Chile

Traveling

Entry requirements

Passport and visa service

Diplomatic representations

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Maps of urban networks

Maporama
UT Library on line
Mapblast

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Rail companies

Airlines

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation

The road network is in good condition. However you should avoid leaving the main roads with a regular vehicle and take gas reserves if you plan to go for long journeys. Very dense and effective network of buses throughout Chile.
Public transport: dangerous because of the fierce competition between the companies which push the drivers, who are under pressure, to drive dangerously.
Metropolitan network: little developed but reliable and clean.

Road maps

Find an itinerary

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

" Salto del Laja ", famous for the waterfalls.
Another tourist attraction is Puyehne, in the province of Orsano, with its thermal springs, warm water swimming pools, and its lake strewed with beautiful islands.

Tourism organizations

National Chilean Tourism Board
Chilean Tourism Promotion Corporation

Living conditions

Health and safety

For further information on sanitary conditions

For further information on safety conditions

Emergency numbers

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Santiago (GMT-4 in winter, GMT-3 in summer)

Summer time period

Summer time from October to March.

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

For further information

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Eating

Culinary specialties

Cazuela (chicken stew with rices, corn, potatoes), Empanada (sort of doughnut stuffed with meat, poultry or fish with onions, eggs and olives), alpaca's steack (Altiplano), goat, fishes and seafood on the coast, local wines, pisco (brandy), chicha (fermented corn). There are numerous markets where it is possible to eat.

Drinks

Dietary taboos

Paying

Domestic currency

Chilean Peso

ISO Code

CLP

To obtain domestic currency

The currency is the Chilean peso (CLP). It is issued in coins of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 pesos, and in bills of 500, 1.000, 5.000 and 10.000 pesos.

Possible means of payment

Speaking

Official language

Spanish.

Other languages spoken

Indian dialects

Business language

Spanish is the most frequently used language; the majority of business documents, correspondence and commercial brochures are printed or written in Spanish.

Getting some knowledge

Free translation tools

Babel Fish - Free English-Spanish-English traduction of texts and web pages
Systran - Free French-Spanish-French traduction of texts and web pages
Dictionarios.com - Free Spanish-Catalan-English-French Dictionary

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

To find an apartment

To find a job

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