+elop#ent o"to%ay$ #o%ern $pral.

Calle Merce% 680 el@ (0*) 633 07*3.Se$ite@ .#'ni$tgo.clPcolora%aPp/.ht# 

pening ho'r$@ 'e$!1ri /000!/800, &at /000!/700, &'n //00!/400.%#i$$ion charge.

*useo &asa La &!ascona 8La &!ascona (ouse *useum9 oel!ri-e!inning poet alo er'%a$ &antiago pie% \ terre i$$it'ate% in the li+ely ella+i$ta neigho'rhoo%. $erie$ o" $#all'il%ing$, rather than a $ingle ho'$e, :a Cha$cona ha$ een#etic'lo'$ly re$tore% $ince it a$ +an%ali$e% y $'pporter$ o"

General inochet an% no ho'$e$ a collection o" er'%a$po$$e$$ion$. Ui$itor$ are ta?en on a g'i%e% to'r (&pani$h orngli$h) thro'gh the ho'$e, here the hi$tory ehin% the"'rnit're an% po$$e$$ion$ i$ eJplaine%.

1ernan%o MXrA'e- %e la lata 0/9* el@ (0*) 777 874/.pening ho'r$@ 'e$!&'n /000!/800.

%#i$$ion charge.

*useo &!ileno de Arte Precolom#ino 8&!ilean *useum ofPre;&olum#ian Art9 B" yo' only ha+e ti#e to +i$it one #'$e'# in &antiago, #a?e $'rethi$ i$ the one. he M'$e'# o" re!Colo#ian rt ho'$e$ a orl%!cla$$ collection o" arte"act$ "ro# :atin #erica$ pre!i$panic

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ci+ili$ation$. :ocate% in a han%$o#e colonial 'il%ing, the alacio%e la Real %'ana (Royal C'$to#$ o'$e), it eJhiit$ intricatelycra"te% artor? in cera#ic$, #etal$, teJtile$ an% oo%. a$te"'llypre$ente% an% #etic'lo'$ly care% "or, the ite#$ on $ho gi+e a

'niA'e in$ight into the lo$t c'lt're$ o" the Maya, -tec$, Bnca$an% other gro'p$ hich once %o#inate% thi$ +a$t continent.

an%era 36/ el@ (0*) 688 7348.Se$ite@ .precolo#ino.cl pening ho'r$@ 'e$!&'n /000!/800.%#i$$ion charge.

Palacio de Bellas Artes 8Palace of Fine Arts9  hi$ >ne art$ #'$e'#, ho'$e% in a t'rn!o"!the!cent'ry copy o"ari$ etit alai$, $ho$ the city$ a$piration$ to li"t it$el" o't o"the c'lt'ral il%erne$$. Bt occ'pie$ an entire loc? in the arA'e1ore$tal area an% ha$ Chile$ e$t collection o" painting an%$c'lpt're. Bt reg'larly ho$t$ eJhiition$ y conte#porary arti$t$"ro# Chile an% aroa%. erhap$ the #o$t intere$ting %i$play$ are"ro# the early colonial arti$t$ charting the groth o" the #o%ern

nation.

arA'e 1ore$tal el@ (0*) 633 447* or  0655.Se$ite@ .%ia#.clPella$[arte$ pening ho'r$@ 'e$!&'n /000!/850.%#i$$ion charge.

glesia de )an Francisco 8&!urc! of )t Francis9  Q'$t o &antiago$ hectic #ain thoro'gh"are, the thic? all$ o" theBgle$ia %e &an 1ranci$co, ith the a%acent 1ranci$can Mona$tery,pro+i%e a peace"'l ha+en "ro# the %onton traYc. he ch'rcha$ originally 'ilt in the late /6th cent'ry y Chile$conA'i$ta%or, e%ro %e Ual%i+ia, an% it ha$ $'r+i+e% reg'larearthA'a?e$ (altho'gh it$ toer ha$ gone thro'gh $e+eral

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incarnation$). Bt i$ one o" &antiago$ ol%e$t 'il%ing$ an% thea%acent "or#er #ona$tery ho'$e$ the *useo &olonial )anFrancisco (Colonial M'$e'# o" &t 1ranci$), hich contain$ acollection o" eccle$ia$tical art %ating "ro# the colonial era.

+eni%a ernar%o iggin$ (la#e%a) 834 el@ (0*) 639 8737.Se$ite@ .#'$eo$an"ranci$co.cl  pening ho'r$@ 'e$!&at /000!/330 an% /500!/800, &'n /000!/400.1ree a%#i$$ion (ch'rch); a%#i$$ion charge (#'$e'#).

)antiago Par4s &antiago$ ha$ "o'r large, attracti+e par?$ that oer $pectac'lar+ie$ o" the n%e$ a$ ell a$ elco#e re$pite "ro# the city$traYc. ll o" the "olloing par?$ are "ree an% are open "ro# %anto %'$?. he lan%$cape% hill, &erro )anta Luc/a, to the ea$t o"the %onton area, a$ here the city a$ "o'n%e% y e%ro %eUal%i+ia in /54/. he original $ettler$ ere al$o e$iege% here yin%igeno'$ arrior$ $hortly a"ter the city$ "o'n%ing. ea'ti"'llylan%$cape% (the par? a$ tran$"or#e% y /9th!cent'ry &antiago

#ayor, ena#in Uic'La Mac?enna), it i$ pop'lar a#ong co'rtingco'ple$ y %ay. 1ro# it$ $'##it there are 'ninterr'pte% +ie$ o"the n%e$, hile the tree!line% a+en'e$ aro'n% it$ $lope$ areper"ect "or a $troll.

Par.ue *etropolitano de )antiago contain$ &erro )an&risto#3l ! a pine!"ore$te% $p'r o" the n%e$ an% &antiago$large$t open $pace. t it$ $'##it, a /4#! (46"t!) high hite

$tat'e o" the Uirgin Mary %o#inate$ the hori-on. ope Qohn a'l BBhel% #a$$ here in /987 to celerate hi$ only +i$it to Chile (#'chcritici$e% eca'$e o" the inochet regi#e$ h'#an right$ recor%).Bt$ "ore$te% $lope$ are cri$$cro$$e% y hi?ing trail$, an% "acilitie$incl'%e a p'lic arec'e area, to o't%oor $i##ing pool$ an%a #o%e$t -oo. he #o$t con+enient ay to reach the $'##it i$y the "'nic'lar railay that lea+e$ "ro# the ter#inal on Calle Ho

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ono in the ella+i$ta area. here i$ al$o a cale car thatconnect$ e%ro %e Ual%i+ia orte ith the top. Roa%$ lea% 'p thehill "ro# e%ro %e Ual%i+ia orte, Ho ono or :a irX#i%e.

Bn the /9th an% early *0th cent'rie$, &antiago$ ea'ti"'l peopleo'l% co#e to Par.ue <uinta +ormal "or a pro#ena%e. hearea a$ in %ecline, 't there ha$ een a recent inection o" ca$han% pop'larity a"ter a ne Metro $tation opene% '$t neJt %oor. he par? retain$ a peace"'l Me%iterranean "eel an% i$ a goo%place to ta?e a $troll hile aiting "or a train at the neary$taciIn Central. he par? al$o pro+i%e$ the $etting "or $o#erather neglecte% attraction$, incl'%ing "o'r #'$e'#$, all o" hich

ha+e $een etter %ay$. he e$t o" the 'nch i$ the *useo+acional de (istoria +atural (ational M'$e'# o" at'rali$tory), here an eJten$i+e 't %'$ty collection o" "o$$il$, Ooraan% "a'na, #o$tly gathere% ithin Chile$ or%er$, i$ ho'$e% in ani#pre$$i+e neo!cla$$ical 'il%ing.

Par.ue ,'(iggins, al$o a one!ti#e pre$er+e o" &antiago$ elite,noa%ay$ attract$ +i$itor$ o" #ore #o%e$t #ean$. Sithin it$con>ne$ i$ an a#'$e#ent par? an% the *useo del (uaso.

huaso i$ a Chilean cooy, rather li?e the rgentinean gaucho,an% thi$ #'$e'# i$ %e%icate% to Chile$ r'ral co##'nitie$.

&erro )anta Luc/a Calle &'erca$ea'J

&erro )an &risto#3l Calle e%ro %e Ual%i+ia or Calle Ho ono

1'nic'lar operate$@ Mon /300!*000, 'e$!&'n /000!*000.Cale car operate$@ Mon /430!/900, 'e$!1ri /*30!*000, &at an%&'n /030!*030.

Par.ue <uinta +ormal Calle Mat'cana

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*useo +acional de (istoria +atural  el@ (0*) 680 46/5 or  46*4.Se$ite@ .%ia#.clPhi$toria[nat'ral pening ho'r$@ 'e$!&'n /000!/730.

%#i$$ion charge; "ree on &'n.

Par.ue ,'(iggins +eni%a Uia orte &'r

*useo del (uaso  el@ (0*) 556 /9*7.pening ho'r$@ Mon!1ri /000!/700, &at an% &'n /000!/400.

1ree a%#i$$ion.

*ercado &entral 8&entral *ar4et9  ro'ght!iron $tr'ct're ($hippe% o't piece y piece "ro#nglan% in the /9th cent'ry) i$ ho#e to &antiago$ CentralMar?et, on the $o'th an? o" the Rio Mapocho. Sith a '$tling>$h #ar?et on the o't$i%e, it i$ the re$ta'rant$ ithin that ha+eeco#e the real attraction. &o#e o" the central option$ 'n%er thehigh ceiling are a it o" a to'ri$t trap ! 't #any +i$itor$ %ont

#in% paying "or the #e#orale at#o$phere.

Calle 'ente an% Calle &an alo, near la-a %e r#a$pening ho'r$@ Dan to late a"ternoon.

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0eaches

The most popular two beaches in Chile are iPa del %ar and alparaiso.They are both right ne"t to each other and are very easy to get to from the

city, about an hour away. alparaiso is a port, not a beach and offersincredible scenery that is very colorful and picturesque while iPa offers a

long beach and family resorts.

Viia del "ar Chile2s most famous "each

Conc)n is popular for the scenic locale and recreational sports

#eaca has a "eautiful white sand "each "ut swimmin# is not

recommended. Surfin#

Valpara>so is Chile2s ma&or seaport. ,ts five "eaches have steep

dropoffs.

Quintero is "oth a balneario and a marina favored "y yachtsmen

orc)n is a small fishin# villa#e also $nown as an artist colony.

Al*arrobo (The local favorite) "oasts calm waters and is the center

for many auatic sports includin# international competitions. ,t faces

the ,sla de los +a&aros -ios Santuario de la -aturale0a protectin#

=um"oldt and Ma#ellanic pen#uins. Scu"a divin# sea fishin#. ,t also

hosts the worlds lar#est pool at ?G?L meeters lon# and covers an

area of AG achers.

3apallar is considered one of the most "eautiful in Chile with clean

white sand and forested hills

Papudos steep dropoff ma$es the "each ideal for sea fishin#El Quisco has calm waters and a steep dropoff 

"aitencillo offers a wide "each and pine and eucalyptus forest

Carta*ena is very popular and crowded on the wee$ends. Sea fishin#

El Tabo has a lon# wide "each and is etremely popular. Sea fishin#

Cacha*ua has a #ood "each and faces Cacha#ua island where the

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Santuario de la -aturale0a protects =um"oldt and Ma#ellanic pen#uins

%anto Domin*o is scenic "ut windy

Pichidan*ui is popular for its lon# white sandy "each and a sheltered

cove. Surfin# scu"a divin#

(os "olles is another lon# "each with a fishin# villa#e. Scu"a divin#a favorite with Chilean divers.

.sla 4e*ra is not only the location of +a"lo -eruda2s home "ut also

an a#ate!strewn "each

"atanzas has #ray!ish sand and is popular with surf fishermenPichilemu was ori#inally desi#ned li$e a European resort "ut nowattracts windsurfers and surfers.

El 4orte Chico

(a %erena and as ia #ets pro#ressively more crowded and

epensive (a %erena #rows more popular. Surfin# is #ood here and it

is also where they ma$e +isco the national alcohol of chile.

Coquimbo area has wide "eaches. <indsurfin# scu"a divin#

Bah>a .n*lesa. <indsurfin#

Caldera: <indsurfin# is popular here and at =uasco and Bah'a Salada.

El 4orte $rande

The "eaches of the far north ran#e "etween wide sand and roc$y cliffs.

<ater temperature fluctuates with the season "ut it is always on the

cool side.

Arica has a year!round sprin#li$e climate and the water is warm so

the #ently sloped "eaches are popular. Surfin# windsurfin#

.quiques "eaches have a #radual slope which ma$es them ideal for

swimmin# and nautical sports. Surfin#

Tocopilla is on a roc$y section of coast "ut there are several sandy

"eaches as well as coves such as balneario Caleta Boy where the water

has "een damned to ma$e a swimmin# area.

Anto&a*asta is a ma&or seaport "ut there are sandy "eaches

scattered amon# the roc$y coves. The "est are south of town. Surfin#

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windsurfin#"e'illones is one of the -orth2s "est "eaches.

%1. #E%!#T%

www.chileans$i.com

Chile has ?X ma&or s$i resorts located in the 4ndes Mountains. There

are X which are located directly outside of the city (XFmin!?hr drive).

alle -evado

alle -evado s$i resort has some of the hi#hest uality snow in Chile"ecause of its location at L thousand meters of hei#ht. ,t counts with moderninfrastructure and the "est euipments to #ive and ecellent service to itsvisitors that want to en&oy the white sports in the wonderful summits of chilean Mountain.

This s$i resort is created with the inspiration of french s$i resorts and modern"uildin#s hotels and euipments li$e 4ndes Epress s$i lift the mostadvanced of southern hemisphere. alle -evado is also close to other s$iresorts li$e Ha +arva and El Colorado so the passen#ers can visit them andparticipate in mountain ecursions in winter and summer.

This s$i resort offers the "i##est s$ia"le surface of Southamerica threehotels ei#ht restaurants apartments and all amenities for the passen#ersma$in# of alle -evado not only a winter resort "ut a relain# place for all

the family.

S$i Yune Yuly 4u#ust Septem"er and Octo"er. Yust LF miles from Santia#o2s,nternational airport alle -evado s$i resort is in the heart of the 4ndes

offerin# more than twenty!three thousand acres of s$ia"le terrain. =ost tothe <orld Cup of Snow"oard a#ain last year pac$s all of the mountain

services and comforts you are accustomed to with hi#h!speed detacha"lechairlift a s$i shop full of carvin# s$is top notch s$i!pros that spea$ a do0enlan#ua#es helicopter s$iin# / ridin# South 4merica2s only Super =alf!+ipe

and access to three mountains "ac$ to "ac$ to "ac$.

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l Colora%o

&it'ate% in the Metropolitan region an% only 39 ?#. "ro#&antiago. he #aJi#'# altit'%e i$ 3,333 ith a "all o" 903Meter$., hich gi+e$ a $?i area o" /,000 hectare$. Recei+ing #any

$hort $no"all$ ith an a+erage o" 5 #eter$ o" precipitation in anor#al year, l Colora%o al$o ha$ a $no#a?ing $y$te# tog'arantee $no thro'gho't the $ea$on.

 hi$ center, together ith :a ar+a an% Ualle e+a%o, "or#$ theigge$t an% e$t $?i area in &o'th #erica.

1arellone$ an% l Colora%o are clo$e to the center an% oer a+ariety o" acco##o%ation$, in partic'lar, the part otel

Colora%o an% the otel o$a%a %e 1arellone$, the la$t one eing

one o" the >r$t to e 'ilt in thi$ re$ort, in the /940$. here areal$o re$ta'rant$, ca"eteria$, cl'$, tran$portation, a $?i $chool,eA'ip#ent rental, etc.

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TE %!6T !+ C.(ETorres Del Paine

TheCordillera del Paine is a small but spectacular mountain group in

Torres del Paine National Park inChilean Patagonia. It is located 400 km(244 miles) north ofPunta Arenas, and about 2,500 km south of the

Chilean capitalSantiago. It belongs to theCommune of Torres del Paine in

Última Esperanza Province ofMagallanes y Antártica Chilena Region. No

accurate surveys have been published, and published elevations have

been claimed to be seriously inflated, so the elevations given on this page

are all approximate.

Pea;sThe highest summit of the range is probablyCerro Paine Grande, at

51°0000S 73°0539W′ ″ ′ ″ . Its elevation is usually claimed to be 3,050 m but

analysis of local photography suggests that it may be nearer to 2,750 m.[2]

[1]

The best-known and most spectacular summits are the threeTowers of

Paine (Spanish:Torres del Paine,50°5709S 72°5923W′ ″ ′ ″ ). They are

giganticgranite monoliths shaped by the forces of glacial ice.

TheSouth Tower of Paine (about 2,500 m, at50°5733S 72°5942W′ ″ ′ ″ ) isnow thought to be the highest of the three, although this has not been

definitely established. It was first climbed byArmando Aste.

TheCentral Tower of Paine (about 2,460 m or 8,100 feet) was first

climbed in 1963 byChris Bonington andDon Whillans, and theNorth

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Tower of Paine (about 2,260 m) was first climbed byGuido Monzino.

Other summits include theCuerno Principal, about 2,100 m but oftenquoted at 2,600 m, andCerro Paine Chico, which is usually correctly

quoted at about 2,650 m.

i;in*

The Torres del Paine National Park - an area of 2,400 km² - was declared aBiosphere Reserve by theUNESCO in 1978 and is a popular hiking

destination. There are clearly marked and well maintained paths and many

refugios which provide shelter and basic services. Views are breathtaking.

Hikers can opt for a day trip to see the towers, walk the popular "W" route

in about five days, or trek the full circle in 8-9 days.

The "W" route is by far the most popular, and is named for the shape of the

route. Hikers start and finish at either of the base points of the "W",

performing each of the three shoots as a day trip. The five points of the W,

from west to east, are:

Glacier Grey, a large glaciercalving into the lake of the same name.

Camping is available next to Refugio Grey.

Refugio Pehoe, situated on Lago Pehoe. This site offers good views of the

"horns" of Torres del Paine.

Valle del Francés ("Frenchman's Valley"), often rated as the best scenery

in the whole park. The path leads up into a snowy dead-end, where severalsmall glaciers are visible.

Hosteria las Torres, a large hotel at the base of the mountain range.

The Torres del Paine themselves, large rock formations over a small lake,

high in the mountains.

The longer "circuit" walk includes all the sights of the "W", but avoids most

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backtracking, by connecting Glacier Grey and the Torres del Paine around

the back of the mountain range.

Boats and buses provide transport between Hosteria las Torres, Refugio

Pehoe, and the park entrance at Laguna Amarga.It is a national park and thus hikers are not allowed to stray from the paths.

Camping is only allowed at specified campsites, and wood fires are

prohibited in the whole park.

In 2005, a Czech backpacker camping in the park used a gas stove and

caused a fire that destroyed 160 km² of the park. Replanting, with

assistance from theCzech Republic, was set to begin in September 2005.

Patagonia

Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of

South America. Located inArgentina andChile, it comprises the

southernmost portion of theAndes mountains to the west and south, and

plateaux and low plains to the east. The name Patagonia comes from the

word patagón [1] used byMagellan to describe the native people whom his

expedition thought to be giants. It is now believed the Patagons were

actuallyTehuelches with an average height of 1.80 m (~5'11") compared tothe 1.55 m (~5'1") average for Spaniards of the time.[2]

To the east of the Andes, it lies south of theNeuquén River andColorado 

rivers, and, to the west of the Andes, south of (39°S), excluding theChiloé

Archipelago.[3] East of the Andes.

TheArgentine Patagonia includes the provinces ofNeuquén,Río Negro,

Chubut,Santa Cruz, andTierra del Fuego, as well as the southern tips of

the provinces ofBuenos Aires,Mendoza andLa Pampa.TheChilean Patagonia embraces the southern part of the region ofLos

Lagos, and the regions ofAisén andMagallanes. It excludes those

portions ofAntarctica claimed by both countries.

Geographics

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Argentine Patagonia is for the most part a region of vaststeppe-like plains,

rising in a succession of abrupt 13terraces about 100 metres (330 ft) at a

time, and covered with an enormous bed ofshingle almost bare of

vegetation.[3] In the hollows of the plains areponds or lakes of brackishand fresh water. Towards the Andes the shingle gives place toporphyry,

granite, andbasalt lavas, animal life becomes more abundant and

vegetation more luxuriant, acquiring the characteristics of theflora of the

western coast, and consisting principally ofsouthern beech andconifers.

The high rainfall against the western Andes (Wet Andes) and the low sea

surface temperatures offshore give rise to cold and humid air masses,

contributing to the ice-fields andglaciers, the largest ice-fields in the

Southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica.[3]

Among the depressions by which theplateau is intersected transversely,

the principal are theGualichu, south of theRío Negro, theMaquinchao and

Valcheta (through which previously flowed the waters of lakeNahuel Huapi,

which now feed the river Limay); theSenguerr (spelled Senguer on most

Argentine maps and within the corresponding region), theDeseado River.

Besides these transverse depressions (some of them marking lines of

ancient inter-oceanic communication), there are others which were

occupied by more or less extensive lakes, such as theYagagtoo,MustersandColhue Huapi, and others situated to the south of Puerto Deseado, in

the centre of the country. In the central regionvolcanic eruptions, which

have taken part in the formation of the plateau from theTertiary period

down to the present era, cover a large part with basaltic lava-caps; and in

the western third more recent glacial deposits appear above thelava.

There, in contact with foldedCretaceous rocks, uplifted by theTertiary

granite,erosion, caused principally by the sudden melting and retreat of

the ice, aided bytectonic changes, has scooped out a deep longitudinaldepression, which generally separates the plateau from the first lofty hills,

the ridges generally called the pre-Cordillera, while on the west of these

there is a similar longitudinal depression all along the foot of the snowy

Andean Cordillera. This latter depression contains the richest and most

fertile land of Patagonia. Lake basins along the Cordillera were also

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excavated by ice-streams, includingLake Argentino andLake Fagnano, as

well as coastal bays such asBahía Inútil.[3]

 Important safety tips! 

1ir$t o" all, yo' can e $'re that Chile i$ one o" the $a"e$t co'ntrie$ to+i$it in :atin #erica. ra+eler$ can #o+e ao't "reely itho't ta?ing#aor preca'tion$. hey $ho'l%, li?e e+eryhere in the orl%, a+oi%#arginali-e% neighorhoo%$ in the ig citie$ an% e care"'l in the citycenter$. Chile ha$ a lo rate o" +iolent cri#e$. oe+er, it i$ po$$ileto eco#e a +icti# o" the"t or pic?!poc?eting.

2pon arri+al an% once yo' pa$$ c'$to#$, there i$ alay$ a #a$$ o" people hich i$ a great or?ing con%ition "or a p'r$e!$natcher  orpic?poc?et. Veep trac? o" yo'r l'ggage an% %onEt get %i$tracte%]ecare"'l ith the large n'#er o" taJi %ri+er$ in the arri+al area in the&antiago airport. hey in$i$tently oer their $er+ice$ an% i##e%iatelytry to ta?e the cart ith $'itca$e$ i" yo' are the lea$t it %iplo#atic. he #aority o" the# %onEt ha+e a licen$e nor pa$$enger in$'rance,an% in #any ca$e$ they appear in a eat!'p +ehicle. here ha+e eenca$e$ o" tra+eler$ eing $in%le% y illegal taJi %ri+er$. here"ore@Re"'$e all o" the oer$ ith a >r# ^o, gracia$< an% %irect yo'r$el" ith p'rpo$e toar%$ the eJit or toar%$ the co'nter$ o" thea'thori-e% co#panie$.

Shile al?ing aro'n% e aare o" pic?poc?et$. DonEt allo the# to%i$tract yo' in acro%. 1or eJa#ple, y '#ping into yo' or y $pilling $o#e liA'i% or$o%a ^yacci%ent<.

 ry to ?eep yo'r p'r$e or ac?pac? in "ront o" yo'r o%y. lay$ ?eeptrac? o" yo'r elonging$, ag$, ac?pac?$ an% l'ggage. DonEt let the#o't o" yo'r $ight.

DonEt $ho o +al'ale$ li?e eelry, ca#era$, etc. ol% on tight toyo'r cell phone hile tal?ing. +ery pop'lar thing that occ'r$ i$ the$tealing o" a cellphone hile yo' are tal?ing on it. e aare o" thepeople aro'n% yo'.

:ea+e large $'#$ o" #oney, plane tic?et$, pa$$port, etc. in a $a"e placein yo'r

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re$i%ence or carry the# in a #oney!elt or $pecial hi%%enco#part#ent.Ma?e a photocopy o" yo'r pa$$port to ta?e ith yo' an% lea+e theoriginal in a $a"e place 'nle$$ yo' really nee% it.

t night, a+oi% going "or al?$ alone in the hill$ Cerro &an Cri$tIal an%&anta:'cHa in &antiago, the $a#e goe$ "or the hill$ o" UalparaH$o, an% "or$o#e part$ o" the %onton.

eare o" a +ery $pecial tric?@ $ee#ingly nice an% ell e%'cate% (#o$to"tenyo'ng) people approach "oreigner$ an% pre$ent a $ocial, political orecological ca#paign theyE+e allege%ly een planning. Sith a +ery +ali%arg'#ent an% p$ychological pre$$'re _ they alay$ or? in gro'p$ _they con+ince their +icti# to ^%onate< a large $'# o" #oney. he$e

gro'p$ ten% to or? in Cerro &anta :'cHa an% in arA'e 1ore$tal in&antiago.

Buses and Metro

eare o" pic?poc?et$ on the 'ran '$e$ (#icro$) an% in the #etro.Many ti#e$ they are ell!%re$$e% an% practice their art in pair$ (one%i$tract$ hile the other ta?e$ yo'r allet).1or tra+el on longer '$ri%e$, lea+e yo'r +al'ale elonging$ in yo'rcarry!on ag an% %onEt letit o't o" yo'r $ight. BtE$ e$t not to lea+eyo'r ac?pac? or han%ag inthe o+erhea% co#part#ent, 't $to it'n%er yo'r $eat in$tea%. B" yo'

lea+e l'ggage in the eJterior $torage,#a?e $'re yo' get a receipt. nlyith a receipt can yo' #a?e aclai# in the ca$e o" lo$$, altho'gh thetran$port co#panie$ ill notrei#'r$e #ore than approJi#ately *002&D.

Sith aJiE$, Chec? to $ee that the taJi #eter i$ or?ing an% i$ ithin$ight. Bn &antiago, there i$ a a$e price o" *00 pe$o$ (2&D 0.35) pl'$aro'n% /00 pe$o$ "or e+ery *00 #eter$ o" %i$tance (or per #in'tehile $tan%ing). hat #ean$ that a ?ilo#eter i$ approJi#ately 700pe$o$ (2&D /.*5), hile e+eningPnightti#e rate$ can e %o'le.

1or longer %i$tance$ itE$ reco##en%e% to >r$t negotiate a >Je% price ith the%ri+er.

DonEt co'nt on the taJi %ri+erE$ $en$e o" %irection. `'ite o"ten they%onEt ?no ho to get to the reA'e$te% %e$tination. he #orein$tr'ction$ yo' ha+e "or getting to the %e$ire% place, the etter. B" the

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taJi %ri+er $ee#$ lo$t in$i$t that he pa'$e the #eter hile he >n%$ theay.

Shen paying, e $'re to co'nt the change an% %ont lea+e any+al'ale$ in the

+ehicle.BtE$ alay$ $a"er, e$pecially at night, to call a ra%io taJi in$tea% o"aiting "or anytaJi on the $treet corner. Ra%io taJi$ are '$t a little #ore eJpen$i+ethan ^nor#al taJi$<, arri+e ithin /0 #in'te$ an% oer #oreco#"ortale an% #o%ern car$. Bn ca$e o" prole#$, yo' can #a?e aclai# ith the co#pany re$pon$ile. &ee the ello age$ 'n%erFaJi$F. UR B bB DRBUR&.

Sith rental car$, Shen par?ing the car, e$pecially in citie$, %onEt lea+e

anything +i$ile in$i%e thecar, ta?e o't the ra%io or the panel, an% loc?the %oor$ an% clo$e in%o$. e+er lea+e a latop or +al'ale ite# inplain $ight.t no ti#e $ho'l% yo' tr'$t the in"or#al ^car atcher$< aton!$treet par?ing. hey onEt ta?e re$pon$iility i" $o#ething i$ $tolen"ro# yo'r car. +en #ore, they are $o#eti#e$ in cahoot$ ith thecri#inal$ the#$el+e$.t night, par? the car in a $ec're place,pre"eraly in%oor$, an% %onEt lea+eanything ithin $ight.

Bn ca"$ or re$ta'rant$, ne+er hang yo'r p'r$e or ag "ro# the $eat!ac? an%ne+er lea+e yo'r elonging$ 'natten%e%. &o#e re$ta'rant$pro+i%e $pecial $trap$ "or tying ag$ to the $eat$. etter yet, ?eep it inyo'r lap or at yo'r "eet 'n%er the tale. $pecially i" yo' are $eate%o't%oor$.

Bn hotel$ an% o$tel$, $? ao't $ec'rity #ea$'re$ in the ho'$e or'il%ing.

Bn $hare% acco##o%ation$, alay$ loc? yo'r roo# %oor hen goingo't.

$? yo'r ho$t$ ao't the e$t place to ?eep yo'r +al'ale elonging$ (laptop,ca#era, #oney, etc.) e$pecially in the ca$e o" a long a$ence.

Chec? ith yo'r in$'rance co#pany ao't co+erage (i" there i$ any)"or clai#$ o" the"t "ro# a re$i%ence.DonEt eJpect yo'r ho$t$ to ta?e re$pon$iility "or lo$$e$ %'e to a rea?!in@ the large #aority o"Chilean$ %onEt ha+e ho#e onerE$ in$'rance.

e+er try an% e a hero, '$t eca'$e chile i$ an 'n%e+elope% co'ntry%oe$nEt #ean the thie+e$ are $t'pi% an% y the#$el+e$. :i?e B $ai%they al#o$t alay$ or? in gro'p$. B" $o#ething %oe$ happen, %e$pite

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the lo proaility, %onEt re$i$t] an% o+er yo'r +al'ale$ itho'the$itation an% %o hat yo' can to a+oi% that yo' or other$ $'er har#.

n t!e case of a ro##ery or assult

Call the police, hich are ?non a$ the Carainero$,, or go to theneare$t police $tation. he Carainero$ are the #o$t re$pecte% police"orce in &o'th #erica an% are ?non to not e c'rr'pt.

 hat eing $ai%, BtE$ 'nli?ely that the police ill e ale to %o #'ch inthe ca$e o" roery. 't, i" yo' ant to #a?e an in$'rance clai#, a$?"or a police report.

Regar%ing in$'re% elonging$ itE$ eno'gh to a$? "or a $i#ple=con$tancia=(ritten report) ao't the inci%ent ith a %etaile% li$t o" the $tolen

ite#$.

nly in the ca$e o" $erio'$ cri#e$ i$ it reco##en%e% that yo' #a?e a<%en'ncia= (acc'$ation). hi$ ill $tart yo' on the '%icial proce$$ (inthe #'nicipality o" the cri#e), that co'l% %e#an% a lot o" ti#e an%energy.

l$o ,Srite %on, on a $eparate piece o" paper, cre%itP%eit car%n'#er$ $o that yo' ha+e the# on han% in ca$e o" lo$$ or the"t.

Bn the ca$e o" lo$$ or the"t o" car%$, call the i$$'ing an? orcorre$pon%inge#ergency n'#er. he$e n'#er$ are li$te% in yo'r ra+el g'i%e.

7isa: /*30!0*0!*/36Euro=*astercard: /*3!00!*0*0/*AmE%: 800!38/00*Diner>s &lu#: 800!**0**0

+6(( (ist o& cities in Chile

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Algarro#oA serene and #eautiful ocean resort in t!e central regionof &!ile at a#out t!e same latitude as )antiago? it's onlya#out @ @= !ours #y (ertz rental car from t!e capital t'snoted for Carm ocean Caters and a surf Cit!out Caves?pictures.ue marinas and #eautiful landscape add to itsdistinctive c!arm AncudA small toCn on t!e nort! Cestern tip of t!e #ig island of&!iloe it's a toCn steeped in its maritime !eritage fromit's museums to its uni.ue seafood cuisine AntofagastaAn older city? Antofagasta is t!e most important sea port

in t!e nort! of &!ile ou !ave pro#a#ly seen on T7 or in#oo4s a picture of t!e roc4 formation out at sea in t!es!ape of a gigantic arc! called Portada? t!at's !ere too talso !as good #eac!es Cit! a Carm surf 8&9 t islocated in t!e Corld's ric!est copper mining area and ist!e site of t!e Corld's largest open pit copper mine )omegreat *arlin 5s!ing can #e found in t!e surroundingoceanAricanoCn as t!e city of eternal spring? it is only G miles

sout! of t!e Peruvian #order t's 4noCn for delig!tfulrestaurants and comforta#le? modern !otels Arica also!as a lively nig!t life Cit! t!e gam#ling casino open allyear round T!is city of eternal spring also features someof t!e nicest #eac!es in &!ile n addition it Cas t!ecenter of a num#er of pre;&olom#ian ndian cultures andin it's museums can #e found mummies t!at pre;date t!eEgyptians #y ? yearsH t is a great vacation spot Ba!ia nglesaLocated in t!e nort!ern end of t!e #ay #y t!e same name

8translated Englis! Bay9 it !as e%cellent #eac!es andcamp sites T!e restaurant Portal del nca features ane%cellent menu not to #e missed &alama"reat for sig!t seeing ? &alama is close to El Tatio"eysers? t!e geolit!s of t!e Atacama Desert? and $ust lotsof fun stu2 to e%plore n t!e middle of an incredi#ly

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#eautiful desert? &alama is so dry t!e locals attac! t!eirpostage stamps Cit! staples rat!er t!an lic4 t!emH &aldera&aldera is located I 4m nort!east of &opiap n t!e olddays it Cas t!e port for t!e city of &opiap? it Cas t!eret!at minerals e%tracted from t!e mine of &!aKarcillo Ceree%ported Today it is one of t!e most important resorts oft!e region &aldera is made up of G #ays Cit! CarmCaters? interconnected #y paved roads T!e 5rst is Playa*ansa located rig!t opposite t!e city? Playa Brava lies tot!e e%treme nort!? and 5nally Playa Loreto? G 4msout!east During t!e year? t!e port !as a very variedcommerce? ranging from t!e 5rst grapes of t!e year?destined for international mar4ets? to t!e transport ofcopper concentrate t>s also an important port fortraditional and industrial 5s!ermen !ile t!ere yous!ould visit t!e )an 7icente &!urc!? #uilt in @MN? andnear t!e coast? t!e ,ld -ailroad )tation #uilt in @MH &astroT!e second largest toCn on &!iloe island it is located ont!e coast side facing t!e continent &astro Cas founded in@NI ts uni.ue and delicious local cuisine features&uranto C!ic! is seafood and por4 coo4ed in t!e groundCit! !ot stones T!at may sound a little strange #ut t!etaste is great

 &!aitenT!e capital of Palena Province #oasts G? in!a#itants?

it is important as a port for ferries to Puerto *ontt and<uellon and is a groCing center for adventure tourismand 5s!ing e%cursions ,2 s!ore t!ere is a )ea Lioncolony on Puduguapi sland t!at can #e visited #y #oat &!illanA sleepy? dusty agricultural toCn a#out M miles sout! of )antiago on t!e Panamericana li4e everyt!ing else t's

claim to fame is a s4i resort a#out O miles aCay t is t!e#irt!place of Bernardo ,'(iggins? li#erator of &!ile andgood #uddy of )an *artin? of course t!ey're #ot! dead#ut t!ere is a very nice par4 t!ere in !is !onor &!illanalso !as one of &!ile's largest tourist ea mar4ets C!ereyou can #uy all manner of tourist stu2 at not so #adprices T!e s4i area deserves special comment t is a#out

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a @ @= !our drive from &!illan and it features !ot mineral#at!s? saunas and ot!er Cays to rela% T!ey are great to!ave !andy #ecause it's s4i slopes can certainly give youa Cor4out T!ere are a num#er of !otels t!ere Cit! all t!es4i type stu2? #ars? restaurants and of course #eds

&olc!agua 7alley? ine AreaT!e &olc!agua 7alley is one of t!e orld's #est CinegroCing areas n fact in it Cas voted t!e orld's#est Cine producing area t is located a#out I milessout!Cest of )antiago and easily reac!ed #y &!ile's main+ort!=)out! !ig!Cay? t!e Panamericana T!e &olc!agua7alley itself is a#out IG miles long and appro%imately Gmiles Cide As Cit! all premier Cine groCing area t!e4eys to its success are Ceat!er and soil T!e valley !as a#almy? climate matc!ed only #y parts of France and&alifornia also 4noCn for a reputation of producing 5neCines T!e air is e%ceptionally clear Cit!out smog orpollutants? and #lessed #y a#undant suns!ine and pureCater T!e average annual rainfall is an ideal inc!esand !appens mostly in &!ile's Cinter mont!s 8*ay toAugust9 and freezing temperatures are very? very rareT!e &olc!agua 7alley is not unli4e t!e )onoma and +apavalleys of &alifornia T!ese ideal situations from a vintners point of !as madet!is area t!e !ome of &!ile's most !onored Cine

producers A tour of it a must do for anyone C!o reallyCants to understand &!ile's Cine producers and C!oappreciates 5ne Cines &olinaLocated a#out N m nort! of )antiago? &olina is anagricultural toCn t!at once Cas t!e site of a large ncasettlement *i%ing t!e old Cit! t!e neC? near#y is t!e $oint +A)A and &!ilean 0niversity satellite trac4ingstation 

&oncepcion,ne of t!e largest cities in &!ile 8after )antiago of course9Cit! a#out G? people it is primarily a commercialcenter Located on t!e !uge Bio Bio river? it is only a s!ortdrive to t!e seaport of Talca!uano t also features one oft!e larger 0niversities in &!ile? t!e 0niversity of&oncepcion

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&onconLess t!an G minutes from 7ina Del *ar via a pictures.ueocean side !ig!Cay t!ere you Cill 5nd mini;castles? cafes?street vendor stalls and some of t!e most outstandingrestaurants in &!ile Try &ongrio 8 an eel li4e 5s!9 eit!erfried or in a casserole? a#alone? or cra# pie accompanied#y some of t!e great local Cines&opiapoT!is small toCn is located a#out m sout! ofAntofagasta is situated in t!e fertile &opiapo -iver valley?an oasis in t!e desert "ood day tours are availa#le to seet!e valley and in &opaipo t!e )an Francisco &!urc! and&onvent founded in @NN is certainly Cort! a visit &o.uim#o

T!is pictures.ue and once t!riving port seems some!oCto #e frozen in time (ouses Cit! endless steps seem to!ave come directly out of a century old p!otograp! +otto #e missed is its mar4et featuring !andicrafts uni.ue tot!e region and at very good prices &oy!ai.ue,ne of t!e neCest cities in &!ile it Cas founded in @QQ toencourage settlement in t!is sparsely settled region far tot!e sout!? it today #oasts O? in!a#itants t alsofeatures an uns.uare toCn s.uare 8 s!aped li4e a

pentagon9? a large agricultural college and t!e near#y&oy!ai.ue +atural -eserve aCaits t!e nature lover=!i4er &uricoA small toCn in t!e center of t!e Cine country t is a#out m sout! of )antiago on t!e Panamericana? t!erecalled -uta )ur &urico o2ers a .uite pastoral settingCit! old Corld c!armDic!atoA small toCn in t!e center of t!e Cine country t is a#out m sout! of )antiago on t!e Panamericana? t!erecalled -uta )ur &urico o2ers a .uite pastoral settingCit! old Corld c!arm Easter slandn &!ile it's called sla de Pascua and t!e natives t!ere callit -apa +ui or Te Pito te (enua 8 Corld's #elly #utton9 t is@O miles long #y I miles Cide and it's actually a#out t!eonly city not on t!e Panamericana? it's a#out ?GG miles

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o2 t!e coast noCn for its *oais 8stone statues9? it is amust for people into ancient mysteries )ome of t!ese*oais Ceig! up to tons and are over feet !ig! Alsoancient s!rines? some O in all? dot t!e island t is a#outa G day do Don't e%pect a lot of discos and movie !ouses?

#ut its natural #eauty more t!an ma4es up for t!eira#sence T!ere are fre.uent ig!ts from )antiago t!atta4e a#out O or !oursEl &olorado,ne of t!e neCer s4i areas? El &olorado is located only Om from )antiago at an altitude of @? feet 8G?meters9 and is t!e !ig!est of t!e tCo sister s4i villages8Farellones #eing t!e ot!er9 T!is is a modern s4icomple% Cit! @Q s4i lifts? lodging? s4i s!ops? restaurants?nig!t clu#s and arti5cial snoC ma4ing e.uipment 8 $ust incase9 El &olorado is a great place to !ave t!at Cee4end orlonger s4i !olidayEnsenadaLocated rig!t on t!e s!ore of La4e Llan.ui!ue? it is one oft!e ports of call of t!e regular #oat tours originating inPuerto 7aras or Puerto *ontt T!ings Cort! seeing aret!e #eautiful "reen Lagoon C!ic! gets its uni.ue colorand name from a peculiar algae and t!e near#y 7icentePerez -osales +ational Par4 

Entre LagosLocated O m from ,sorno t!is small la4e port servest!e tim#er industry of region For some of t!e #est stea4savaila#le #e sure and stop at t!e Pu# de &ampo Farellones,ne of t!e !ot snoC s4i areas? it's only m from)antiago and features over @N s4i lifts it s!ares Cit! itssister city El &olorado Frutillarorld renoCned for it's music Cee4s 8)emanas *usicas9

!eld every year in Fe#ruary? Fruitillar is also a summerresort A center of "erman immigration founded in @MN it#oasts of t!e !aving t!e most sout!ern living palm tree int!e Corld ort! seeing are t!e )ettler's *useum and t!e"erman &emetery.ui.ue,nce t!e center of t!e mining of nitrates 8 used in

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e%plosives and fertilizer9? .ui.ue still maintains t!enostalgic mood of t!at #ygone era in many of t!e older#uildings t!at !ave #een preserved t Cas also t!e site of one of t!e largest naval #attles in !istory t features aduty free s!opping area and #eautiful C!ite sand #eac!es

for t!ose C!o $ust Cant to rela% Just o2 t!e coast t!esportsman Cill 5nd e%cellent salt Cater 5s!ing .ui.ue islocated a#out G 4m sout! of Arica sla +egra T!is is a small and #eautiful village located on a roc4ypoint on t!e coast roug!ly parallel to )antiago and isan4ed #y some of t!e #est #eac!es in &!ile T!e &ordo#aLagoon is one of t!e !ig!lig!ts? #ut t!e main attraction ist!e former #eac! !ouse of Pa#lo +eruda a +o#le PrizeCinning Criter 0ni.ue and Corld renoCn are t!e sla+egra eavers C!o !ave created an special style ofem#roidered tapestry prized around t!e Corld for its#eauty Ja!uelTraveling east from )antiago one encounters Los Andes?)an Felipe? Almendral and 5nally at an altitude of @@Mmeters Termas de Ja!uel it! a #reat!ta4ing vieC of t!evalley it features !ot spring #at!s and really great eatingLa (erradura

 Just @ minutes sout! of La )erena it is in a uni.ue coveCit! a strong mining !istory and a !eavy touristinclination t!ese days n almost no time it !as groCnfrom a @ !otel cove to noC #oasting a large selection ofsop!isticated !otels and restaurants &lose to $ust a#outeveryt!ing? and !aving some of t!e #est #eac!es in &!ileit is t!e RinR spot of t!e region La ParvaA Cinter s4i center? it is a little over an !our #y car from)antiago t is so close to its neig!#oring resort cities of

Farellones and El &olorado t!at you can actually s!ift#etCeen all t!ree #y using di2erent lifts La )erenaT!is is one of t!e fastest groCing tourist areas in &!ile tis 4noCn for t!e #eauty of its colonial and neo colonialarc!itecture t also !as one of t!e largest !andicraftmar4ets in t!e area C!ere you can 5nd t!e uni.ue ndian

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pottery of t!e Diaguitas ndians? Coolens and articlesmade of t!e #eautiful "uayacan Cood t also !as great#eac!es and modern !otels Las Trancas )4i Area Las Trancas is on t!e main road from &!ill3n &ity to+evados de &!ill3n +evados de &!illan 8also 4noCn asTermas de &!illan9 !as Corld class s4iing? Cit! some oft!e #est poCder snoC in )out! America? set in pristinenative forests t !as unmatc!ed snoC conditions? and isregularly used for ,lympic s4i training for s4iers from t!e+ort!ern (emisp!ere during t!eir summer mont!s LasTrancas itself is N 4m 8Omiles from t!e city of &!illanvia paved road? and $ust M4m 8O miles9 to t!e s4i resortT!e village !as a num#er of #ars? restaurants and smallsupermar4ets? it !as a good num#er of tourist facilitiesincluding resorts at a considera#le cost saving over t!eone at +evados de &!illan La 0nionit! less t!an ? people it is located on t!e #an4s oft!e -io Bueno 8 "ood -iver9 and !as a decidedly "ermanavor Founded as a support for "erman immigrants itsmain #usiness today is agricultureLican -ay+oC it is a small #ut lively summer tourist destination

located on t!e s!ores of La4e &alaf.uen in t!e La4eDistrict near 7illarrica n @QM it Cas a .uaint village ofsettlers connected to t!e rest of t!e Corld only #y #oatn t!at dar4 year t!e land t!e toCn Cas on Cas targetedto #e ooded #y t!e construction of t!e Pullin.ue damell it didn't !appen so instead t!e government targetedit as a neC tourist development From t!at dar4 !our totoday it !as developed into a small #ut t!riving touristarea Cit! a complete infrastructure for en$oying its manyc!arms

LinaresFounded in @IQO? Linares is t!e noC center of t!e sugar#eet industry t is a smallis! agricultural toCn in t!ecenter of &!ile Los AndesTCo and a !alf !ours nort! of )antiago #y car? it is famousfor its &!ilean style rodeos and it !olds on to its coC#oy

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traditions &!ilean coC#oy traditionsLos AngelesA city of a#out I? people in t!e near sout! or a#outGO miles from )antiago? it lies on t!e #an4s of t!e<uil.ue river Founded in @IGQ it is noC an agriculturalcenter Cit! a strong emp!asis on dairy products t is $ustto t!e nort! of t!e la4e country #ut not actually RLa4e&ountryR t is on Panamericana? as is almost everyt!ingelse in &!ile? and !as very limited and spotty air servicet is a nice little agricultural toCn? $ust li4eRLAR8&alifornia9 give or ta4e I million peopleLos 7ilosf you are going to &o.uim#o or La )erena it is amandatory stop a#out t!ree and a !alf !ours nort! of

)antiago ts largest group of in!a#itants seem to #e t!ePelicans #ut it also !as a lot of summer camps? good!otels and great seafood *aitencillo? see also *ar#ellaActually it is an ocean resort made of tCo long #eac!es?interestingly #ro4en up !ere and t!ere #y roc4 formationsand tidal pools*ar#ella? see also 7ina Del *ar? *aitencilloActually more of a resort t!an a city it is only @O * #ygood !ig!Cay from )antiago and only O minutes from

7ina Del *ar t features a variety of !otels and villas int!e *editerranean style? @M !ole c!ampions!ip golfcourse? restaurants and nig!t clu#s A great place to getaCay for a Cee4 or a Cee4end t is fas!iona#le for t!ecorporate vacationer and conventions ,sornon t!e !eart of t!e La4e District and t!e "erman presencein t!e sout!? ,sorno !as #reat! ta4ing scenery year round#ut is especially nice in t!e summer? t!eir summer t is ont!e Panamericana and also !as fairly fre.uent air service

from )antiago T!ere is some really great 5s!ing t!ere&lose #y Antillanca is a favored s4i area Cit! 5rm snoC?5ne !otel and O s4i lifts PanguipulliT!e guide to pronunciation not availa#le? #ut you don't!ave to pronounce it to 5nd it and it's Cort! it C!en youdo Part of t!e nterla4e transportation service in t!e

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sout! it is located around a cove of a la4e of t!e samename f t!e #eauty of t!e scenery Casn't enoug! t!ein!a#itants !ave em#ellis!ed it Cit! roses t!at a#ound Peullan t!e La4e District? Peulla is t!e eastern port of La4eTodos Los )antos T!e emerald green Caters t!atsurround it are almost as e%citing as t!e launc! ridesacross it After stopping at Ensenada? Petro!ue Falls andPetro!ue 7illage t!e daily ferry ta4es you across All)aints La4e to Peulla ou can eit!er stay at t!e verycomforta#le !otel or go t!roug! Perez -osales pass to&asa Pangue in Argentina and continue to )an &arlosBariloc!e Peulla is a great place for !oneymoons orgetting aCay from it all 

Pic!idanguiAnot!er p!onetic e%ercise it is located very close to t!ePan;American (ig!Cay $ust #efore Los 7ilos on t!e Cay toLa (erradura t !as a very nice #eac! and is Cell li4ed #ylocal Cater sports ent!usiasts PortilloT!is is one of t!e oldest and #est 4noCn s4i resorts in&!ile? starting operations in @QON t is located ne%t to t!enca Lagoon !ig! in t!e Andes @O * from )antiago t!as a variety of slopes Cit! @ lifts and reac!ing a summit

of G?G meters ts s4i slopes Cill c!allenge #ot! t!ee%perienced and #eginning s4ier T!e !otel Cit! over O#eds? !eated sCimming pool? saunas? discos? solarium?movies and restaurants insure its popularity )ee alsoot!er &!ilean s4i areas li4e 7alle +evado? El &olorado?Farellones etc Puconn t!e La4e District? set in t!e sout!east s!ore of La4e7illarrica? 7illarrica 7olcano provides not only a dramatic#ac4drop #e!ind t!e toCn #ut also slopes for s4iing in t!e

Cinter Fis!ing !ere in t!e summer is super# and t!ere isgam#ling for t!e more adventurousPuerto Aysenit! only @O? in!a#itants it !as long #een pioneercountry and #ears t!e #urden of its !ars! climate !enyou leave &oy!ai.ue going sout! to Puerto Aysen youpass #y tCo great scenic spots t!e -io )impson +ational

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Par4 and t!e 7elo de la +ovia 8Bride's 7eil Falls9 #ot!Cort! t!e stop Puerto *onttLocated at t!e end of continental &!ile it o2erseveryt!ing: a gateCay to Puerto 7aras and t!e scenicla4es of t!e sout!S launc!ing site for t!e fa#ulous #oattours t!at ta4e tourists to t!e sout!ern c!annels region itis also a #usy port and center for t!e agriculture andtim#er trades ou 4noC t!ose gigantic trout you !eara#out? Cell 5s!erman come to t!is area for great y5s!ing t is a#out @? * sout! of )antiago T!is is atruly great place for t!ose t!at love t!e outdoors Puerto +atalesT!e #iggest point from t!e vieC of t!e tourist is t!at it is

t!e entrance to t!e Torres del Paine? magni5cent andcomple% granite pea4s in a microclimate t!at attracttourists from around t!e Corld Located in t!e far sout!?from !ere you can ta4e one of t!ose famous #oat rides tot!e area's glaciers C!ere you can toast Cit! a scotc! ont!e roc4s? Cit! ice over ? years old T!e area o2erst!e rugged scenic vistas &!ile is 4noCn for Puerto Puyu!uapit is a small seaport in t!e sout! located #etCeen Puerto*ontt and &oy!ai.ue t o2ers $ust #asic tourist services

#ut among t!em are very comforta#le !osterias run #y"erman immigrants To rela% t!e tourist? near#y t!ermalspas are $ust t!e rig!t t!ing Puerto 7arasA great vacation city in t!e La4e District? $ust a s!ort ridenort! from Puerto *ontt? Puerto 7aras !as casinos?restaurants and !otels &alled t!e city of roses? it stands#eside &!ile's largest la4e? La4e Llan.ui!ue Across t!ela4e scenery is provided #y tCo magni5cent volcanoes fyou are to see $ust one city in &!ile t!is is it 

Puerto illiamsT!e )out!ernmost city in t!e Corld Jumping o2 point fortours of Antarctica? t!e DarCin *ountains and t!e Beagle&!annel ,nce t!e !unting grounds for nomadic indiantri#es? it 5rst gained notoriety #ecause of t!e manycruises of &!arles DarCin t is located on +avarino sland?separated from t!e mainland #y t!e Beagle &!annel 

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Punta ArenasT!e capital of t!e sout!ern area of &!ile it sits on t!eCestern s!ore of t!e )traits of *agellan t is t!e Corld'ssout!ernmost city Just across t!e #ig island of Tierra delFuego t!is is a #usy city of around @? caters to t!eoil? s!eep and coal industry T!is is t!e 4ic4 o2 point for#oat tours of t!e )traits and a lot of great scenery t canget cold !ere in t!e Cinter? it's very close to Antarctica Putrenland and furt!er nort! t!an Arica it's a good place toacclimate yourself #efore going on an e%cursion of t!e!ig!lands of &!ungara La4e? t's G? a#ove sea level ou Con't feel croCded eit!er? t!ere are only Nin!a#itants 

Puye!ue +ear ,sorno 8Im9? on t!e road to Argentina? and t!e!ot springs t !as spacious accommodations and a !otelCit! a !ot spring fed sCimming pool Just a #it sout! ist!e Puye!ue +ational Par4 C!ere anot!er t!ermal resort?Aguas &alientes can #e found <uillotaFifty one m from &on &on lies t!is agriculturalcommunity once t!e center of t!e nca administration fort!e large valley <uite steeped in !istory? <uillota's valley

is t!e fruit producing area of t!e region Lots of old#uildings and pastoral surrounding ma4e for a rela%ingstay <uintero A #eac! resort located only minutes nort! from 7ina Del*ar? its .uite clean #eac!es o2er some of t!e 5nest sunCors!ipping in t!e Corld -ancaguaA largely industrial and agricultural center an !our sout!of )antiago? -ancagua !as a very fast groCing economy&oupled Cit! its groCt! for t!e future it also !as someimportant lin4s Cit! t!e past t Cas t!e site? actually int!e toCn s.uare? C!ere patriots made a #rave standagainst t!e )paniards 8 somet!ing li4e t!e Alamo inTe%as9 and today it is called t!e (eroes ).uare t !assome interesting colonial arc!itecture in La &asa de Pilarde la Es.uina and La &asa de la &ultura? its -egional

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*useum also deserves a visit -enacat's only N 4m from 7ina del *ar and !alfCay #etCeen7ina and &oncon -eally only starting in @QOI its recentgroCt! and development Cit! fas!iona#le !otels ?restaurants? #oulevards? cafes? and discos !ave made itt!e must see of t!e &!ilean seaside resort cities -ini!ue)tarting from 7illarrica? you go t!roug! Lican;-ay andt!en La4e -ini!ue t Cas formerly a main port and s!iploading area #ut noC t!e main port !as moved leaving itto t!e vacationers t is so close to -inina!ue 8t!ey evens!are area codes9 even t!e locals sometimes end up int!e Crong place 

-o#inson &rusoe sland es it is HH T!ere Cas really a -o#inson &rusoe 8actuallyAle%ander )el4ir49 and Friday and t!e island C!ere !e Casmarooned t's still t!ere o2 t!e coast of &!ile ,f courseCit! !otels and airplanes it's toug! to get maroonedunless you Cant to? sometimes not a #ad ideaH f you dot!ere is ora and fauna galore? from #rilliant red!umming#irds to t!e incredi#le num#er of sandalCoodtrees )alto Del La$as aterfalls

T!is is really not a city #ut a scenic location a#out Omiles sout! of )antiago or a#out @ m sout! of &!illant is a #eautiful Caterfalls surrounded #y trees andgreenery t #oasts a num#er of smaller resorts and t!emain resort t!ere !as accommodations Cit! a magni5centvieC of t!e falls and all t!e amenities including aconference center t is called t!e start of t!e )out! of&!ile )an Antonio-eally a #ustling and groCing seaport roug!ly on a line

Cit! )antiago and a#out an !our and some to its Cest? itsgroCt! !as #een p!enomenal t argua#le !as t!e #estseafood restaurant in t!e Corld? La Juanita )an &arlosA small 8O?9 agricultural toCn on t!e Panamericanaa#out miles sout! of )antiago T!is is t!e !ome of t!e(ussars? a !unting and 5s!ing clu# A toCn noted for its

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friendliness? it annually features one of t!e largest fairs int!e region )an Felipen t!e center of t!e nort!ern farming country? it o2ers aslice of t!e agricultural life T!ere you can see &!ile'slin4s to t!e colonial period in #uildings dating #ac4 to t!e@I's)an FernandoA strong agricultural past is o#vious !ere in t!is cityfounded in @IO t is in a #eautiful valley noted for itsCarm days and cool evenings ,f special note is LosLingues? actually @ m aCay? a true colonial !ouse noC a!otel ? #ut more t!an a !otel it is a tradition *anaged #yt!e descendants of t!e original oCners Los Lingues is noC

listed in -elais and &!ateau%? it is really one of t!e!ig!lig!ts of any visit to &!ile )an Pedro AtacamaAtacama says it all? dry !ot and your #asic desert t is at?OO meters and !as only Q in!a#itants #utsurprisingly !as good accommodations and even ta%is for!ire (oCever? near !ere are some incredi#le andmysterious monolit!s and petrolit!s and a #unc! of ot!erlit!s? R&!ariot of t!e "odsR type stu2 Also not to #emissed is t!e Arc!eological *useum founded #y a priest?

Fat!er "ustavo Le Paige T!e story of !oC !e #uilt itsingle !anded is impressive enoug! until you actually visitit and see t!e Conders t!ere? from mummies to pre ncaartifacts it is a real lesson of t!e distant past of t!e area )antiagoT!e capital city is )antiago Cit! million people? amodern? clean? c!eap and ecient *etro? opera? modern!otels and restaurants t is .uite cosmopolitan Cit!s!opping malls t!at Could rival any in t!e Corld andtrendy areas li4e El Bos.ue and Bellavista Cit! great

dining and trendy s!ops )panis! is t!e language andt!ere are many in &!ile C!o spea4 Englis!? !oCever5nding t!em is dicult? so don't count on it ou cancount on t!e &!ilean !ospitality t!at almost more t!anma4es up for language pro#lems you may !ave )antiagois t!e #usiness center Cit! t!e government oces? stoc4e%c!ange and for transportation features a large and

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modern nternational Airport at Puda!uel? a#out *from )antiago )antiago !as some great tourist t!ings li4e)an &risto#al !ill 8mountain9 t!at !as spectacular cityvieCs if t!e smog doesn't get in t!e Cay? yes t!ey !avet!at too *a$or Districts are:DoCntoCn=&entral )antiago !as &!ile>s ma$or governmentand 5nancial institutions? museums? t!e PresidentialPalace 8La *oneda9? li#raries and is t!e !istoric center of)antiago (ere you Cill 5nd )antiago>s largest outdoormar4et t is @M miles from )antiago's airports and is)antiago>s transportation center Cit! its main train and#us stations

EL "olf is t!e ultra;c!ic area of )antiago? C!ere Corld

class golf courses can #e en$oyed and some CorldrenoCned !otels are located t is located in +ort!ern)antiago? *iles from )antiago>s airports

Las &ondes? located in t!e upper nort!east of )antiago iscentered around Apo.uindo Avenue? most of t!e large?!ig!;end !otels are located in t!is area as are neCer#usiness centers t is ad$acent8east of9to Providencia andG miles from )antiago's airports

Providencia is 4noCn for trendy s!ops? #outi.ues? andrestaurants T!is is one of t!e #est parts of t!e city fornig!tlife and diversion n Providencia you Cill 5ndmoderately priced !otels among t!e very e%pensive onest is t!e center of most ma$or #usiness and 5nancialinstitutions? and .uiet upscale residences t is $ust eastof )antiago central and miles from )antiago'snternational and Domestic Airports

Puda!uel is located in t!e nort!Cest of "reater )antiago

@M miles from t!e center of )antiago? Puda!uel is t!elocation of )antiago>s nternational and DomesticAirports

At e%actly @ noon t!ey 5re a cannon so don't Corry if you!ear it? it's loaded Cit! #lan4s? only Corry if it s!ootsmore t!an once t is an easy city to get around in and !as

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more #uses per capita t!an anyC!ere? and t!ey are allyelloC &a#s are c!eap #ut t!ey are not yelloC? Cell t!etops usually are? and t!e *etro 8su#Cay9 is clean and veryecient and only c!arges a#out O cents to go C!ereever you Cant For airport to !otel transfers for only U

per person eac! Cay guaranteed clic4 !ere )anto Domingo? or -ocas de )anto Domingo@@ m from )antiago? roug!ly Cest of )antiago on t!ecoast? at t!e mout! of t!e *aipo river? it is t!e elite placefor summer vacation for )antiago dCellers T!e golf clu#is super# #ut most of t!e area is under a condominiumsystem so access is limited )ocos and Termas de )ocosLocated a#out I m nort! from )antiago? you leave t!e

Pan;American (ig!Cay #y turning rig!t on t!e road to,valle After m you leave t!e paved road and ta4e t!edirt road C!ere t!e is a 4ios4 of )ocos? t!at Cill ta4e youstraig!t to it )eriously? it is a #it tric4y to 5nd and onceyou !ave you encounter a vegetated area 8C!ic! !ere is alu%ury9? t!ermal pools? a campsite and ot!eraccommodations t is de5nitely o2 t!e #eaten pat!?pretty nearly o2 any 4noCn pat!HHHHH Talcat is a fairly large agricultural and industrial city Cit!

a#out @G? people t is a#out @O miles from )antiago8sout!9 on t!e Panamericana t is not a great tourist city?mostly #usiness Ever #een to Lu##oc4? Te%asVt!at'sa#out itTalca!uanoit! over ? in!a#itants it is t!e leading port in t!earea and actually t!e sea port for neig!#oring&oncepcion t actually !as tCo ports on at &oncepcionBay and one at )an 7incente Bay ,f tourist interest is t!e#ig 5s! mar4et featuring small restaurants Cit! food t!at

is good and even #y &!ilean standards c!eap Anot!erpoint of interest is a visit to t!e (uascar? at one time oneof t!e most poCerful iron clads aoat t Cas capturedfrom Peru in t!e Paci5c ar over @ years ago Temucon t!e La4e District? NO m sout! from )antiago? TemucoCas t!e capital for t!e *apuc!es ndians? C!o Cere never

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actually #eaten #y t!e settlers T!ey ruled most of t!esout! of &!ile and spent t!eir time smo4ing? drin4ing? andplaying !oc4eyyes !oc4ey T!ey let t!eir Comen do allt!e !ard Cor4 T!at Cas t!en? noC it is t!e fastestgroCing city in &!ile and largely #usiness As to sig!t

seeing +ielol !ill and t!e +ational Par4 s!ould not #emissed n Temuco you'll 5nd (uasos 8coC#oys? &!ilestyle9at Cor4 T!ere is also a large indoor ea mar4etC!ere you can 5nd t!at special treasure TongoyLocated N m sout! of La )erena in t!e nort! of &!ileafter a s!ort detour o2 t!e Panamericana you'll discoverTongoy and its #eac!es? one over @Om t is a summerplace Cit! private summer !omes #ut t!ere are alsoaccommodations for vacationers? restaurants? and Catersport facilities Torres PaineActually a national par4 in t!e far sout! of &!ile? it isaccessed from Punta Arenas #y road ,nce you actuallyenter t!e par4 you Cill 5nd a par4 road t!at acts as a selfguided tour t can #oast of some of t!e most #eautifulmountain scenery in t!e Corld *ost noted are t!e groupof mountains 4noCn as t!e &uernos 8(orns9 C!osedramatic rise into t!e clear sout!ern s4ies is truly#reat!ta4ing

7aldiviaA #eautiful toCn t!at sits on t!e #an4s of t!e &alle;&alleriver it Cas founded in @ and noC !as a population ofover @? T!e overC!elming #eauty of t!e riverma4es sig!tseeing of t!e islands? t!e ancient forts andsurrounding an e%perience feC can resist Before leaving#e certain to try t!e cra# dis!es Cas!ed doCn Cit! a crisplocal C!ite Cine For t!e sportsman? go east toCard t!emountains you Cill 5nd t!e Corld's #est y 5s!ing7alle +evado

T!e R+R place to s4i in &!ile A s!ort distance 8more orless e%cept t!at it is straig!t upH9 N * from )antiago #ycar? t!is is one of t!e neCer and more popular &!ilean s4iresorts t is located in one of t!e most spectacularregions of t!e Andes and features all t!e amenities oneCould e%pect in an international class s4i resort: large

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modern !otelS M lifts 8 c!air9S s4i lessonsS apartmentsetc7alparaisoT!is is t!e Cor4ing sister city to 7ina del *ar T!eyactually #order on eac! ot!er? more or less t is a#out@ m Cest of )antiago T!is is t!e site of t!e +aval&ollege? and it is t!e largest sea port for &!ile ts olderstreets and #uildings spea4 to you strongly of t!e daysC!en t!ere Cas no Panama &anal and almost every s!ipt!at came around T!e (orn stopped and left a little ofitself and its creC !ere Being situated @= on t!e planeand @= on t!e surrounding !ills its ca#le cars anddCellings perc!ed on t!e #lu2s o2er a uni.ue loo4 to t!ecity E%cellent restaurants? old sailors #ars? 7ienneseco2ee s!opst!is mig!t #e your city @ * Cest nort!;Cest of )antiago and !as e%cellent roads going t!ere7icunaA#out I m from La )erena to t!e nort! lies t!is littlevillage t!at Cas founded in @M@ it! less t!an ?souls it an ideal place to rela% t is famous as t!e #irt!place of "a#riela *istral? t!e &!ilean +o#le prize poet 7illarrica 8see also Lican -ay9T!is small friendly toCn sits on t!e sout!Cest corner oft!e !eavily Cooded s!ores of La4e 7illarrica n t!e Cinter

5s!ing on t!e Tolten -iver is replaced #y snoC s4iing ast!e favorite recreation ts vieCs of t!e 7illarrica volcanoare part of t!e inescapa#le c!arm of t!e city 7ina Del *ar 8see also -enaca9)ister city to t!e largest &!ilean seaport? 7alparaisoC!ic! it actually #orders R7inaR as t!e &!ileans call it is&!ile's R-ivieraR Cit! casinos? restaurants? nig!t clu#s?discos 8 yes discos9 sCimming #eac! and ot!er resortfacilities ,nly @ * #y car from )antiago it is)antiago's playground and can #e very croCded in t!esummer? &!ile's summer mont!s 8,cto#er to *ay9 n 7inayou must dress smart? ot!erCise you Cill feel li4e t!e uglyduc4ling so leave your rangler #lue$eans cuto2s at!ome 6apallar,ne of t!e treasured #eac!es to )antiago's elite? it is in as!eltered cove Cit! a tremendous #oulder in t!e

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middlevery recogniza#le Beautiful trees and carefullymanicured gardens surrounding mansions c!aracterizet!is resort