Čile - Chile

Čile se ozko razteza vzdolž južne polovice zahodne obale Ljubljane Južna Amerika, med Andi in Tihi ocean. To je neverjetna država, od suhega Puščava Atacama na mraz Čilska Patagonija.

Regije

Zemljevid Čila

Mesta

• -33.45-70.6666666666671 Santiago - glavno in največje mesto države.
• -36.8271-73.05032 Concepción - drugo največje mesto v Čilu.
• -20.2141-70.15243 Iquique - turistično središče v severnem Čilu.
• -29.9027-71.2524 La Serena - očarljivo mesto z veliko stvari za početi v in okoli.
• -53.1627-70.90815 Punta Arenas - eno najjužnejših mest na svetu.
• -22.9108-68.20016 San Pedro de Atacama - obiskovalci prihajajo v velikem številu, da bi mesto uporabili kot odskočno desko za čudovite okoliške pokrajine.
• -39.8142-73.24597 Valdivia - "Mesto rek", obnovljeno po najmočnejšem potresu v zgodovini
• -33.0458-71.61978 Valparaíso - glavno čilsko pristanišče in Unescova svetovna dediščina.
• -33.0245-71.55189 Vina del Mar - glavna turistična atrakcija: plaže, igralnice in glasbeni festival.

Druge destinacije

Lame in alpake so doma v narodnem parku Lauca.

• -42.676666666667-73.9933333333331 Otok Chiloé - največji otok države.
• -47-742 Nacionalni park Laguna San Rafael - vključuje ledenik San Rafael, ki je dostopen samo s čolnom ali letalom
• -18.244444-69.3538893 Narodni park Lauca - Lago Chungará, eno najvišjih jezer na svetu, ki ga nadzira mogočni Volcán Parinacota.
• -34.3851-72.00494 Pichilemu - glavna destinacija za deskanje v Čilu.
• -33.641388888889-78.8411111111115 Otok Robinson Crusoe - dobro znano po svojih džunglah in endemični flori
• -50.98305556-72.966388896 Narodni park Torres del Paine - gore, jezera in ledeniki, vključno s stolpi Paine.
• -30.029-70.80427 Valle de Elqui - območje za proizvodnjo vina in pisca, znano tudi po svojih astronomskih observatorijih.
• -22.9112-68.323038 Valle de la Luna - osupljiva puščavska pokrajina z impresivnimi peščenimi sipinami in skalnimi formacijami.
• -39.266666666667-72.2166666666679 Villarrica - obkrožena z jezeri in vulkani.

Razumeti

Kapital	Santiago
Valuta	Čilski pezo (CLP)
Prebivalstvo	18 milijonov (2017)
Elektrika	220 voltov / 50 herc (Europlug, tip L)
Koda države	56
Časovni pas	UTC − 03: 00, UTC − 05: 00
Nujne primere	131 (nujne medicinske službe), 132 (gasilska služba), 133 (Carabineros de Chile), 238-130 (požar), 134 (preiskovalna policija Čila)
Vozna stran	prav
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Čile meji Peru na severu in Argentina in Bolivija na vzhodu. Čile ima več kot 5000 km obale v južnem Tihem oceanu.

Zgodovina

Pred prihodom Špancev v 16. stoletje je bil severni Čile pod vlado Inkov, medtem ko so avtohtoni Aravčani (Mapuche) naselili osrednji in južni Čile. Mapuči so bili tudi ena zadnjih neodvisnih ameriških avtohtonih skupin, ki so bile v špansko govoreče vladavine v celoti absorbirane šele po neodvisnosti Čila. Čeprav je Čile leta 1810 razglasil neodvisnost (med napoleonskimi vojnami, zaradi katerih je Španija nekaj let ostala brez delujoče centralne vlade), je bila odločilna zmaga nad Španci dosežena šele leta 1818. V pacifiški vojni (1879–83) je Čile napadel dele Perua in Bolivije in obdržal sedanje severne regije. Šele v osemdesetih letih so bili Aravčani popolnoma podjarmljeni.

Pogled proti Narodni park Torres del Paine

Čeprav so bile razmeroma brez pučev in samovoljnih vlad, ki so do sedemdesetih let uničevale Južno Ameriko, so se stvari v tem desetletju poslabšale. Ko je priljubljeni komunistični / demokratični socialist Salvador Allende na svobodnih in poštenih volitvah leta 1970 dobil golo množico, je kandidiral na platformi socialne pravičnosti in premostil (že takrat) velik razkorak med premožnimi in ostalim prebivalstvom. Kljub temu, da so nekatere desnosredinske stranke (predvsem čilski krščanski demokrati) podprle ali vsaj niso dokončno napadle njegove vlade, se je moral spoprijeti z domačim nasprotovanjem nekaterih družbenih in vojaških sektorjev, pa tudi težko mednarodno razmere z ZDA, ki na svojem "dvorišču" ne dopuščajo nobenega "komunista". V državnem udaru, ki ga je vodil vodja vojske (ki ga je Allende izbral sam in verjel, da je zvest, če ne sam sebi, pa vsaj ustavi), Augusto Pinochet 11. septembra 1973, je bila vlada Allende strmoglavljena in Allende je umrl strel, za katerega se zdaj domneva, da je samomor. Kot rezultat tega državnega udara je Čile prestal 17-letno vojaško diktaturo Augusta Pinocheta (1973–1990), v kateri je bilo mrtvih ali izginilo približno 3000 ljudi, večinoma levičarjev in simpatizerjev socialistov. Čeprav ni povsem jasno, v kolikšni meri so bile ZDA vpletene v državni udar, ki je Pinocheta pripeljal na oblast, je zdaj splošno razširjeno prepričanje, da predsednik Nixon in njegov zunanjepolitični svetovalec Henry Kissinger vsaj nista bila nezadovoljna z izidom in ZDA. Nekateri konservativni voditelji v Evropi so bili med največjimi zagovorniki Pinochetovega režima v sedemdesetih in osemdesetih letih. Pinochet je bil po vsem svetu zelo obžalovan, vendar je čilska uprava leve sredine prišla na oblast, potem ko je odstopil, ko je izgubil nacionalni referendum. Čeprav je Pinochetova neoliberalna politika (deregulacija in privatizacija) spodbujala gospodarsko rast, je neizmerno prizadela revnejše dele prebivalstva in močno povečala razkorak med bogatimi in revnimi. Gospodarska razlika je bila, podobno kot Pinochetova prilagoditev ustavi, namenjena temu, da se je izognil nekaznovanosti (kar je bolj ali manj storil) in konzervativcem, ki so vedno imeli de facto veto na nekatera vprašanja; in takšne težave še danes pestijo državo. Nova vlada Patricia Aylwina je menila, da je smiselno ohranjati politike prostega trga, ki jih do danes še vedno skriva današnji Čile.

Kljub temu, da ima BDP razmeroma višji BDP in močnejše gospodarstvo v primerjavi z večino drugih držav Latinske Amerike, ima Čile eno najbolj neenakomernih razdelitev bogastva na svetu, pred Brazilijo v latinskoameriški regiji in celo zaostaja za večino držav v razvoju Saharske afriške države. 10 najbogatejših percentilov v Čilu ima skoraj 42 odstotkov celotnega bogastva države. Glede na razdelitev dohodka približno 6,2% države poseljuje zgornji ekonomski razred dohodka, 19% srednji razred, 24% spodnji srednji razred, 38% spodnji razred in 13% skrajno revne. Te ekstremne delitve so povzročile veliko razburjenja in v začetku leta 2010 je na ta vprašanja opozorilo mladinsko in študentsko protestno gibanje. Čeprav so bile predlagane ali sprejete nekatere politike za ublažitev najbolj skrajnih razlik, se zdi, da so njihovi učinki v začetku leta 2015 majhni.

Čile je ustanovna članica Združenih narodov in Zveze južnoameriških narodov (Unasur), zdaj pa je tudi v OECD, skupini "najbolj razvitih" držav po sedanjih mednarodnih standardih in s tem postane prva država v Južni Ameriki čast.

Čile trdi, da je tricontinentalna država z otoki v Oceanijain terjatev do 1,25 milijona km² dela Antarktika, ki se prekrivajo z zahtevki Argentine. Glede na pogoje Antarktične pogodbe ni nikoli priznano ali dovoljeno uveljavljati ozemeljskih zahtevkov nobene države do Antarktike. Vendar podobno kot Argentina nekateri Čilenci resno jemljejo svoje trditve na Antarktiki in okoliških otokih.

Podnebje

Jasno nebo severnega Čila je atrakcija zase; tam so se naselili največji observatoriji na svetu, ki so izkoristili svoje naravne danosti

Nenavadna, traku podobna oblika - 4300 km dolga in v povprečju 175 km široka - je dala raznoliko podnebje, od najbolj suhe puščave na svetu - Atacama - na severu, do sredozemskega podnebja v sredini, do deževnega na jugu zmerno podnebje, medtem ko imajo Andi hladno vreme. Severna puščava vsebuje veliko rudnega bogastva, predvsem bakra.

Kultura

Zaradi različnih geografskih značilnosti Čila se kulturni izrazi v različnih delih države močno razlikujejo. Za severno območje so značilni različni kulturni dogodki, ki združujejo vpliv andskih avtohtonih ljudstev s španskimi osvajalci, pri čemer imajo velik pomen festivali in verske tradicije, kot so diabladas in Fiesta de La Tirana. Osrednje območje večinoma določajo podeželske tradicije čilskega podeželja. Ker je v tej geografski regiji večina čilskega prebivalstva skoncentrirana, se tradicionalno šteje za kulturno identiteto matične države. Njegov najvišji izraz je na proslavah ob dnevu neodvisnosti sredi septembra. Kultura in tradicija Mapuche prevladujejo nad La Araucanía, nemški vpliv pa prevladuje v bližini Valdivije, Osorna in jezera Llanquihue. Na arhipelagu Chiloé je nastala kultura z lastno mitologijo, medtem ko so v regijah južnega območja ustvarili identiteto, na katero so vplivali predvsem priseljenci iz drugih regij iz Čila in tujci. Kulturna identiteta velikonočnega otoka pa je le posledica razvoja polinezijske kulture od nekdaj popolnoma izolirana stoletja.

Državni prazniki

Praznovanja v Čilu ustrezajo verskim praznovanjem in komemoracijam civilistov. Zaradi lege na južni polobli se sezona najema lokalno začne v decembru in traja do prvega tedna marca. Začetek tega obdobja zaznamujeta dve veliki praznovanji: božič, večinoma v družinski lasti in ohranja vidik religioznosti, ter novo leto, ki je običajno veliko bolj živahno, z velikimi zabavami in prazniki ognjemetov v večjih mestih. Praznovanje velikega petka ostaja religiozen in odseven ton, čeprav je velika noč postala izjemno otroški praznik. Prihod pomladi zaznamuje glavni civilni praznik v letu: Dan neodvisnosti, ki je priložnost, da se srečate s Čilci, da proslavite s hrano in pijačo, tradicijo, plesi in glasbo.

Pisani okraski za letno Fiestas Patrias

• 1. januarja - Novoletni dan
• Marec in april - veliki petek - velika sobota - velika noč
• 1. maja - mednarodni dan delavcev
• 21. maja - Dan pomorske slave (Día de las Glorias Navales)
• 29. junija - Praznik svetih Petra in Pavla
• 16. julij - Dan device Karmen (Día de la Virgen del Carmen)
• 15. avgusta - Marijino vnebovzetje
• 18. septembra - Fiestas Patrias
• 19. septembra - Dan slave čilske vojske (Día de las Glorias del Ejército de Chile)
• 12. oktobra - Kolumbov dan
• 31. oktobra - Državni dan evangeličanskih in protestantskih cerkva (Día Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes)
• 1. novembra- Dan vseh svetih
• 8. decembra - Brezmadežno spočetje
• 25. decembra - božič

Religija

V Čilu ni nobenih omejitev glede religije. Skoraj 70% prebivalstva, starejšega od 14 let, je opredeljenih kot rimskokatoliških in skoraj 15% kot evangeličanskih.

Govori

Glavno pristanišče Čila, Valparaíso, je Unescova svetovna dediščina.

Španščina je uradni jezik v državi in ​​se govori povsod. Čilenci uporabljajo ločeno narečje, imenovano Castellano de Chile z različnimi razlikami v izgovorjavi, slovnici, besedišču in slengu. Špansko govoreči tujci ne bodo imeli težav z razumevanjem in se bodo samo zdeli smešni, toda tuji govorci se pogosto trudijo razumeti, tudi z dolgoletno prakso. Na primer, Čilenci na koncu besed spuščajo zvok "S". Namesto tega ta zvok nadomestijo z zvokom "H" (tj. Beseda "tres" se izgovarja "tréh"). Po drugi strani standardna španščina ni prvo izbrano narečje, vendar bi bili ljudje na splošno precej tekoči.

Tu sta dva najpogostejša čilska izraza:

• Huevón (izgovarja se običajno kot pot-OHN) lahko prevedemo v različne besede glede na njegov kontekst. Prvotno kletvica, ki pomeni "kreten", se lahko uporablja tudi kot "prijatelj" ali "stari".
• Cachar (izgovorjeno ka-CHAR) izhaja iz glagola "ujeti" in pomeni "razumeti". Prav tako se pogosto uporablja v čudni konjugirani obliki kot cachai ' na koncu stavkov, podobno kot "veš", v pogovornem načinu pa lahko pomeni tudi spolni odnos.

Angleščina je široko razumljena v velikih mestih, zlasti v Santiagu in v veliko manjši meri v Valparaísu, Concepciónu ali La Sereni. Angleščina je zdaj v šolah obvezna, torej tudi mlajši daleč bolj verjetno govorijo angleško kot starejši ljudje. Večina Čilencev, starejših od 40 let, verjetno ne bo govorila angleško, razen če delajo v turistični industriji.

V Čilu se govorijo avtohtoni jeziki, vključno z mapudungunom, kečuo in rapa nui (na velikonočnem otoku), vendar samo med avtohtonimi prebivalci, ki predstavljajo manj kot 5% prebivalstva. Mnogi ljudje, ki se identificirajo z eno od teh skupin, ne morejo govoriti jezika svojih prednikov in govorijo samo špansko.

Številni Čilenci razumejo nekaj francoščine, italijanščine in portugalščine, nekaj pa je tudi nemško govorečih, zlasti na jugu države, kamor je v drugi polovici 19. stoletja in nekaj okoli druge svetovne vojne prišlo veliko nemških migrantov.

Vstopi

Zahteve za vstop

Zemljevid vizumskih zahtev za Čile. Obiskovalci iz sivo prikazanih držav morajo pred potovanjem pridobiti vizum

Vizumi

Imetniki potnih listov naslednjih držav ne potrebujejo vizuma za vstop v Čile, če je namen obiska turizem do 90 dni (razen če ni drugače navedeno): Albanija, Andora, Antigva in Barbuda, Avstralija, Avstrija, Bahami, Barbados, Belgija, Belize, Bolivija, Bosna in Hercegovina, Brazilija, Bolgarija, Kanada, Kolumbija, Kostarika, Hrvaška, Ciper, Češka, Danska, Ekvador, El Salvador, Estonija, Fidži, Finska, Francija, Georgia, Nemčija, Grčija, Grenada, Gvatemala, Gvajana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Madžarska, Islandija, Indonezija, Irska, Izrael, Italija, Jamajka, Japonska, Republika Koreja, Latvija, Lihtenštajn, Litva, Luksemburg, Macao (30 dni), Malezija (30 dni), Malta, Mavricij, Mehika, Moldavija, Monako, Črna gora, Nizozemska, Nova Zelandija, Nikaragva, Severna Makedonija, Norveška, Panama, Paragvaj, Peru, Poljska, Portugalska, Romunija, Rusija, Saint Kitts in Nevis, Sveta Lucija, Sveti Vincent in Grenadine, San Marino, Srbija, Singapur (30 dni), Slovaška, Slovenija, Južna Afrika, Španija, Švedska, Švica, Tajvan, Tajska, Tonga, Trinidad in Tobago, puran, Ukrajina, Združeni Arabski Emirati, Združeno kraljestvo, Združene države Amerike, Urugvaj, Vatikan, Venezuela in Vietnam.

Državljani in prebivalci (če je njihovo državljanstvo navedeno v oprostitvah vizumov, ki veljajo za običajne imetnike potnih listov) naslednjih držav lahko vstopijo s svojo osebno izkaznico: Argentina, Bolivija, Brazilija, Kolumbija, Ekvador, Paragvaj, Peru in Urugvaj

Državljani drugih narodnosti, vključno z več afriškimi in azijskimi državljani, ne bodo mogli vstopiti v Čile, ne da bi pred vstopom zaprosili za poseben vizum čilskega konzulata.

Od leta 2020 avstralskim državljanom ni več treba plačevati pristojbine za vzajemnost.

Dodatne informacije o turističnem vizumu najdete na Spletna stran Ministrstva za zunanje odnose.

Za informacije o konzulatu obiščite Čilsko veleposlaništvo na spletnem mestu ZDA ali Čilsko veleposlaništvo v Združenem kraljestvu.

Postopki vstopa in izstopa

Ob vstopu v Čile vas bo ob priseljevanju obravnavala mednarodna policija, podružnica preiskovalne policije Čila (Policía de Investigaciones de Chileali PDI). Policist skenira vaš potni list, vas vpraša o namenu vašega obiska in o tem, kje bivate v Čilu, nato pa natisne potrdilo, ki prikazuje podatke iz vašega potnega lista, vašega cilja v Čilu in veliko matrično črtno kodo. Shranite to potrdilo: je enakovreden stari obliki turistične izkaznice. Ob odhodu iz Čila ga boste morali predložiti mednarodni policiji in brez njega morda ne boste smeli oditi. Skupaj s potnim listom vas tudi oprosti 19% davka na sobo v vseh hotelih, zaradi česar je izguba precej draga.

Če prispete po zraku, boste nato morali prevzeti prtljago za prevzem prtljage. Izpolniti boste morali obrazec carinske deklaracije (ki ga oddajo med letom) in nadaljevati carinski pregled. Ne glede na to, ali imate kaj prijaviti, vse vreče vseh mednarodnih prihodov pregledajo rentgenski aparati na letaliških carinskih postajah.

Za lete, ki zapustijo Čile, je za lete, daljše od 500 km, letališka taksa v višini 25 USD ali enakovredna cena v čilskih pesosih, ki je običajno vključena v ceno vozovnice. Na domačih letih je letališka taksa odvisna od razdalje z razdaljo, manjšo od 270 km, ki stane 1.699 CLP, za večje razdalje pa 5.570 CLP; v vsakem primeru bo vključen tudi v ceno vozovnice.

Kot večina držav ima tudi Čile na letališčih postaje za nadzor priseljevanja oboje prihod in odhod mednarodnih potnikov. Skupni čas za potrditev priseljevanja (brez dodatnega časa za carino za dohodne lete ali varnost za odhodne lete) običajno traja vsaj 30 minut do ene ure. Zato nekateri letalski prevozniki prosijo potnike, ki zapuščajo Čile na mednarodnih letih, da se prijavijo tri ure pred odhodom, da bi zagotovili dovolj časa za sprostitev priseljevanja in varnostnega pregleda.

Park Santa Lucia v Santiagu

Druge omejitve

Čile je geografsko izolirana država, ki jo od svojih sosedov ločujejo puščava, gore in ocean. To ga ščiti pred številnimi škodljivci in boleznimi, ki lahko prizadenejo kmetijstvo, ki je eden največjih nacionalnih gospodarskih virov. Zaradi tega je lahko uvoz nekaterih svežih, pokvarljivih ali lesenih izdelkov (kot so mesni izdelki, sadje in zelenjava, med, neobdelan les itd.) Omejen ali celo prepovedan. Po prihodu morate na obrazcu carinske deklaracije prijaviti kateri koli izdelek živalskega ali rastlinskega izvora, ki ga imate pri sebi. Če ste, to prijavite in obrazec pokažite uradnikom SAG na postaji carinskega pregleda. Če tega ne storite, so lahko globe precej velike (170–18.000 USD)

Pred 30. avgustom 2016 Čile ni bil podpisnik Haaške konvencije o apostilih, kar pomeni, da so bili vsi dokumenti, razen potnih listov, v Čilu pravno brez vrednosti, razen če jih tuji čilski konzulat ali veleposlaništvo pred prihodom v Čile ne legalizira. Ker je konvencija začela veljati v Čilu, je dovolj, da dobite notarsko overitev ali overitev, skupaj z apostili, da zagotovite, da bodo tuji dokumenti v Čilu sprejeti kot pravno zavezujoči.

Ne pozabite, da je Čile centralizirana država ("enotna država" v politološkem jeziku), zato zakoni ostajajo enaki ne glede na regijo.

Z letalom

Najpogostejša vstopna točka za čezmorske obiskovalce je Mednarodno letališče Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL ^IATA) v občini Pudahuel, 15 km (9,3 milje) severozahodno od centra mesta Santiago. Je največji letalski objekt v Čilu in peti najbolj prometni del Južne Amerike po potniškem prometu (več kot 24 milijonov v letu 2019). Je glavna povezovalna točka za zračni promet med Oceanijo in Latinsko Ameriko.

Mednarodno letališče Santiago nudi številne mednarodne letalske storitve, predvsem iz Evrope, Amerike in Oceanije. LATAM Airlines je največji nacionalni prevoznik in leti iz glavnih mest v Ameriki, Sydneyu, Aucklandu, Papeeteju, Frankfurtu in Madridu. Drugi letalski prevozniki, ki opravljajo storitve SCL, so Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, Avianca, British Airways, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Iberia, KLM, Level, Qantas in United Airlines.

Z odprtjem širitve na mednarodni terminal leta 2019 ima letališče Santiago končno dovolj prostora za parkiranje več letal, slaba stran pa je, da je zdaj v najbolj oddaljenem delu letališča, zato morate uporabiti vrsto stopnic ali pasov do migracije. Ta težava naj bi bila rešena z novo fazo letališča

Druga letališča z mednarodnimi storitvami so v Arici, Iquiqueju, Antofagasti, Calami, Concepciónu, Puerto Monttu in Punta Arenasu, vsa v sosednje države. Mednarodno letališče Mataveri na Velikonočnem otoku sprejema le lete LATAM Airlines iz Santiaga in Papeeteja.

Z avtobusom

Če ste že v Južni Ameriki, je cenejša in zanesljivejša pot z avtobusom do Čila. Avtobusi iz Argentina odhod vsak dan iz Mendoza, Bariloche in San Martín de los Andesin celo od Buenos Aires tedensko. Od Peru, obstaja več avtobusov iz Arequipa; mejo prečkajo tudi nekateri taksiji Tacna in Arica. Obstaja tudi več avtobusov iz Bolivija do severnih mest in Santiaga. Tudi obstajajo Brazilski avtobusi iz Sao Paulo, ob ponedeljkih in četrtkih.

Prehod iz Bolivije ali Argentine skozi Ande poteka na visoki nadmorski višini, do 4.000 m (13.000 ft). Tudi ceste iz Perua in Bolivije so nekoliko slabe kakovosti, zato bodite potrpežljivi. V zimskem času, ki se začne junija in konča avgusta, se neredko zgodi, da se ceste iz Argentine zaradi snega zapirajo po dneve.

Moj čoln

Vožnja s čolnom iz sosednje Argentine obstaja, tudi s podjetji Cruceandino ponujajo potovanja v križarjenju čez mejo od Bariloche, z različnimi dolžinami potovanja. Enodnevna (12-urna) potovanja stanejo približno 300 ameriških dolarjev.

Obiti

Kolesarjenje v Las Torres del Paine

Z letalom

Čile ima precej dobro letališko infrastrukturo. Glavno središče letov v Čilu je Mednarodno letališče Arturo Merino Benitez (SCL ^IATA) v Santiagu, od koder več letalskih družb služi tudi najbolj oddaljenim kotičkom države. Te letalske družbe so tri čilske letalske družbe: LATAM Letalski prevozniki, Sky Airline in JetSmart. Čeprav je LATAM daleč največje podjetje, Sky in JetSmart ponujata dobre storitve glavnim mestom.

Od leta 2016, ko so nizkocenovne letalske družbe začele opravljati storitve v Čilu, so cene padle, tako da lahko letete po nekaterih linijah že za 6.900 CLP v eno smer, vendar brez brezplačne kovčke, razen majhne torbe. Uporabite čilsko stran letalskih družb, ker zaračunavajo pezos CLP, kar je veliko ceneje kot angleška različica z ameriškimi dolarji. Priporočljivo je tudi naročanje na obvestila letalskih družb, saj je veliko promocij v obliki kode. Ugodne cene najdete štiri mesece pred letom, še posebej, če letite med torkom in četrtkom ali v soboto.

Skoraj vsi leti se začnejo ali končajo v Santiagu, zato je na številnih linijah med drugimi mesti na letališču Santiago zamudno. Izjema so tako imenovani "Rutas Smart" podjetja JetSmart, ki se izogibajo Santiagu; večina jih je iz Antofagaste, Calame, La Serene ali Concepcióna. Domače linije nudijo letala Airbus 319, Airbus 321 in Airbus 320, ko letijo z LATAM-om, in Airbus 320Neos, ko letijo Sky Airline ali JetSmart

Edina letalska družba, ki leti v Velikonočni otoki je LATAM Airlines iz Santiaga. Druge oddaljene lokacije opravljajo regionalne letalske družbe. Na skrajnem jugu, Aerovías DAP ponuja dnevne poti (poleti) od Punta Arenas do Porvenir v Tierra del Fuego in Puerto Williams. Med novembrom in marcem DAP ponuja zelo omejene in drage lete do Vila Las Estrellas v Antarktika; ta let je možen le kot del ture in zahteva petdnevno bivanje v Punta Arenas. Za Otok Robinson Crusoe, tedenski leti so iz Santiaga in Valparaísa.

Z avtobusom

Avtobusni sistem je dovršen in omogoča poceni in udoben način prevoza iz mesta v mesto. Lokalna podjetja se običajno ustavijo na številnih postajah na poti, vedno pa lahko vprašate, ali je non-stop oz directo storitev. Vključujejo podjetja, ki pokrivajo skoraj celo državo Turbus in Pullman (samo spletna mesta v španščini). V Santiagu lahko na podzemni postaji Universidad de Santiago najdete tako terminale kot več podjetij. Vključujejo podjetja, ki pokrivajo sever Čila in Argentino (Salta) Dvojčki.

Cene se razlikujejo vsak dan, zato so med vikendi in prazniki običajno dražje kot ob delavnikih. O cenah vstopnic se je skoraj vedno mogoče dogovoriti: ne bodite sramežljivi in ​​prosite za popust, še posebej, če ste v skupini. Vedno vprašajte v različnih kabinah in se prepričajte, da prodajalci vidijo, da nakupujete.

Kakovost storitve se precej razlikuje. Preverite, ali je avtobus "cama" (postelja), "semi-cama" (močno nagnjeni sedeži) ali ejecutivo (izvršni - rahlo nagnjen sedež). Stranišča niso vedno na voljo in, če so na voljo, ne delujejo vedno, še posebej, če vstopite v avtobus pozneje v daljši vožnji (tj. Arica - Santiago).

Avtobusi skoraj nikoli niso polni, zato lahko vozovnico na avtobusni postaji kupite brez rezervacije, razen med čilskimi prazniki (od januarja do februarja, velike noči in Fiestas Patrias). Poleg tega večina avtobusnih prevoznikov nima spletnih mest, če pa jih imajo, za nakup vozovnice potrebujejo čilsko osebno številko.

Nekatera podjetja imajo svojo zasebno avtobusno postajo, lahko pa vozijo z druge avtobusne postaje, kar še posebej velja za Turbus, zato vnaprej preverite, kam morate z avtobusom.

Z vlakom

Tren Central, potniški odsek vladnega železniškega podjetja, redno vozi vlake med Santiagom in Chillán, kot tudi občasne storitve med Santiagom in Temucom, ki se zgodijo, ko prazniki povzročijo dolg vikend. Deluje tudi zadnji preostali ramal, ali podružnice med Talco in Constitución, kot tudi vlak za pokušino vin skozi osrednjo dolino za turiste.

Avtor mikro

Mikro = tranzitni / lokalni avtobusi. Beseda je krčenje mikrobusa. Večja mesta imajo medkrajevne avtobusne proge po dostopnih cenah. Zemljevide ima samo sistem Santiaga, imenovan "Transantiago" (Zemljevid od maja 2020) z vsemi potmi, tako da lahko malo španščine in drznosti za povpraševanje učinkovito pripeljete do krajev v drugih večjih mestih. Če želite potovati z "mikro" v Santiagu, boste morali kupiti pametno brezkontaktno potovalno kartico z imenom " BIP "in ga napolnite z denarjem. To lahko storite v kateri koli postaji podzemne železnice, v večini supermarketov in v nekaterih manjših trgovinah. Ta kartica omogoča tudi potovanje s podzemno železnico v Santiagu. Bodi previden! Brez denarja na kartici BIP ne boste mogli potovati z avtobusom. Kartica stane 1.550 CLP, vozovnica pa nekaj več kot 700 CLP, kar vam omogoča, da v 2 urah opravite do štiri prestope med metrojem in avtobusi. Kartico morate optično prebrati le na začetku poti in ob vsakem prenosu. Skočite "mikro" skozi zadnja vrata.

Avtor colectivo

Mešanica med mikro in taksijem. Ti majhni avtomobili imajo poti in se hitreje in udobneje vozijo. Cena vozovnic je podobna kot pri Micro in je odvisna od ure. Samo denar.

Z metrojem

Metropolitanski železniški sistem, ki deluje v metropolitanskih območjih Santiago, Valparaíso in Concepción. Zanesljiv način gibanja po mestu. Pristojbino morate plačati samo enkrat (ko vstopite v sistem) in lahko vozite, kolikor želite. Zaradi gradnje dveh novih prog je v Santiagu zdaj več postaj. Obiščite Spletna stran za več informacij.

Z avtom

Najem avtomobilov

Najem avtomobilov je na voljo v večini večjih mest, v manjših pa ne. Običajno za najem avtomobila potrebujejo kreditno kartico, veljavno vozniško dovoljenje in potni list, ki so bili izdani isti osebi. Če vaše vozniško dovoljenje ni v španščini, potrebujete tudi mednarodno vozniško dovoljenje (IDP). Številna podjetja za najem avtomobilov ne bodo zaprosila za razseljeno osebo, vendar je dobro, če jo imate, za primer, če naletite na policijo. Stopnje najema v Santiagu so zelo podobne tistim v ZDA, vendar so cene v drugih mestih lahko precej višje. Če želite najem avtomobilov prepeljati čez južnoameriške meje (kot del cestnega potovanja), boste morali o tem predhodno obvestiti podjetje za najem avtomobila, plačati dodatne pristojbine in pridobiti dodatne dokumente, s katerimi boste dokazali, da ste s strani podjetja pooblaščeni za vozi svoja vozila čez meje. Najem avtomobilov v Južni Ameriki ima prikrite oddajnike GPS (tudi če v avtu ni navigacijskega sistema), zato bo podjetje vedelo, ali boste vozilo poskušali odpeljati iz države brez njihove vednosti ali voziti preveč kilometrov na dan ( če ima vaše vozilo dnevno omejitev).

Parkirišča in ulični pasovi so razmeroma ožji, zato je dobro, da dobite majhno vozilo. Kot večina Latinskoameričanov pa tudi Čilenci raje vozijo vozila z ročnimi menjalniki, da prihranijo gorivo. Posledično so najmanjša vozila, ki so na voljo za najem s samodejnimi menjalniki, običajno limuzine standardne velikosti, ki so dražje. Tisti, ki se lahko vozijo samo s samodejnimi menjalniki (in bi radi pridobili tudi obvezno in dodatno zavarovanje odgovornosti ter osebno odgovornost za škodo na vozilu zmanjšali na nič), bi morali biti pripravljeni plačati do 100 USD na dan za najem takšnih vozil.

Obstaja več pomembnih dokumentov, povezanih z vozili, ki jih morate na zahtevo policije predložiti, kot je permiso de obtok (dokazilo o plačilu pristojbine za registracijo vozila v lokalni jurisdikciji, v kateri je vozilo redno garažirano), in dokazilo o čilskem zavarovanju vozil. Podjetje za najem avtomobilov običajno hrani te dokumente nekje v avtu. Na primer, Avis Budget Group jih postavi v mapo portfelja, ki je dovolj majhna, da se prilega predalu za rokavice. Prepričajte se, da veste, kje so ti dokumenti, tako da boste lahko, če naletite na policijo, takoj predstavili dokumente o vozilu, skupaj s potnim listom, vozniškim dovoljenjem, IDP in pogodbo o najemu avtomobila.

Cestni znaki in oznake

Vsi prometni znaki in oznake so v španščini samo. So zanimiv hibrid evropskih in severnoameriških vplivov. Evropski vpliv je bolj očiten na območjih, kot so znaki za omejitev hitrosti in grafične ikone, medtem ko je severnoameriški vpliv bolj očiten na območjih, kot so opozorilni znaki (rumena in diamantna oblika) in pisave. Večina prometnih znakov je samoumevnih, nekaj pa ne. Če ne znate brati ali govoriti špansko, si morate vzeti čas, da si zapomnite pomen najpogostejših znakov in oznak, tako da nehote ne boste kršili prometne zakonodaje in opozorili neželene pozornosti policije.

Tako kot evropske države, vendar za razliko od večine držav Severne in Južne Amerike tudi Čile za delitev uporablja bele črte na cestah oboje promet v isti smeri in promet v nasprotni smeri. Te so dopolnjene s puščicami na tleh in puščicami na tablah z imeni ulic.

Kot znak, da ne morete vstopiti na cesto, Čile uporablja puščico, usmerjeno navzgor, mednarodni simbol prepovedi (rdeč krog z diagonalno poševnico).

Čilski vodniki na rednih avtocestah so običajno zeleni. Vodniki na hitrih cestah (avtopisti) so ponavadi modre, razen vodilnih znakov za avtocestne izhode, ki so običajno (vendar ne vedno) zeleni.

Pravila ceste

Puščavska cesta pri Paranalu

Omejitve hitrosti so običajno 50 km / h v mestih, 100 km / h na medkrajevnih avtocestah in nekaterih mestnih hitrih cestah in 120 km / h na najboljših medkrajevnih hitrih cestah. Vsi nevarni cestni odseki so pogosto podpisani z nižjimi omejitvami hitrosti, kot so grebeni hribov, slepe ovinke, predori, prometne mestne ulice in ozke mestne ulice. Slednja dva se običajno podpišeta s hitrostjo 30 km / h.

Na rdeči strani ni desnega zavoja, razen znakov (redko vidnih), ki izrecno dovoljujejo previdno zavijanje desnih zavojev po popolnem ustavitvi.

Santiago in druga mesta imajo reverzibilne pasove in ceste. Imajo tudi pasove samo za avtobuse (uporabljajo jih tudi taksiji), pred katerimi naj bi se držala zasebna vozila, ki jih uveljavlja foto in video nadzor. Če zapeljete na pasove samo za avtobuse in nadaljujete križarjenje naravnost navzdol po več blokih, ne da bi bilo treba zaviti ali združiti na običajne pasove, ne bodite presenečeni, če vas podjetje za najem avtomobilov obvesti, da ste bili oglobljeni.

Kot številne države tudi Čile raje uporablja znake donosa ali odmika, kadar je to mogoče, in znake za zaustavitev ("PARE") uporablja le, kadar je to nujno potrebno (običajno zato, ker gre za slepo križišče in je bil tam nekdo ubit). Če ni nobenih vidnih prometnih znakov ali oznak, ki urejajo prednost, in dve vozili istočasno dosežeta križišče, ima prednost vozilo, ki se približuje z vaše desne strani.

Prometna signalizacija je običajno na časovnikih brez senzorskih zank, zato boste morali sedeti in čakati, tudi če je sredi noči. Unlike most Latin American countries, carjackings are relatively rare, so running red lights and stop signs late at night are ne tolerated by police.

Chileans generally obey red lights, stop signs and other traffic control devices, and their driving is much more sane than most of Latin America. However, some visitors find their driving to be more aggressive than at home. This is most evident when merging, especially when traffic from multiple lanes has to merge together in order to detour around road closures or accidents. Chileans also sometimes follow the European model of gently bumping into other vehicles while parallel parking, in order to squeeze into very tight spaces. Thus, many Chilean vehicles have chipped or scratched paint from such close encounters.

Also, despite steep fines and frequent use of radar guns, photo radar, and speed traps, speeding is rampant. When driving on intercity expressways, you will often encounter the "autobahn" problem seen in Germany, where you might merge into the right lane behind a truck or subcompact vehicle barely able to sustain 80 km/h, then have to patiently wait for the opportunity to merge into a left lane dominated by regular vehicles driving at the speed limit of 120 km/h, as well as occasional speeders exceeding 140 km/h.

It's mandatory to have always the car lights on, even during the day.

Road conditions

Chilean roads are generally good compared to most of Latin America. Expressways are virtually always well-maintained, paved, painted, signed, and largely free of potholes, cracks, litter and debris. However, many older streets in cities are in poor condition, and drivers must be alert to avoid cracks, dips, drains and potholes. Country roads are also sometimes in poor condition; they are not paved to the same thickness as in foreign countries, and even slight deterioration may cause the underlying dirt base to show through.

In big cities, it is a good idea to avoid rush hours, between 07:00 and 09:00 and between 17:00 and 20:00.

Toll roads

Chile has relied upon privatized toll concessions to build and maintain major highways since the early 20th century. If you plan on driving around Chile, plan on paying lots of tolls. Rates ("tarifas") for all types of vehicles are always posted on large signs before toll plazas, and if you miss the rate sign, the current rate in effect that day for standard passenger cars is always posted on a sign in front of each separate toll booth. Chilean highways normally use barrier toll plazas at locations that are hard to avoid (e.g., near steep mountain ranges and rivers), and do not use distance-based tolling tracked through tickets.

Santiago has adopted a mandatory electronic toll collection system ("TAG") for use of all privatized tollways in the city; even the airport access road is a tollway. There are no toll plazas on the Santiago tollways, only toll gantries, so driving on them without a TAG transponder means you may incur a large fine. All rental car companies in Santiago are required to include TAG transponders in vehicles and include TAG fees in their rental car prices. Once you have rented a vehicle in Santiago, you should feel free to use Santiago tollways (which can save substantial amounts of time), since you are paying for them. Some rental companies (like Chilean) have a minimal amount (CLP$2,000) for TAG included in their rental contract. So, you do not have to worry that much about fees leaving and returning to the city. In this case, rather take a direct route than trying to avoid the toll roads.

Chile has not yet mandated full automatic interoperability between TAG and the various Televia transponders used on intercity toll roads, such as Route 68 which connects Santiago to Valparaiso. There are now programs under which users of transponders on one system can temporarily gain interoperability, but such access has to be manually requested before each use and it is a substantial hassle. And many toll plazas still do not take credit cards. Therefore, if you rent in Santiago but plan to drive to other cities, you must obtain sufficient Chilean pesos to pay tolls before leaving the city and go through the cash ("Manual") lanes at toll plazas. Similarly, if you rent in another Chilean city and drive to Santiago, you should examine city maps first and stay away from tollways that require TAG.

Parkirišče

In 2017, Chile introduced a new law which regulates the price of parking and makes parking companies liable if your stuff is stolen.

Many private parking facilities in Chile are just like parking facilities anywhere in the world. You take a bar-coded ticket upon entry, pay at a vending machine before returning to your vehicle, and then insert the ticket into a reader at the exit gate. In Santiago, the parking concessionaire Saba uses orange RFID "ChipCoins" for the same purpose, as well as for access control to parking garages (so that the only people who can enter underground parking garages are those who already obtained ChipCoins at the vehicle entrance).

Otherwise, public parking on streets and in some surface lots is more complicated, because Chile does not have parking meters. Instead, you will see signs saying that so-and-so curb (or lot) has been reserved for a specific person or company, between certain hours, for so many pesos for every 30 minutes. If you don't see anyone present, it's usually OK to park there (unless the sign also advises otherwise), but if the concessionaire is present, they will print out a receipt on a handheld machine and tuck it under your windshield wiper to record when you arrived. You then pay them the parking fee when you come back.

In some public parking areas, even if there isn't a sign declaring that a particular street has been reserved, you may see self-appointed car guards who will demand tips in exchange for watching your car when you are absent (and who might sometimes help you back into spaces and back out of them). This is a racket (and quite annoying to people from places where car guards are not tolerated), but it's generally a good idea to cooperate; CLP$500 is usually more than sufficient to secure their cooperation, but be careful and never tell them that you will be away for a few hours, as these individuals can be associated with some shady people. Car guards are usually not seen in private parking facilities, as they have private security guards on patrol who are paid out of parking fees.

Gorivo

Petrol in Chile is normally unleaded and comes in 93, 95, and 97 octane. Diesel is also available at many stations. Due to high taxes and Chile's distance from major oilfields, expect to pay about 1.5 times the average U.S. price for equivalent fuel (but still less than in most of Western Europe). There are some Self-service and usually you pay a little less per liter (CLP$8), but it's only available to pay by card and the machines are only in spanish.

By thumb

The concept of hitchhiking as a form of travel is not common or well comprehended. Nevertheless, many people will stop to take you for a ride, either because you are a tourist or they believe the bus is not very frequent and you might be stuck. Thus, hitchhiking in Chile is not difficult, given enough time and patience. It is seen as a common form of travel for tourists or young, adventurous Chileans.

On large highways such as the Panamerican Highway, hitching is really great and easy because there are many trucks going between big cities. Also, more often you will be lucky with workers traffic and less with (local) tourists. Hence, depending on the region, a holiday or Sunday can sometimes be difficult. Smaller, more scenic roads such as the Carretera Austral in the south, can leave you waiting for half a dozen hours in the more remote sections but the rides will generally get you a long way and are worth waiting for. If you are a tourist be sure to show it with your backpack, flags attached to your backpack, etc. The locals love chatting with foreigners.

Due to the lack of budget accommodation in many regions and even larger cities off the touristy routes, as well as because of the large distances, it is advisable to carry a tent with you. There are many opportunities along the coast or backcountry to put it up. However, along the central Ruta 5, it is advisable to rather take a bus as a last resort.

Along larger highways always wait somewhere convenient at the ramp towards the highway where cars enter. Waiting directly at the highway can be highly unsuccessful, because of the speed cars have then. They will often not be willing to slow then. Ruta 5 becomes more and more difficult to hitch-hike the closer you get north to Santiago, because then it is mostly local traffic that often takes exits to cities that are contrary to the direction you travel. Npr. entering the city in the south because this is where you come from. However, you actually want to go north, so most traffic north leaves at the northern entry to the highway. Therefore, get to the coast from Temuco or at least Concepción if going north, even though Concepción might be difficult to cross. Traffic along the Ruta del Mar is less frequent but more gracious, and camping opportunities are more frequent and less worrisome. South of Valdivia things are more bearable, because towns and cities have just one entry and exit to/from the highway.

Also, find many helpful tips in the hitchhiking guide of WikiVoyage.

On foot and navigation

Chile is an excellent place for hiking and trekking, both in the (volcanic) mountains and the lush forests, providing many interesting trails. However, due to the often remote nature of these trails, it is important that you are well prepared and have a proper and reliable map with you. In addition, using GPS adds an extra layer of safety, both in cities as well as the countryside. For reliable (offline) maps and comprehensive trails and map information, consult OpenStreetMap, which is also used by this travel guide, and by many mobile Apps like OsmAnd (complex with many add-ons) and KARTE.ME (easy but limited).

Glej

Miscanti lagoon near San Pedro de Atacama

Stretching from 17°S in the north to 55°S in the south, Chile is latitude-wise among the longest countries in the world, with several climate zones and types of nature. High mountains are present everywhere in the country. On the Chilean mainland you can visit three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Old Valparaíso, the Sewell mining town in Rancagua and the Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works outside Iquique. Just off the coast are the churches of Otok Chiloé, and five and a half hours by plane across the Pacific Ocean will get you to maybe the most famous "Off the Beaten Path" destination in the world: Easter Island.

Ali

• Hiking and trekking. Chile is a great country to seek out the nature, glaciers, lakes and mountains for a couple of days with a tent, sleeping bag and cooking ware. Many of Chile's (southern) sights are spotted with beautiful hiking trails of varying quality and level. Often you will have to climb up a mountain to see a glacier or a lake, just to return later—in that case consider leaving your (heavy) luggage where it cannot be found and enjoy the trail without the burden, but remembering where you left your backpack before. Also, see the general Pohodništvo in Wilderness backpacking guidelines of WikiVoyage. Check out the following great destinations: (posodobljeno mar 2018)

• Otok Chiloé and its beautiful coastal national park with mostly flat hikes
• Valdivia, the Reserva Costera Valdiviana and many other destinations around Valdivia with flat to rolling hills
• Cochamó Valley, Yosemite of Chile and the huge area south of it, even into Argentina, for medium to advanced hikers
• Talca and everything to its east, for advanced hikers
• Narodni park Torres del Paine, impressive, touristy and expensive

• Surfing. Everything between Cobquecura and Pelluhue, like Curanipe, Cardonal, Tregualemu and Buchupureo are exceptional surfing destinations and mirror the shape and conditions of the Californian coast on the northern side of the continent. This region is still a hidden gem and is receiving a lot of state support for development. However, beaches and breaks are far from overrun and you can find many lone opportunities to try out your board. (posodobljeno mar 2018)
• The Salar de Uyuni tour from San Pedro de Atacama is one of the most impressive things to do in South America. Although, actually part of Bolivia, it is very popular to do the tour from San Pedro itself. The town even offers other impressive sights around it and inside Chile, which are worth exploring. However, if you are heading to Uyuni, only Valle de Luna is really worth doing.
• Chile is home to the second largest recreational pool in the world (formerly the largest until its builder finished an even larger pool in Egypt in 2015) at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo. You will want a sailboat to complete its 2 km length.

Nakup

Denar

A post on a Ferias libres.

Chile's currency is the Chilean peso (ISO code: CLP), denoted by the symbol "$". Wikivoyage uses the notation "CLP$" for clarity. Other currencies are not widely accepted, but most cities have exchange bureaux with reasonable rates for euros and US dollars. The rates should be published on widely visible boards.

The colloquial term luca is used for 1000 pesos, so for instance "tres lucas" is 3000 pesos.

The 5-peso and 1-peso coins were descontinuated in November 2017. Most prices are in multiples of 10 or even 100, but if you end up needing to pay an amount that isn't and your amount ends in 5 or less, your amount will be round up to the lower multiple of 10, in the opposite case your amount will be round up to the higher multiple of 10 (example: CLP$1,664→1,660; CLP$1,666→1,670). This rule only applies when you pay by cash.

Credit Cards

While credit cards are commonly accepted throughout Chile, there are two differences to be aware of. For credit cards that require signing, there is a line below the signature line labeled C.I. (cedula de identidad or identity card). Foreigners are expected to write down their passport or national ID number. Not all locations will require CI to be filled. Even fewer will ask to confirm the number with your ID. The other difference is credit cards machines will ask sin cuotas ali con cuotas. As a foreigner, you should always selection greh (which means without). Cuotas literally translates to fees and is a way for Chilean banks to offer a payment plan over the period of months.

Bančništvo

Never exchange money on the street, especially if a "helper" indicates you to follow them. Rates at exchange bureaus are too good to take this risk.

It's not advisable to exchange currency in the hotel or the airport as the rates are awful. Just be patient. Banco Santander has a monopoly on the ATMs of the airport and will add a surcharge of CLP$2,500 for retrieving cash but it's still better than the exchange bureaus.

The automatic teller machine (ATM) network in Chile is respectable in coverage—they're all connected to the same service and enable standard transactions. Different banks will charge you different amounts of money for extracting cash—you will be advised on the screen of the surcharge. Banco Estado does not add a surcharge for MasterCard. However, as of Mar 2018, Banco Estado charges CLP$4,000 and Banco de Chile charges CLP$6,500 on Visa cards. Withdrawals of up to CLP$200,000 are possible with Banco Estado. Some travellers were even able to withdraw CLP$280,000, which brings down the percentage of fees further.

Criminals sometimes install hard-to-detect skimmers and micro-cameras in some less surveiled ATM facilities. These devices are meant to read your card's information to produce a clone. Several international crime gangs have been arrested for this. Always check if the card slot looks suspicious or is easy to move or detach and always cover the keyboard with your hand while punching your PIN.

Credit and debit cards are widely accepted in most of the independent commerce of major cities and in all chain stores, no matter where they are. The PIN security system has been introduced for credit cards, so you will mostly only need your personal PIN (four digit code) as it exists in other parts of the world. For some cards you will not be asked for your PIN and they will use the four last numbers of the credit card entered manually and you will have to show a valid ID.

Money exchange, accommodation, VAT, etc

Considering the withdrawal fees at ATMs, it is a good idea to bring some US dollars or even Euros to Chile. Money exchange rates are quite competitive with an included fee of around 1%—the fee is 4% when withdrawing CLP$100,000 from an ATM.

Nevertheless, having US dollars is also handy for paying at your accommodation, because if can paying in foreign currency as foreigner, you do not have to pay VAT. This is true also for credit card payments in foreign currency, but most smaller places will often not support US dollar credit card payments or even just credit card payments, because it needs to be registered with the tax office of Chile (SII) for this purpose. But sometimes you are lucky, and they will not charge the VAT at all, even if paying in local currency, which is kind of illegal.

When using US dollars, make sure to always have and receive proper notes. US dollar notes that are flexed too much, have writing on them or discoloration or stains are barely accepted. Even though, banks seem to be more forgiving than smaller money changing offices. Which is fine, because banks have quite competitive rates. However, exchange office can sometimes even beat these rates, e.g. v Valparaíso.

You might decide to generally pay with your credit card, in local or foreign currency, due to the competitive exchange rates of your bank and the low 0-3% payment fee. However, credit card fraud in South America is not uncommon, and you are better off to only use your card with respected businesses.

Tipping

Tipping is not obligatory but is generally expected. It is usually assumed that customers will leave a tip of 10%, if the service is considered satisfactory. Sometimes restaurants automatically add it to the bill.

It's also important to tip the baggers at grocery stores; CLP$300-500 is fine.

Nakupovanje

Basic supplies

For basic supplies like groceries, there are many convenience stores and corner grocery stores. Large supermarkets such as Lider, Jumbo, Tottus and Santa Isabel are often found both as stand-alone stores and as mall anchors. Lider will seem a little familiar to North Americans in that it is owned by Walmart and has reconfigured its store signage to look somewhat like Walmart stores. However, Chile's strong consumer goods economy is dominated by local brands, which means almost all the brands on the shelves will be new to most visitors from outside South America.

The dominant pharmacy chains in Chile are Cruz Verde, Ahumada and Salcobrand. Only cosmetics are kept in the public area. All drugs and supplements are kept behind the counter and must be asked for by name, which can be tricky if you cannot speak Spanish.

Artesanal

Nowadays, the word artesanal is used in inflationary manners in Chile and Argentina mostly without any added value. It has become a marketing term used by many places in hope of selling things at an inflated price, pretending extra quality where there is none. Generally, you are better off ignoring this term and skipping goods, food or places that emphasis this wording.

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Chilean cuisine has a wide variety of dishes that emerged from the amalgamation of indigenous tradition and Spanish colonial contribution, combining their food, customs and culinary habits. Influences from German, Italian and French cuisines are thanks to immigrants who arrived during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Chilean Creole food in general is presented as a mixture of the meat and agricultural products of each area. In the north and south fishing is a major economic activity and this is reflected in the variety of dishes: the desert area's ceviche (fish seasoned with lemon and onions) and curanto (cooked seafood, meat, sausages and potatoes made in a hole in the ground) are the ultimate expression of chilota kitchen. The potato is also key in other chilota preparations as milcao and chapaleles. The central area uses corn (maize) and beef for foods such as tamales. Pie pine casserole and charquicán are some of the most recognized within the region. The roast, meanwhile, stands as the main preparation for informal gatherings and family; take this opportunity to learn more about Chilean society. Desserts include alfajores and Curicó cakes, while German immigrants introduced the kuchen and strudel pastry.

Chile's extensive geography allows development on its shores of several varieties of seafood: the top highlights are the croaker, pomfret, conger eel and salmon, which is produced industrially in the south of the country. For shellfish: oysters, as well as certain crustaceans such as crab and lobster. Beef, chicken and pork are the main meats, although in the Patagonian area one can easily find lamb. Chile is a major exporter of fruit, so you can find a variety of apples, oranges, peaches, strawberries, raspberries and custard, in good quality and much cheaper than in Europe or North America.

Despite this wide variety of dishes and products, normal food in a Chilean home is not very different from any other Western country; during your stay you will certainly see more dishes with rice, meat, potatoes or pasta than corn pies or cakes.

In Santiago and major cities, you can find a wide range of restaurants serving both local and international food. Although optional, it is customary to add a gratuity of 10%, delivered directly to the waiter. He or she will always welcome more. Not giving a tip is considered quite rude, performed only when there has been very bad service.

The major fast food chains in the world have several branches in the country. If you resort to fast food, it is better to have one of the wide variety of sandwiches that exist in the country: the Barros Luco (meat and cheese) and Italian full (hot dog with tomato, avocado and mayonnaise) are the most traditional. If you are in Valparaíso and have good cholesterol levels, do not waste the opportunity to try a chorrillana. On the streets you can find many stalls selling buns (fried pumpkin masses) and the refreshing mote with ossicles. Food prepared in stalls will generally give few problems, although don’t try if you have a weak stomach.

Cazuela comes in many ways

• Pastel de choclo: corn casserole filled with ground beef, onions, chicken, raisins, hardboiled egg, olives, and topped with sugar and butter.
• Empanada de pino: a baked pie filled with ground (minced) beef, onion, raisins, a piece of boiled egg and a black olive. Watch out for the pit.
• Empanada de queso: a deep-fried pastry packet filled with cheese. Found everywhere, including McDonald's.
• Cazuela de vacuno: beef soup with a potato, rice, a piece of corn and a piece of squash.
• Cazuela de ave (ali de pollo): same as above, but with a piece of chicken.
• Cazuela de pavo: same as above, but with turkey.
• Porotos granados: stew made with fresh beans, squash, corn, onion and basil.
  • con choclo: with grains of corn.
  • con pilco ali pirco: with corn thinly chopped.
  • con mazamorra: with ground corn.
  • con riendas: with thin sliced noodles.
• Curanto: lots of seafood, beef, chicken and pork, potatoes, cheese, and potato "burguers," prepared in a hole in the ground ("en hoyo") or in a pot ("en olla"); a dish from Chiloé.
• Južni sopaipillas: a fried pastry cut as 10-cm (4-in) circles, with no pumpkin in its dough (see Northern sopaipillas in the desserts section). They replace bread. They are known South of Linares.
• Lomo a lo pobre: a beefsteak, fried potatoes, a fried egg (expect two in restaurants) and fried onions.

Besides typical foods, you should expect food normally found in any Western country. The normal diet includes rice, potatoes, meat and bread. Vegetables are abundant in central Chile. If you are concerned about the portions, consider that the size of the dish increases the farther south you travel.

With such an enormous coastline, you can expect fish and seafood almost everywhere. Locals used to eat bundles of raw shellfish, but visitors should be cautious of raw shellfish because of frequent outbreaks of red tides. Chile is the world's second largest producer of salmon, as well as a number of other farmed sea products, which include oysters, scallops, mussels, trout and turbot. Local fish include corvina (sea bass), congrio(conger eel), lenguado (flounder), albacora (swordfish), and yellow fin tuna.

Sandwiches

• Hotdog ali Completo (meaning 'complete' in English). Not similar to the US version. This one includes mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, tomato or sauerkraut (chucrut), mashed avocado (palta) and chili (ají). These ingredients make a full sandwich, called un completo. With mayonnaise, tomato and avocado it's un italiano (an Italian) with the colors of the Italian flag.
• Lomito. Cooked pork steaks served with anything that can go in a hotdog. Italiano is the preferred form but German purists prefer it with sauerkraut (chucrut).
• Chacarero: a thin beefsteak (churrasco) with tomato, green beans, mayonnaise and green chili (ají verde).
• Barros Luco: Named after President Ramón Barros Luco. Thinly-sliced beefsteak with cheese.
• Choripán: Bread with "chorizo", a highly seasoned pork sausage. Named that way because the contraction of "Pan con Chorizo" or "Chorizo con Pan".

A common combination is meat with avocado and/or mayonnaise, e.g. Ave palta mayo (chicken with avocado and mayonnaise) or Churrasco palta (thinly-sliced beefsteak with avocado). The strong presence for avocado is a Chilean standard for sandwiches that influences the fast food franchises to include it in their menus.

Desserts

• Severni sopaipillas: a fried pastry cut as 10-cm (4-in) circles, which includes pumpkin in its dough, and normally is eaten with chancaca, a black treacle or molasses. It's customary to make them when it rains and it's cold outside. Sopaipillas as a dessert are only known north of San Javier. From Linares to the South, they are not dessert and pumpkin is left out, so, when it rains, Chilean Southerners must cook picarones. In Santiago, Sopaipillas can be served covered with a sweet syrup as a dessert, or with spicy yellow mustard.
• Kuchen (ali cújen, izrazito KOO-hen) is German for pie. In the South ask for kuchen de quesillo, a kind of cheesecake.
• Strudel (izgovorjeno ess-TROO-dayl). A kind of apple pie.
• Berlín. When they translate John Kennedy's famous quote (often mistakenly thought of as a gaffe) they say it's a “jelly doughnut”. The Chilean version is a ball of dough (no hole) filled with dulce de membrillo, crema pastelera ali manjar. Powder sugar is added just in case you have a sweet tooth.
• Cuchuflí. Barquillo (tube of something crunchy like a cookie) filled with manjar. The name originally comes from cuchufleta which means deceit or trickery, as they used to be filled only at the tips of the barquillos, leaving the middle part empty.

Fruit

Central Chile is a major tempered fruit producer, you can easily get fruit for dessert, including apples, oranges, peaches, grapes, watermelons, strawberries, raspberries, chirimoyas and several other varieties.

Temperate fruit is of very high quality and prices are usually much lower than in most of the U.S. and Western Europe, while tropical fruit is rather rare and expensive, except for bananas.

Pijte

Chilean beaches can get rather crowded in summer.

• Wine: Chile produces some excellent wines, competing with France, California, Australia and New Zealand on the world market. Notable are the Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere in red, along with whites from the Casablanca valley.
• Mote con Huesillo: A delicious summertime drink made of wheat seeds (mote) and dried peaches (huesillos) boiled, sweetened, and served cold. Typically sold on sidewalk or park stands.
• Chilean Pisco: Brandy made from Muscat grapes. Popular brands are Capel, Alto del Carmen, Mistral in Campanario.
• Pisco Sour: One of Chile's most popular mixed drinks, this consists of Pisco mixed with lemon juice and sugar. It has a delicious tart sweetness.
• Mango Sour: Pisco mixed with mango juice.
• Piscola: Pisco mixed with Coke.
• Borgoña: Red wine and strawberries.
• Terremoto: ("Earthquake"): a typical Chilean drink that consists in a mix of pineapple ice cream with pipeño (like white wine).
• Schop: Draught beer.
• Fan-Schop: Beer mixed with orange Fanta or orange crush soft drink. A refreshing alternative on a hot summer day.
• Beers: Cristal and Escudo are the most popular (light lagers). Royal Guard is tastier, Kunstmann is on pair with European beers.
• Jote*: wine and Coke.
  • There's disagreement between Chile and Peru about the origin of Pisco. Although Pisco was registered as a Chilean drink for some countries in the last century, it is historically Peruvian in origin for much longer. Further, Chilean and Peruvian drinks are not the same product, they have different manufacturing procedures, different varieties of grape and not the same taste.

Unlike other Latin-American countries, in Chile it's illegal to drink in unlicensed, public areas (streets, parks, etc.) The laws also restrict vendor hours depending on the weekday (in no case after 03:00 or before 09:00).

Chileans drink a lot of alcohol. So don't be surprised to see one bottle per person.

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Chile has many types of hotels in the cities: some of the most prevalent chains are Sheraton, Kempinsky, Ritz, Marriott, Hyatt, and Holiday Inn.

There are also hostels of varying quality. On the backpacker trail, a local hostel version can be found in every small city residential. However, as soon as you are off the backpacker trail, you will find it hard to find hostels, which unfortunately is true for many nice and interesting places around Chile. Contrary to the believe of locals and common marking of accommodations (e.g. on OpenStreetMap), hospedaje in hostal is not to not be confused with hostel, i.e. they do not offer dormitories. If a generalisation is possible, hospedaje generally means guest house, and hostals are small hotels. Hence, the frequency of real hostels is very low.

There is also a variety of accommodations in the mountain ski centers, such as the world-class resort Portillo, 80 km (49 mi) north of Santiago; "Valle Nevado" in the mountains approximately 35 km (22 mi) away from Santiago, and the Termas de Chillan ski resort and hot springs, which lies about 450 km (280 mi) south of Santiago.

Veliko camping places are available officially with amenities, and backcountry along the coast or near hiking trails. So, if you bring a tent the scarcity of hostels can be dealt with in this way. Consult OpenStreetMap, ki je všeč številnim mobilnim aplikacijam OsmAnd in KARTE.ME use, to find sites which have been tagged by other people as possible camping sites.

Walking in without reservation is not recommended during high season and will generally not give you a better rate than online.

Motels vs hotels

A quick word of caution; in Chile a "motel" is not the same as what one normally finds in the United States. The term motel in Latin America usually refers to a place of accommodation where the rooms are rented on a short term basis, typically for romantic assignations. Hotels, by contrast, are places of accommodation for travelers and are typically family friendly. Many hotels will not permit persons who are not registered as guests to go beyond the reception area. This is for the safety of both the guests and hotel staff and also to protect the hotel's reputation in what is still a culturally conservative and Catholic country. So visitors looking for a place to enjoy the physical company of another, will often use motels. Also privacy is something of a premium in Chile, with children often living at home until they are married. For this and other practical reasons, couples, even married couples desiring a little intimacy, sometimes rent a room at a motel. These motels are common in Chile and do not carry the social stigma that used to be associated with so called "no tell motels" in the United States or Canada. The quality and price of motel accommodation varies, sometimes drastically, with most being clean and well kept. Rooms are engaged anonymously with the tariff and any associated charges usually being paid on a cash only basis.

VAT issues

Rates on the common reservation website(s) are often quotes without VAT (19%), which has to be added when paying. As a tourist you might be exempted from paying the VAT when paying in foreign currency, but many accommodations do not support payment in foreign currency (either in cash or credit card). On the other hand some accommodations will give you the price without VAT even in Chilean pesos because your are a tourist. The situation is highly confusing and sometimes frustrating. It is nevertheless a good idea to have some US dollars with you and ask before paying.

A potential way to avoid the discussion, if you want to pay in US dollars without VAT, is by reserving your accommodation online and immediately sending a message to the place asking them to cancel the reservation in case they do not accept US dollars without VAT payments. Mostly always, prices are quoted in dollars, and this way you save the time and trouble of understanding the place's actual VAT policies besides the ones quoted online. Accommodations will barely make the effort to demand money in case your reservation is cancelled unexpectedly—often you can even reserve without a credit card.

Nauči se

Along with Mexico and Argentina, Chile continues to grow as a preferred destination for studies abroad. It is not uncommon to find groups of European or North American students taking interdisciplinary studies in Spanish language or latinamerican culture and history in one of its many reputed universities:

• V Santiago
  • Universidad de Chile - The best university in Chile according to America Economia
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile -One of the best universities in Chile with several courses taught in English.
  • Universidad de Santiago de Chile
  • Universidad Central de Chile
• V Valparaíso in Viña del Mar
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
  • Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
  • Universidad de Viña del Mar
  • Universidad Diego Portales - International Relations
  • Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
  • Universidad de Valparaíso
• In Southern Chile
  • Universidad de Concepcion
  • Universidad de La Frontera
  • Universidad Austral de Chile
  • Universidad de Los Lagos
  • Universidad de Magallanes

Delo

Foreigners need to apply for a work visa before arriving (it can be done after, but it is a lot harder to get one). Temporary permits are issued to spouses and people with a contract. Under-the-table jobs are normally not well paid, lack the mandatory health insurance and retirement plans, and are a reason to get deported.

Volunteering (and learning Spanish at the same time) is big in South America and thus also in Chile—check out the general information on the South America article.

Another way to volunteer in Chile is for the English Opens Doors Program. It is sponsored by the United Nations Development Program and the Chilean Ministry of Education and places volunteers in schools throughout Chile to be English teaching assistants. The program provides volunteers a home-stay with a Chilean family, meals, a participation bonus of CLP$60,000 for each month of completed service, health insurance, TEFL training, and access to an online Spanish course. There is no fee for participation.

Ostani varen

The Atacama Desert is a prime place for astronomical observations.

Chile offers some pretty extreme hiking and climbing experiences. If you're interested, make sure to come prepared.

	Opomba: In 2019, there were violent protests in several major Chilean cities. In July 2020, protests began to rise again, especially in Santiago. Exercise caution in large cities.
	(Information last updated Aug 2020)

Like most big cities in South America, Santiago suffers from a high rate of pickpocketing and muggings. It's advisable not to travel in the downtown area wearing expensive-looking jewelry or watches, even during the day. Stay alert and be especially careful in all crowded areas in Santiago. It is recommended to wear your backpack at the front of your body in crowded areas. Laptops and the newest mobile phones can be lucrative for thieves, so remember to be on your guard once using them in public places.

For tourists or other "beginners" lacking experience in over-the-counter transactions with hard Chilean currency, you can reduce the chance of your wallet getting stolen by following some advice:

• Separate coins and bills. Coins are frequently used when paying for public transport (except in Santiago buses, where you need to board with the Bip card), newspapers or snacks, store them in a small handbag so that your bills will remain concealed.
• 1000-, 2000- and 5000-peso notes should be easily accessible. Notes of higher value should be stored in another, more secure place in your wallet so you don't accidentally pay CLP$10,000 instead of 1000, for example. All notes have different sizes and they all are very differently coloured and designed.
• Do not reach for your wallet until the vendor tells you the price.

Chilean Carabineros (National Police) are trustworthy: call 133 from any phone if you need emergency assistance. Some municipalities (such as Santiago or Las Condes) have private guards; however, they usually don't speak English.

Do not try to bribe a carabinero, since it will get you into serious trouble! Unlike other South American police corps, Chilean Carabineros are very proud and honest, and bribery would be a serious offence against their creed.

Regarding driving conditions: Chilean drivers tend to be not as erratic and volatile as those in neighboring countries.

Some parts of Chile are still racially homogeneous and locals will be curious if they see a person who is either Asian or black. Being of Middle Eastern origin and wanting to blend in amongst Chileans, getting dressed as a local will help you, though naturally, if you speak with a foreign accent, people will pick up on that right away. Cities like Santiago, Viña del Mar or Antofagasta have become more multicultural in the last few years with immigrants from Haiti, Colombia, China, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, so being a foreigner in those places will not be met with curiosity. Some Chileans who have a low opinion of foreigners might yell "negro" (Spanish for black) or "chino" (Spanish for Chinese), but only report to Carabineros if you are physically assaulted by someone. Racist attacks are infrequent in general but the Carabineros know how to deal with such crimes, so don't hesitate to report if something happens.

Immigration from countries where Islam is the state religion is very small compared to countries in Europe. There are mosques in the country but the average Chilean is not used to seeing a woman in a hijab or burqa so many will stare or make a comment. Obstajajo poročila o verbalnem nadlegovanju Čilencev nad tradicionalno oblečenimi ženskami, nekateri pa celo o fantih ali moških, ki jih vlečejo za hidžab. Čeprav je redko, se lahko zgodi in takšne zadeve prijavi policiji. Nekateri bodo zagovarjali tudi vašo pravico do oblačenja s hidžabom ali burko, zato ne domnevajte, da so vsi Čilenci rasisti. Obstaja velika palestinska skupnost, vendar je večina kristjanov.

Bodite previdni pri fotografiranju na območjih z vojaške stavbe ali tam, kjer na primer vidite vojake, ki varujejo vhod. Imajo pravico aretirati in zaseči vašo kamero. Bodite pripravljeni porabiti čas za odgovore na vprašanja in za ogled posamezne fotografije, ki jo pregleda vojak ali marinac. Zaporu se boste izognili, ker bodo marinci / vojaki razumeli, da opozoril tujega turista niste razumeli, zasliševanje pa se opravi, ker naj bi to storili vojaki, ko pride do takšne situacije. Vendar se je bolje izogniti takšni situaciji in raje vprašajte, ali lahko fotografirate. Nekateri marinci ali vojaki morda govorijo malo angleško, sicer kažejo na predmet in rečejo "si?", Medtem ko kažejo vašo kamero, da bodo razumeli, da želite fotografirati. Če odgovorijo z "ne", potem je pametno spoštovati njihovo odločitev.

Izogibajte se politični protesti v katerem koli mestu, še posebej v Santiagu. Študentski protest, ki je v letu 2011 šokiral državo, se je končal z nasiljem. Če želite gledati, ostanite na varnem in se izogibajte približevanju. Karabineroji so vedno na preži, takoj ko pride do političnih demonstracij in se nekateri pridružijo samo zato, ker želijo povzročiti nasilje. Izogibajte se tudi praznovanjem športov, kot je na primer zmaga Čila na turnirju, saj se lahko končajo z nasiljem.

Če greš ven bari ali klubi, bodite previdni pri naročanju pijače. Če želite biti na varnem, naročite pivo v steklenici ali po možnosti plačajte steklenico vina ali močne pijače. Težav z napitki z dodatkom pikov se je povečalo, zato poskrbite, da boste pri naročanju vedno pozorni na pijačo. V krajih za mlade ali študente so ponavadi poceni pijače, vino in pivo, ki se jim je treba popolnoma izogniti, ker so slabo izdelani in so lahko nevarni za vas. Namesto tega naročite znane blagovne znamke, kot sta Cristal ali Casillero del Diablo, v baru ali nočnem klubu.

Ko se sprehajate po ulicah številnih mest, boste videli veliko potepuški psi. Verjetno prenašajo bolezni, zato se jih ne dotikajte. So povsod in kraji, priljubljeni med turisti, so polni potepuških psov. Ne vtikajte se v prepir, če vidite, da so lokalni ljudje agresivni do potepuških psov. Vsak dan jih vidijo in se ne bodo prijazno odpravili na turista, ki je bil v Čilu le nekaj dni, saj ima mnenje, kako ravnati s psi, za katere menijo, da so agresivni do domačinov. Poleg potepuških psov v mestih imajo številni kraji in kmetije pse tudi na podeželju, vendar običajno ne zapustijo svojih prostorov, kar se še vedno lahko zgodi in vam lahko ovirajo pot. V obeh primerih, če menite, da se pes iz kakršnega koli razloga preveč približuje, četudi je videti neškodljivo, vzemite en, dva ali tri kamne in večina psov bo gesto razumela, se umaknila in izginila v daljavi. Če to ne pomaga in pes teče proti vam agresivno lajati, uporabite kamne za obrambo.

Nahaja se na Pacifiški ognjeni obroč, ves Čile je nagnjen k potresi in cunamiji.

Ostani zdrav

Čile je dom številnih impresivnih slapov.

Ob relativno dobrih medicinskih standardih po vsej državi ni težko ostati zdrav. Bolj natančne vire pa običajno najdejo v zasebni zdravstveni ustanovi. V nujnih primerih pokličite 131, vendar ne pričakujte, da bo operater tekoče govoril angleško.

Cepivo proti hepatitisu A je priporočljivo za vse popotnike. Druga možna cepiva, odvisno od vaše potovalne situacije, vključujejo: hepatitis B, tifus, steklino in gripo.

Voda iz pipe je varno piti. Samo vedite, da se voda proizvaja iz gora, zato bo tujcem morda težje. V tem primeru je priporočljivo kupiti ustekleničeno vodo.

Spoštovanje

• Čeprav je Čile v mnogih pogledih sodoben, ostaja v osnovi tradicionalen. Veliko bolje vam bo šlo, če teh tradicij ne boste očitno očrnili ali omajali.
• Za razliko od drugih držav Latinske Amerike čilska policija je občudovana zaradi svoje poštenosti in usposobljenosti. Kakršne koli pritožbe takoj prijavite policiji, vključno s kaznivimi dejanji. Podkupnine v Čilu niso sprejemljive v nasprotju s preostalo Latinsko Ameriko boste verjetno poskusili aretirati.
• Ne domnevajte, da bodo imeli gostitelji v Čilu slabo mnenje o Pinochetu. Morda bo to presenečenje, vendar ima njegova vlada še vedno veliko podpornikov, zato bodite previdni pri odpiranju vprašanja. Tudi če želite razpravljati o drugih političnih temah, lahko ljudje še vedno postanejo zelo samozavestni in celo dvignejo ton, ko gre za politiko. Glede na vaše mnenje vas lahko imenujejo "komunist" ali "fašist".
• Čilenci so zelo prijazni ljudje. Večina jih bo pripravljena pomagati z navodili ali nasveti na ulici, avtobusni postaji, postaji podzemne železnice itd. Preprečite nevarnost le z zdravo pametjo.
• Bodite previdni pri svojem besedilu: veliko mlajših lahko govori in razume angleško, francosko, italijansko ali nemško. Bodi prijazen.
• Čilenci sovražijo aroganco. Bodite arogantni in imeli boste težave; bodite prijazni in vsi vam bodo skušali pomagati.
• Čilenci bodo vedeli, da ste tujec, ne glede na to, kako dober je vaš španščina. Ne vznemirjajte se, če vas pokličejo "gringo" - večina tujcev se tako imenuje, ni namenjeno žaljivosti.
• Če ste črne rase ali temnopolti, vas lahko na prijazen način imenujejo "črnec". To nikakor ni podobno besedi n. Večina Čilencev ni rasističnih, a za razliko od drugih južnoameriških držav je skoraj vsak človek afriške dediščine tujec. Poleg tega je "črnec" pogost vzdevek za ljudi s temno kožo. (Negro je španska beseda za črno).
• Čile je bil vpleten v pacifiško vojno med letoma 1879-1883 proti Peruju, Boliviji in Argentini. Patagonija je bila nekoč del Čila, a ker je Argentina grozila z napadom, so Argentinci to območje priključili, kar marsikoga jezi še danes. Tako Peru kot Bolivija sta izgubila ozemlje v današnjem severnem Čilu, konflikt pa še vedno povzroča burne razprave. Nekateri celo izražajo rasistične komentarje do gastarbajterjev in ilegalnih priseljencev iz Peruja ali Bolivije. Bolivija si še vedno želi vrniti izgubljeno ozemlje ali "izhod v ocean", kar je razjezilo številne Čilence. Nekateri se bodo strinjali, da bodo Boliviji dali hodnik z dostopom do morja, vendar bodite previdni in recite, da imata Bolivija ali Peru pravico, da se njihovo staro ozemlje vrne iz Čila; to vas bo spravljalo v veliko težav. Vprašajte raje, kot da bi izrazili svoje mnenje, saj se bodo Čilenci razjezili in začeli burno razpravljati o tem, kar imajo za "neizobraženega tujca, ki je poslušal propagando sovražnika".
• Čile ima največjo palestinsko diasporo zunaj arabskega sveta in veliko jih izraža ponos nad svojo dediščino, pa tudi podporo palestinskemu cilju. Naleteli boste tudi na nekatere, ki vedo zelo malo o svojih prednikih, konfliktu z Izraelom itd. Ne vznemirjajte se; ne pozabite, da se v glavnem vidijo kot Čilenci in ne kot Palestinci ali Arabci. Ocenjujejo, da jih manj kot 1% govori arabsko, zato ne pričakujte, da se boste z njimi pogovarjali v jeziku, če prihajate iz arabsko govoreče države ali imate nekaj znanja v jeziku.
• Na jugu Čila je precejšnje število ljudi, ki trdijo o nemški dediščini, in so nanjo zelo ponosni. Tudi če nimajo nemškega priimka in imajo najverjetneje samo babico ali prababico iz Nemčije, se bodo opredelili za nemško-čilensko. Tako kot pri prebivalcih palestinske dediščine tudi le redki sploh govorijo nemško. Nekatere južne vasi imajo nemško govoreče prebivalstvo, vendar jih verjetno ne boste obiskali. Vsak človek govori špansko, zato ni potrebe, da bi znali nemško, če želite potovati na jug Čila.

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Drugi popotniki

Facebook ima Skupina popotnikov v Argentini in Čilu, kjer lahko najdete druge popotnike in najnovejše informacije o državi. Na splošno tudi glej Južna Amerika # Cope.

Naravni rezervati

Številni nacionalni parki in rezervati imajo nenavaden čas obiska, na primer dovolijo vstop le med 9:00 in 15/17: 00, zato morate zapustiti pred sončnim zahodom. Razlog za to je, da je imel Čile nekaj negativnih izkušenj, večinoma z domačini, ki so narodne parke puščali v groznih razmerah, ko so jim omogočili nočitev. Ta okoliščina je lahko nekoliko neugodna, še posebej, če ste vajeni potovanja s šotorom. Vendar pa so v bližini pogosto odlične nadomestne poti, ki jih lahko obiščete. Nekateri so celo predlagali vhod pred ali po delovnem času, ker v pisarni pogosto ni ves čas osebja. Kakorkoli, ne puščajte ničesar drugega kot odtise in vse smeti vzemite s seboj.

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Telefon

• Javne telefone na ulicah zelo verjetno spreminjajo ali vandalizirajo, zato je bolje, da telefon uporabljate znotraj podjetja ali postaje.
• Predplačniške kartice za mobilne in stacionarne telefone se prodajajo v večini časopisnih kioskov, supermarketov, bencinskih servisov, lekarn in trgovcev s telefoni.
• Mobilna omrežja GSM so povsod prisotna v vseh večjih mestih in na večini ozemlja osrednjega in južnega Čila.
• Osnovno predplačniški mobilni telefon običajno stane približno 15.000 ameriških dolarjev, najpogosteje pa se zaračuna predplačniških minut v višini 10.000 dolarjev. Za nakup predplačniškega telefona ni potreben osebni dokument.
• Kartice GSM SIM podjetja ENTEL, Movistar ali Claro so običajno na voljo za 5000 USD, vendar brez dobroimetja, zato boste morali kupiti nekaj predplačniških minut, da boste lahko poklicali.
• Denar lahko v mobilni telefon zaračunate s skoraj vseh bankomatov s kreditno ali debetno kartico in iz nekaterih lekarn (Ahumada, Cruz Verde in Salco Brand) na pultu in v gotovini. Denar lahko zaračunamo tudi neposredno v telefon s kreditno kartico prek avtomatiziranega servisnega operaterja z navodili v španščini ali angleščini.
• Shema čilskega telefonskega oštevilčenja je preprosta.

Internet

Na pobudo vlade ima danes veliko podeželskih mest brezplačen WiFi nekje v središču (plaza) ali v bližini avtobusne postaje. Zanesljivost interneta pa se lahko razlikuje.

Preverite tudi, ali je v bližini še druga dostopna točka Wi-Fi. Običajno so v podzemnih postajah, letališčih, nakupovalnih središčih, kavarnah, javnih zgradbah in več javnih prostorih. (Preverite, ali pišejo "gratis" - brezplačno.)

Poleg tega obstajajo kibernetske kavarne v vseh večjih in srednje velikih mestih ter na vseh turističnih destinacijah. Nekatere knjižnice so v programu, imenovanem Biblioredes, z brezplačnimi računalniki in internetom (morda bodo zelo občutljive, če priključite fotoaparat ali kaj podobnega). Na nekaterih oddaljenih lokacijah imajo javne knjižnice internetne satelitske povezave.