Chili strek smal langs die suidelike helfte van die weskus van Suid-Amerika, tussen die Andes en die Stille Oseaan. Dit is 'n wonderlike land, uit die droë Atacama-woestyn tot die koue van Chileense Patagonië.
Streke
| Noord-Chili (Streke Arica-Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama en Coquimbo) Besoek die droogste woestyn ter wêreld, argeologiese ruïnes en die Andes-hooglande. |
| Sentraal Chili (Streke van Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins en Maule) In die hart van die land kan u die belangrikste stede, beroemde wingerde en van die beste ski-oorde in die Suidelike Halfrond besoek. |
| Suid-Chili (Streke van Ñuble, Biobío, Araucanía, Los Ríos en Los Lagos) Die land van die Mapuches, mere, riviere en die mitologie-ryk Chiloé-eiland. |
| Patagonië (Streke van Aysén en Magallanes) Fjords, yskappe, mere en woude. |
| Juan Fernández-eilande Robinson Crusoe Island en ander eilande |
| Paaseiland (Rapa Nui of Isla de Pascua) 'N Eensame eiland in die middel van die Stille Oseaan, die tuiste van een van die geheimsinnigste beskawings ter wêreld. |
Stede
- 1 Santiago - die hoofstad en grootste stad van die land.
- 2 Concepción - Chili se tweede grootste stad.
- 3 Iquique - toeriste sentrum in Noord-Chili.
- 4 La Serena - 'n bekoorlike stad met baie doendinge in en om.
- 5 Punta Arenas - een van die suidelikste stede ter wêreld.
- 6 San Pedro de Atacama - besoekers kom in groot getalle om die stad te gebruik as 'n springplank na die wonderlike omliggende landskappe.
- 7 Valdivia - die "Stad van Riviere", herbou na die sterkste aardbewing in die geskiedenis
- 8 Valparaíso - hoof-Chileense hawe en 'n UNESCO-wêrelderfenisgebied.
- 9 Vina del Mar - die belangrikste toeriste-aantreklikheid: strande, casino en 'n musiekfees.
Ander bestemmings
- 1 Eiland Chiloé - die grootste eiland van die land.
- 2 Laguna San Rafael Nasionale Park - sluit die San Rafael-gletser in, slegs per boot of vliegtuig toeganklik
- 3 Lauca Nasionale Park - die Lago Chungará, een van die hoogste mere ter wêreld, waarna die magtige Volcán Parinacota toesig hou.
- 4 Pichilemu - Chili se voorste branderplankrybestemming.
- 5 Robinson Crusoe Island - bekend vir sy oerwoude en endemiese flora
- 6 Torres del Paine Nasionale Park - die berge, mere en gletsers, insluitend die torings van Paine.
- 7 Valle de Elqui - 'n wyn- en pisco-produserende gebied, ook bekend vir sy sterrekundige sterrewag.
- 8 Valle de la Luna - asemrowende woestynlandskap met indrukwekkende sandduine en rotsformasies.
- 9 Villarrica - omring deur mere en vulkane.
Verstaan
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| Kapitaal | Santiago |
| Geldeenheid | Chileense peso (CLP) |
| Bevolking | 18 miljoen (2017) |
| Elektrisiteit | 220 volt / 50 hertz (Europlug, tipe L) |
| Landelike kode | 56 |
| Tydsone | UTC − 03: 00, UTC − 05: 00 |
| Noodgevalle | 131 (mediese nooddienste), 132 (brandweer), 133 (Carabineros de Chile), 238-130 (veldbrand), 134 (ondersoekpolisie van Chili) |
| Rykant | reg |
| wysig op Wikidata | |
Chili grens Peru na die noorde en Argentinië en Bolivia na die ooste. Chili het meer as 5 000 km kus aan die Suid-Stille Oseaan.
Geskiedenis
Voordat die Spanjaarde in die 16de eeu aangekom het, was Noord-Chili onder Inca-bewind, terwyl die inheemse Araucanians (Mapuche) sentraal en suid van Chili bewoon het. Die Mapuche was ook een van die laaste onafhanklike Amerikaanse inheemse groepe wat eers na die onafhanklikheid van Chili volledig in die Spaanssprekende regering opgeneem is. Alhoewel Chili in 1810 onafhanklikheid verklaar het (te midde van die Napoleontiese oorloë wat Spanje 'n paar jaar sonder 'n funksionerende sentrale regering gelaat het), is die beslissende oorwinning oor die Spanjaarde eers in 1818 behaal. In die oorlog in die Stille Oseaan (1879–83), Chili het dele van Peru en Bolivia binnegeval en die huidige noordelike streke behou. Eers in die 1880's is die Araucaniërs heeltemal onderwerp.
Alhoewel dit relatief vry was van die staatsgrepe en arbitrêre regerings wat Suid-Amerika tot in die 1970's geskend het, het sake in daardie dekade slegter geword. Toe die gewilde kommunistiese / demokratiese sosialis Salvador Allende 'n kaal pluraliteit in die vrye en regverdige verkiesings in 1970 verower, hardloop hy op 'n platform van sosiale geregtigheid en oorbrug die (reeds toe) groot kloof tussen 'n paar rykes en die res van die bevolking. Alhoewel sommige partye van die sentrum-regse partye (veral die Chileense Christen-Demokrate) sy regering gesteun het of ten minste nie reguit aangeval het nie, moes hy te doen kry met binnelandse opposisie van sommige sektore van die samelewing sowel as die weermag, maar ook 'n moeilike internasionale situasie met die VSA wat geen soort "kommunis" in hul "agterplaas" verdra nie. In 'n staatsgreep wat deur die leërhoof gelei is (wat Allende homself gekies het, en glo dat hy lojaal was as nie teenoor homself nie as ten minste aan die grondwet) Augusto Pinochet op 11 September 1973, is die Allende-regering omvergewerp en Allende sterf van 'n geweerskoot, wat nou glo selfmoord is. As gevolg van die staatsgreep het Chili die 17-jarige militêre diktatuur van Augusto Pinochet (1973–1990) verduur, wat ongeveer 3000 mense, meestal linkse en sosialistiese simpatiseerders, dood of verdwyn het. Alhoewel dit nie heeltemal duidelik is tot watter mate die VSA betrokke was by die staatsgreep wat Pinochet aan bewind gebring het nie, word daar nou algemeen geglo dat president Nixon en sy adviseur vir buitelandse beleid, Henry Kissinger, ten minste nie ontevrede was met die uitslag en die VSA. Sommige konserwatiewe leiers in Europa was een van die grootste aanhangers van Pinochet se bewind gedurende die 1970's en 1980's. Pinochet is wêreldwyd verontwaardig oor sy metodes. Alhoewel Pinochet se neo-liberale beleid (deregulering en privatisering) ekonomiese groei aangemoedig het, het dit die armer dele van die bevolking geweldig benadeel en die gaping tussen ryk en arm grootliks vergroot. Die ekonomiese verskil was, net soos Pinochet se aanpassings aan die grondwet, bedoel om te verseker dat hy ongestraf wegkom (wat hy min of meer gedoen het) en konserwatiewes het altyd 'n de facto veto oor sommige kwessies; en sulke probleme teister die land vandag nog. Die nuwe regering van Patricio Aylwin het dit sinvol geag om die vryemarkbeleid te handhaaf wat die huidige Chili nog tot 'n mate huisves.
Ondanks die feit dat hulle 'n relatief hoër BBP en 'n meer robuuste ekonomie het in vergelyking met die meeste ander lande in Latyns-Amerika, het Chili een van die mees oneweredige verdeling van welvaart in die wêreld, net voor Brasilië in die Latyns-Amerikaanse streek, en selfs agtergebly onder die ontwikkelende sub Afrika-lande in die Sahara. Chili se top 10 rykste persentiel besit byna 42 persent van die land se totale rykdom. In verhouding tot die inkomsteverspreiding bevolk ongeveer 6,2% van die land die boonste ekonomiese inkomstegroep, 19% die middelste, 24% die onderste middel, 38% die onderste en 13% die uiterste armes. Hierdie ekstreme verdeeldheid het vir baie opskudding gesorg, en in die vroeë 2010's was daar 'n jeug- en studentebeweging om die aandag op hierdie kwessies te vestig. Alhoewel sommige beleide ter versagting van die uiterste verskille voorgestel of aangeneem is, blyk dit dat die gevolge daarvan vroeg in 2015 min is.
Chili is 'n stigterslid van beide die Verenigde Nasies en die Unie van Suid-Amerikaanse Nasies (Unasur) en is ook nou in die OESO, die groep van die "mees ontwikkelde" lande volgens huidige internasionale standaarde, en word daarmee die eerste land in Suid-Amerika eer.
Chili beweer dat hy 'n drie-kontinentale land is, met eilande in Oseanië, en 'n eis op 'n gedeelte van 1,25 miljoen km² Antarktika, oorvleuelend met Argentinië se aansprake. Gegewe die bepalings van die Antarktiese Verdrag, word geen land se territoriale aansprake op Antarktika ooit erken of toegelaat nie. Net soos Argentinië, neem sommige Chileense egter hul aansprake op Antarktika en omliggende eilande ernstig op.
Klimaat
Chili se ongewone, lintagtige vorm - 4.300 km lank en gemiddeld 175 km breed - het dit 'n gevarieerde klimaat gegee, wat wissel van die wêreld se droogste woestyn - die Atacama - in die noorde, tot 'n Mediterreense klimaat in die middel tot 'n reënerige gematigde klimaat in die suide, terwyl die Andes koue weer het. Die noordelike woestyn bevat groot minerale rykdom, hoofsaaklik koper.
Kultuur
Vanweë die uiteenlopende geografiese kenmerke van Chili, wissel kulturele uitdrukkings aansienlik in verskillende dele van die land. Die noordelike gebied word gekenmerk deur verskillende kulturele gebeurtenisse wat die invloed van inheemse volke van Andes met die Spaanse veroweraars kombineer, wat feeste en godsdienstige tradisies as diabladas en Fiesta de La Tirana baie belangrik is. Die sentrale gebied word meestal bepaal deur die landelike tradisies van die Chileense platteland. Aangesien die meeste van die Chileense bevolking in hierdie geografiese streek gekonsentreerd is, word dit tradisioneel beskou as die kulturele identiteit van die tuisland. Sy hoogste uitdrukking word tydens die fees van die Onafhanklikheidsdag, middel September, opgevoer. Die Mapuche-kultuur en tradisies oorheers La Araucanía, terwyl die Duitse invloed oorheersend is naby Valdivia, Osorno en Llanquihue-meer. In die argipel van Chiloé is kultuur met sy eie mitologie gegenereer, terwyl daar in die streke van die suidelike gebied ook 'n identiteit geskep is wat hoofsaaklik beïnvloed is deur immigrante uit ander streke uit Chili en buitelanders. Die kulturele identiteit van Paaseiland is intussen slegs te wyte aan die ontwikkeling van die Polinesiese kultuur sedert die vroegste tye heeltemal eeue lank geïsoleer.
Nasionale vakansiedae
Die feesvieringe in Chili stem ooreen met burgers van godsdienstige vieringe en herdenkings. Vanweë sy ligging op die suidelike halfrond, begin die huurperiode van toerisme plaaslik in Desember en duur die eerste week van Maart. Die begin van hierdie tydperk word gekenmerk deur twee groot vieringe: Kersfees, wat hoofsaaklik deur 'n gesin besit word, en 'n aspek van godsdienstigheid behou, en Nuwejaar, wat gewoonlik baie lewendiger is, met groot partytjies en vuurwerkfeeste in groot stede. Die viering van Goeie Vrydag bly 'n godsdienstige en reflektiewe toon, hoewel Paasfees 'n uitstekende kindervakansie geword het. Die koms van die lente is die belangrikste burgerfees van die jaar: Onafhanklikheidsdag, wat 'n geleentheid is om Chileense te ontmoet om te vier met eet en drink, tradisies, danse en musiek.
- 1 Januarie - Nuwejaarsdag
- Maart en April - Goeie Vrydag - Heilige Saterdag - Paasfees
- 1 Mei - Internasionale Werkersdag
- 21 Mei - Day of the Naval Glories (Día de las Glorias Navales)
- 29 Junie - Fees van die heilige Petrus en Paulus
- 16 Julie - Dag van die Maagd van Carmen (Día de la Virgen del Carmen)
- 15 Augustus - Aanname van Maria
- 18 September - Fiestas Patrias
- 19 September - Dag van die heerlikheid van die leër van Chili (Día de las Glorias del Ejército de Chile)
- 12 Oktober - COLUMBUS dag
- 31 Oktober - Nasionale Dag van die Evangeliese en Protestantse Kerke (Día Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes)
- 1 November- All Saints 'Day
- 8 Desember - Onbevlekte bevrugting
- 25 Desember - Kersfees
Godsdiens
In Chili is daar geen beperking op godsdiens nie. Byna 70% van die bevolking ouer as 14 word geïdentifiseer as Rooms-Katoliek en byna 15% as evangelies.
Praat
Spaans is die amptelike taal in die land en word oral gepraat. Chileense gebruik 'n duidelike dialek genaamd Castellano de Chile met 'n verskeidenheid verskille in uitspraak, grammatika, woordeskat en gebruik van sleng. Spaanssprekende buitelanders sal nie probleme ondervind om dit te verstaan nie en sal net dink dat dit snaaks klink, maar nie-moedertaalsprekers sukkel dikwels om dit te verstaan, selfs met jare se oefening. Chileense is byvoorbeeld geneig om die "S" -klank aan die einde van hul woorde te laat val. In plaas daarvan vervang hulle daardie klank deur 'n "H" -klank (dit wil sê die woord "tres" word "tréh" uitgespreek). Aan die ander kant is standaard Spaans nie die eerste keuse nie, maar mense sal oor die algemeen redelik vlot wees.
Hier is twee van die mees algemene Chileense uitdrukkings:
- Huevón (word gewoonlik uitgespreek as manier-OHN) volgens verskillende konteks in verskillende woorde vertaal kan word. Oorspronklik 'n vloekwoord wat 'ruk' beteken, kan dit ook as 'vriend' of 'kerel' gebruik word.
- Cachar (uitgespreek ka-CHAR) kom van die werkwoord "om te vang" en beteken "verstaan". Word ook algemeen in 'n vreemde gekonjugeerde vorm gebruik as cachai ' aan die einde van die sinne, soortgelyk aan "y'know", en op 'n omgangstaal kan dit ook gebruik word om seksuele omgang te beteken.
Engels word wyd verstaan in groot stede, veral Santiago, en in 'n mindere mate in Valparaíso, Concepción of La Serena. Engels is nou verpligtend in skole, dus jonger mense ver meer geneig om Engels te praat as ouer mense. Dit is onwaarskynlik dat die meeste Chileense ouer as 40 Engels sal praat, tensy hulle toeristebedryf is.
Inheemse tale, waaronder Mapudungun, Quechua en Rapa Nui (op Paaseiland) word in Chili gepraat, maar slegs onder inheemse mense, wat minder as 5% van die bevolking is. Baie mense wat hulle met een van hierdie groepe vereenselwig, kan nie die taal van hul voorouers praat nie en praat slegs Spaans.
Baie Chileense verstaan Frans, Italiaans en Portugees, en daar is ook Duitssprekendes, veral in die suide van die land, waar baie Duitse migrante in die tweede helfte van die 19de eeu aangekom het, en sommige rondom die tyd van die Tweede Wêreldoorlog.
Gaan in
Toelatingsvereistes
Visums
Paspoorthouers van die volgende lande het geen visum nodig om Chili binne te gaan as die doel van die besoek tot 90 dae toerisme is nie (tensy anders vermeld): Albanië, Andorra, Antigua en Barbuda, Australië, Oostenryk, Bahamas, Barbados, België, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnië en Herzegovina, Brasilië, Bulgarye, Kanada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Kroasië, Ciprus, Tsjeggiese Republiek, Denemarke, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estland, Fidji, Finland, Frankryk, Georgië, Duitsland, Griekeland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hongkong, Hongarye, Ysland, Indonesië, Ierland, Israel, Italië, Jamaika, Japan, Republiek van Korea, Letland, Liechtenstein, Litaue, Luxemburg, Macao (30 dae), Maleisië (30 dae), Malta, Mauritius, Mexiko, Moldawië, Monaco, Montenegro, Nederland, Nieu-Seeland, Nicaragua, Noord-Macedonië, Noorweë, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Pole, Portugal, Roemenië, Rusland, Saint Kitts en Nevis, Sint Lucia, Saint Vincent en die Grenadines, San Marino, Serwië, Singapoer (30 dae), Slowakye, Slowenië, Suid-Afrika, Spanje, Swede, Switserland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad en Tobago, Turkye, Oekraïne, Verenigde Arabiese Emirate, Verenigde Koninkryk, Verenigde State van Amerika, Uruguay, Vatikaanstad, Venezuela en Vietnam.
Burgers en inwoners (as hul nasionaliteit genoem word onder visumvrystellings van toepassing op normale paspoorthouers) van die volgende lande kan met hul Nasionale ID-kaart inskryf: Argentinië, Bolivia, Brasilië, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru en Uruguay
Inwoners van ander nasionaliteite, insluitend verskeie Afrika- en Asiatiese nasionaliteite, sal nie in staat wees om Chili binne te gaan nie, sonder om 'n spesiale visum by 'n konsulaat in Chili aan te vra voordat hulle binnekom.
Burgers van Australië hoef vanaf 2020 nie meer 'n wederkerigheidsfooi te betaal nie.
Verdere inligting oor toeristevisums kan op die Ministerie van Buitelandse Betrekkinge webwerf.
Besoek die webwerf vir meer inligting oor die konsulaat Chileense ambassade op die Amerikaanse webwerf of die Chileense ambassade in die Verenigde Koninkryk.
In- en uitgangsprosedures
Wanneer u Chili binnekom, sal u tydens immigrasie verwerk word deur die Internasionale Polisie, 'n tak van die ondersoekpolisie van Chili (Policía de Investigaciones de Chile, of PDI). Die beampte skandeer u paspoort, stel u vrae oor die doel van u besoek en waar u in Chili bly, en druk dan 'n kwitansie uit wat die inligting uit u paspoort, u bestemming in Chili en 'n groot matriksstreepkode bevat. Hou hierdie kwitansie veilig: dit is die ekwivalent van die ou toeristekaartvorm. U moet dit aan die Internasionale Polisie voorlê wanneer u Chili verlaat, en u mag nie toegelaat word om daarsonder te vertrek nie. Saam met u paspoort stel dit u ook vry van die kamerbelasting van 19% by alle hotelle, wat dit redelik duur verloor.
As u per vliegtuig arriveer, moet u na die bagasie-eis gaan om u tasse op te laai. U moet 'n doeaneaangiftevorm invul (wat tydens vlug uitgedeel word) en gaan na die doeane-inspeksie. Ongeag of u iets moet verklaar, alle sakke van alle internasionale aankomelinge word op die lughawe se doeanestasies deur x-straalmasjiene gekeur.
By vlugte wat Chili verlaat, is daar 'n lughawebelasting van US $ 25 of die ekwivalent daarvan in Chileense peso's vir vlugte langer as 500 km, wat normaalweg by die kaartjieprys ingesluit is. Op binnelandse vlugte hang die lughawebelasting af van die afstand met minder as 270 km afstande wat CLP $ 1 969 kos en langer afstande wat $ 5 570 kos; hoe dan ook, dit sal ook by die kaartjieprys ingesluit word.
Soos die meeste lande, het Chili immigrasie-inspeksiestasies op lughawens vir albei aankomende en vertrekkende internasionale passasiers. Die totale tyd om immigrasie skoon te maak (nie addisionele tyd vir doeane vir inkomende vlugte of sekuriteit vir uitgaande vlugte ingesluit nie) duur gewoonlik minstens 30 minute tot een uur. Dit is die rede waarom sommige lugdienste passasiers wat Chili op internasionale vlugte verlaat, vra om drie uur voor vertrektyd in te check om te verseker dat hulle voldoende tyd het om die immigrasie- en veiligheidsinspeksie uit te vaar.
Ander beperkings
Chili is 'n geografies geïsoleerde land wat deur woestyn, berge en oseaan van sy bure geskei word. Dit beskerm dit teen baie plae en siektes wat die landbou, een van die grootste nasionale ekonomiese bronne, kan tref. As gevolg hiervan kan die invoer van sekere vars, bederfbare of houtprodukte (soos vleisprodukte, vrugte en groente, heuning, onbehandelde hout, ens.) Beperk word of selfs verbied word. By aankoms sal die douaneaangiferingsvorm vereis dat u enige produk van dierlike of plantaardige oorsprong wat u dra, moet verklaar. Indien wel, verklaar dit en toon die vorm aan SAG-amptenare by die doeane-inspeksiestasie. As u dit nie doen nie, kan boetes redelik swaar wees (US $ 170–18 000)
Voor 30 Augustus 2016 was Chili nie 'n ondertekenaar van die Haagse konvensie oor apostille nie, wat beteken dat alle dokumente behalwe paspoorte as wettig waardeloos in Chili geag is, tensy dit deur 'n buitelandse Chileense konsulaat of ambassade gewettig is voordat hulle na Chili gekom het. Aangesien die konvensie in Chili in werking getree het, is dit voldoende om tesame met apostilles notaris of sertifisering te verwerf om te verseker dat buitelandse dokumente in Chili as wettig bindend aanvaar word.
Onthou dat Chili 'n gesentraliseerde land is ('n 'eenheidsstaat' in die taal van politieke wetenskap), dus bly die wette dieselfde ongeag die streek.
Met die vliegtuig
Die mees algemene toegangspunt vir oorsese besoekers is die Arturo Merino Benítez Internasionale Lughawe (SCL IATA) in die gemeente Pudahuel, 15 km (9,3 myl) noord-wes van die middestad Santiago. Dit is die grootste lugvaartaanleg in Chili en een van die vyfde besigste persone in Suid-Amerika (meer as 24 miljoen in 2019). Dit is 'n belangrike verbindingspunt vir lugverkeer tussen Oseanië en Latyns-Amerika.
Die Internasionale Lughawe van Santiago word bedien deur verskeie ononderbroke internasionale dienste, hoofsaaklik uit Europa, die Amerikas en Oseanië. LATAM Lugdiens is die grootste nasionale lugdiens en vlug vanaf die belangrikste stede in Amerika, Sydney, Auckland, Papeete, Frankfurt en Madrid. Ander lugdienste wat SCL bedien is Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, Avianca, British Airways, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Iberia, KLM, Level, Qantas en United Airlines.
Met die opening in 2019 van die uitbreiding na die internasionale terminale, het Santiago se lughawe uiteindelik genoeg ruimte om verskeie vliegtuie te parkeer. Die nadeel is dat dit nou in die verste deel van die lughawe is, dus jy moet 'n reeks trappe of gordels gebruik na migrasie. Hierdie probleem sal na verwagting met die nuwe fase van die lughawe opgelos word
Ander lughawens met internasionale dienste is in Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, Calama, Concepción, Puerto Montt en Punta Arenas, almal na buurlande. Die Internasionale Lughawe Mataveri op Paaseiland ontvang slegs LATAM Airlines-vlugte vanaf Santiago en Papeete.
Met die bus
As u reeds in Suid-Amerika is, is 'n goedkoper en betroubare manier om per bus na Chili te ry. Busse vanaf Argentinië vertrek daagliks vanaf Mendoza, Bariloche en San Martín de los Andes, en selfs van Buenos Aires weekliks. Van Peru, daar is verskeie busse vanaf Arequipa; sommige taxi's steek ook die grens tussen Tacna en Arica. Daar is ook verskeie busse vanaf Bolivia na noordelike stede en Santiago. Daar is ook Brasiliaans busse vanaf São Paulo, op Maandae en Donderdae.
Die kruising vanaf Bolivia of Argentinië deur die Andes vind op groot hoogte, tot 4 000 m (13 000 voet) plaas. Die paaie vanaf Peru en Bolivia is ook 'n bietjie swak van gehalte, dus wees geduldig. Gedurende die winter, wat in Junie begin en in Augustus eindig, is dit nie ongewoon dat paaie vanaf Argentinië dae van tyd af sluit weens sneeu nie.
Per boot
Bootreise vanaf die naburige Argentinië bestaan, met maatskappye soos Cruceandino bied "cruise" styl reise oor die grens vanaf Bariloche, met verskillende reislengtes. Reise op een dag (12 uur) kos ongeveer US $ 300.
Kry rond
Met die vliegtuig
Chili het 'n redelike goeie lughawe-infrastruktuur. Die belangrikste middelpunt vir vlugte in Chili is die Arturo Merino Benitez Internasionale Lughawe (SCL IATA) in Santiago, vanwaar verskeie lugdienste selfs die afgeleë uithoeke van die land bedien. Hierdie lugrederye is die drie Chileense lugrederye: LATAM Lugrederye, Sky Airline en JetSmart. Alhoewel LATAM verreweg die grootste maatskappy is, bied Sky en JetSmart goeie dienste aan die hoofstede.
Sedert 2016, toe laekostelugdiens Chili begin bedien het, het die pryse gedaal, sodat u enkele roetes kan vervoer vir so min as 6 900 CLP eenrigting, maar met geen gratis vervoer nie, behalwe 'n klein sak. Gebruik die Chileense bladsy van die lugdienste, want hulle hef CLP $ pesos, wat baie goedkoper is as die Engelse weergawe met Amerikaanse dollar. Dit word ook aanbeveel om in te teken op die kennisgewings van die lugdienste, aangesien baie van die aanbiedings in die vorm van 'n kode aangebied word. U kan vier maande voor die vlug goedkoop pryse vind, veral as u tussen Dinsdag en Donderdag of Saterdag vlieg.
Byna alle vlugte begin of eindig in Santiago, so baie roetes tussen ander stede is onderhewig aan tydrowende uitstappies op die Santiago-lughawe. 'N Uitsondering is die sogenaamde "Rutas Smart" van JetSmart wat Santiago vermy; die meeste is van Antofagasta, Calama, La Serena of Concepción. Binnelandse roetes word bedien deur Airbus 319-, Airbus 321- en Airbus 320-vliegtuie wanneer hulle met LATAM vlieg, en Airbus 320Neos wanneer hulle met Sky Airline of JetSmart vlieg.
Die enigste lugdiens wat vlieg na Paaseiland is LATAM Airlines van Santiago. Ander afgeleë plekke word deur plaaslike lugdienste bedien. In die uiterste suide, Aerovías DAP bied daaglikse roetes (in die somer) vanaf Punta Arenas aan Porvenir in Tierra del Fuego en Puerto Williams. Tussen November en Maart bied DAP baie beperkte en duur vlugte aan Villa Las Estrellas in Antarktika; hierdie vlug kan slegs onderneem word as deel van 'n toer en benodig 'n verblyf van 5 dae in Punta Arenas. Aan Robinson Crusoe Island, daar is weeklikse vlugte vanaf Santiago en Valparaíso.
Met die bus
Die busstelsel is gesofistikeerd en bied 'n goedkoop en gemaklike manier om van stad tot stad te ry. Plaaslike ondernemings stop gewoonlik op baie stasies onderweg, maar u kan altyd vra of daar 'n non-stop of directo diens. Ondernemings wat byna die hele land beslaan, sluit in Turbus en Pullman (slegs webwerwe in Spaans). In Santiago kan u beide terminale en meer maatskappye op die metrostasie Universidad de Santiago vind. Ondernemings wat die Noorde van Chili en Argentinië (Salta) dek, sluit in Tweeling.
Pryse wissel daagliks, dus is dit meestal naweke en vakansiekaartjies duurder as op weeksdae. Kaartjiepryse is ook byna altyd onderhandelbaar: moenie skaam wees om afslag te vra nie, veral nie as u in 'n groep is nie. Vra altyd by verskillende hutte en sorg dat die verkopers sien dat u inkopies doen.
Die gehalte van die diens wissel baie. Kyk of die bus 'cama' (bed), 'semi-cama' (sitplekke met 'n sterk helling) of ejecutivo (uitvoerende - effens skuins sitplek) is. Toilette is nie altyd beskikbaar nie en indien beskikbaar, werk dit nie altyd nie, veral nie as u in 'n bus op 'n later stadium van 'n lang reis klim nie (dit wil sê Arica - Santiago).
Busse is amper nooit vol nie; u kan u kaartjie sonder voorbehoud by die busstasie koop, behalwe tydens Chileense vakansies (Januarie tot Februarie, Paasfees en Fiestas Patrias). Boonop het die meeste busondernemings nie webwerwe nie, of as hulle dit het, benodig hulle 'n Chileense ID-nommer om 'n kaartjie te koop.
Sommige maatskappye het hul eie privaat busstasie, maar kan vanaf 'n ander busstasie ry, en dit geld veral vir Turbus, dus moet u vooraf seker maak waarheen u die bus moet neem.
Met die trein
Tren Sentraal, die passasiersafdeling van die regering se spoorwegmaatskappy, bestuur gereeld treine tussen Santiago en Chillán, sowel as geleentheidsdiens tussen Santiago en Temuco, wat plaasvind wanneer vakansies 'n langnaweek veroorsaak. Dit bedryf ook die laaste oorblywende ramal, of taklyn, tussen Talca en Constitución, asook 'n wynproe-trein deur die sentrale vallei vir toeriste.
Deur mikro
Mikro = vervoer / plaaslike busse. Die woord is die inkrimping van mikrobus. Groter stede het busroetes oor die stad teen bekostigbare pryse. Slegs Santiago se stelsel, genaamd "Transantiago", het kaarte (Kaart vanaf Mei 2020) met al die roetes, so 'n bietjie Spaans en die vermetelheid om rond te vra, kan u plekke effektief in ander groot stede besorg. Om met "mikro" in Santiago te reis, moet u koop voordat u 'n slim kontaklose reiskaart genaamd " BIP "en hef dit op met geld. U kan dit op enige metrostasie, in die meeste supermarkte en in sommige kleiner winkels doen. Met hierdie kaart kan u ook met die metro in Santiago reis. Wees versigtig! U kan nie met die bus reis sonder geld op u BIP-kaart nie. Die kaart kos CLP $ 1,550, en 'n kaartjie kos iets meer as CLP $ 700, waarmee u binne twee uur tot vier vervoer tussen metro en bus kan vervoer. U hoef slegs die kaart te skandeer aan die begin van u reis en by elke oordrag. U moet van die "mikro" af deur die agterdeure spring.
Deur colectivo
'N Mengsel tussen 'n mikro en 'n taxi. Hierdie klein motors het roetes en kom vinniger en gemakliker rond. Tariewe is soortgelyk aan dié van die Micro, en hang af van die uur. Slegs kontant.
Met die metro
'N Metropolitaanse spoorwegstelsel wat in metropolitaanse gebiede Santiago, Valparaíso en Concepción werk. 'N Betroubare manier om in die stad rond te beweeg. U moet die fooi slegs een keer betaal (wanneer u die stelsel binnegaan) en u kan soveel ry as wat u wil. Daar is nou meer stasies in Santiago weens die bou van twee nuwe lyne. Besoek die webwerf vir meer inligting.
Met die motor
Motorhuur
Motorhuur is algemeen beskikbaar in die meeste groot stede, maar nie in kleiner dorpe nie. Gewoonlik is 'n kredietkaart, 'n geldige rybewys en 'n paspoort, wat al drie aan dieselfde persoon uitgereik is, nodig om 'n motor te huur. As u bestuurderslisensie nie in Spaans is nie, benodig u ook 'n internasionale bestuurderspermit (GOP). Baie huurmotorondernemings vra nie 'n GOP nie, maar dit is 'n goeie idee om dit te hê, ingeval u die polisie teëkom. Huurtariewe in Santiago stem baie ooreen met dié in die VSA, maar pryse kan in ander stede baie hoër wees. As u huurmotors oor Suid-Amerikaanse grense wil bring (as deel van 'n reis), moet u die huurmotormaatskappy vooraf in kennis stel, addisionele fooie betaal en ekstra papierwerk bekom om aan te toon dat u deur die maatskappy gemagtig is om ry sy voertuie oor grense heen. Huurmotors in Suid-Amerika het almal verborge GPS-transponders (selfs al is daar nie 'n navigasiestelsel in die motor nie), sodat die maatskappy sal weet of u die voertuig sonder hul medewete uit die land wil neem of te veel kilometers per dag ry ( as u voertuig per dag perk het).
Parkeerplekke en straatbane is relatief smaller, daarom is dit 'n goeie idee om 'n klein voertuig te kry. Soos die meeste Latyns-Amerikaners, verkies Chileense egter om motors met handratkas te bestuur om brandstof te bespaar. As gevolg hiervan is die kleinste voertuie wat te huur is met outomatiese transmissies, gewoonlik standaardgrootte sedans, wat duurder is. Diegene wat slegs outomatiese transmissies kan bestuur (en ook die vereiste en aanvullende aanspreeklikheidsversekering wil bekom en die persoonlike verantwoordelikheid vir voertuigskade tot nul wil verminder) moet bereid wees om tot US $ 100 per dag te betaal om sulke voertuie te huur.
Daar is verskeie belangrike voertuigverwante dokumente wat u op versoek van die polisie moet kan aanbied, soos die permiso de sirkulasie (bewys van betaling van 'n voertuigregistrasiefooi aan die plaaslike jurisdiksie waarin die voertuig gereeld gemotoriseer word), en bewys van Chileense voertuigversekering. Die huurmotoronderneming sal hierdie dokumente normaalweg êrens in die motor bewaar. Avis Budget Group plaas hulle byvoorbeeld in 'n portefeuljemap wat klein genoeg is om in die handskoenvak te pas. Maak seker dat u weet waar die dokumente is, dus as u die polisie teëkom, sal u dadelik die voertuigdokumente kan aanbied, tesame met u paspoort, bestuurderslisensie, GOP en huurmotorkontrak.
Padtekens en afmerkings
Alle verkeerstekens en -merke is in Spaans enigste. Dit is 'n interessante baster van Europese en Noord-Amerikaanse invloede. Die Europese invloed is duideliker in gebiede soos snelheidsbeperkingstekens en grafiese ikone, terwyl die Noord-Amerikaanse invloed duideliker is in gebiede soos waarskuwingstekens (geel en diamantvormig) en lettertipes. Die meeste verkeerstekens is vanselfsprekend, maar 'n paar nie. As u nie Spaans kan lees of praat nie, moet u die tyd neem om die betekenis van die mees algemene tekens en merke te memoriseer, sodat u nie verkeerdelik die verkeerswet oortree en die polisie ongewenste aandag trek nie.
Soos Europese lande, maar in teenstelling met die meeste Noord- en Suid-Amerikaanse lande, gebruik Chili wit lyne op paaie om te verdeel albei verkeer wat in dieselfde rigting beweeg en verkeer wat in teenoorgestelde rigtings beweeg. Dit word aangevul met pyle op die grond sowel as pyle wat op straatnaamborde is.
Om aan te dui dat u nie 'n pad kan binnegaan nie, gebruik Chili die internasionale verbodsimbool ('n rooi sirkel met 'n skuins skuinsstreep) bo 'n pyl wat direk op wys.
Chileense gidstekens op gewone snelweë is gewoonlik groen. Gidsborde op snelweë (outopistas) is gewoonlik blou, behalwe rigtingwysers vir snelwegafgange, wat gewoonlik groen is (maar nie altyd nie).
Reëls van die pad
Speed limits are usually 50 km/h in cities, 100 km/h on intercity highways and some urban expressways, and 120 km/h on the finest intercity expressways. Dangerous road sections are all often signed with lower speed limits, such as hill crests, blind curves, tunnels, busy urban streets and narrow urban alleys. The latter two tend to be signed for 30 km/h.
There is no right turn on red, except for signs (rarely seen) which expressly authorize right turns on red with caution after making a complete stop.
Santiago and other cities have reversible lanes and roads. They also have bus-only lanes (also used by taxis) which private vehicles are supposed to stay out of, and which are enforced by photo and video surveillance. If you enter bus-only lanes and proceed to cruise straight down several blocks, without any indication of making a turn or merging into regular lanes, don't be surprised if the rental car company informs you that you have been fined.
Like many countries, Chile prefers to use yield or give way signs whenever possible, and uses stop signs ("PARE") only when absolutely necessary (usually because it's a blind intersection and someone was killed there). If there aren't any visible traffic signs or markings governing priority, and two vehicles reach an intersection simultaneously, priority belongs to the vehicle approaching from your right.
Traffic signals are usually on timers with no sensor loops, so you will have to sit and wait even if it's the middle of the night. Unlike most Latin American countries, carjackings are relatively rare, so running red lights and stop signs late at night are nie 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.
Parking
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.
Fuel
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. E.g. 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.
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 MAPS.ME (easy but limited).
Sien
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 Chiloé Island, 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.
Doen
- 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 Hiking en Wilderness backpacking guidelines of WikiVoyage. Check out the following great destinations:
- Chiloé Island 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, die 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
- Torres del Paine National Park, 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.
- Die 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.
Buy
Money
Exchange rates for Chilean peso As of January 2020:
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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 of con cuotas. As a foreigner, you should always selection sin (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.
Banking
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. in 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.
Shopping
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.
- 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 (or 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 of 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.
- Southern 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 of 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
- Northern 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 (or cújen, pronounced KOO-hen) is German for pie. In the South ask for kuchen de quesillo, a kind of cheesecake.
- Strudel (pronounced 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 of 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.
Drink
- 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 en 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.
Slaap
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 en 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.
Many 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, which many mobile Apps like OsmAnd en MAPS.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.
Learn
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:
- In 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
- In Valparaíso en Viña del Mar
- In Southern Chile
- Universidad de Concepcion
- Universidad de La Frontera
- Universidad Austral de Chile
- Universidad de Los Lagos
- Universidad de Magallanes
Work
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.
Stay safe
 | Note: 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. Daar is verslae van verbale teistering deur Chileense van vroue wat tradisioneel aangetrek is, en sommige het selfs berig dat seuns of mans hulle deur die hijab gesleep het. Alhoewel dit nie gereeld is nie, kan dit gebeur en sulke aangeleenthede by die polisie aanmeld. Sommige mense sal ook u reg om met 'n hijab of burka geklee te wees, verdedig. Moet dus nie aanvaar dat alle Chileense rassisties is nie. Daar is 'n groot Palestynse gemeenskap, maar die meeste van hulle is Christene.
Wees versigtig wanneer u foto's neem in gebiede met militêre geboue of waar u byvoorbeeld sien hoe soldate 'n ingang bewaak. Hulle het die reg om u kamera in hegtenis te neem en te konfiskeer. Wees bereid om tyd te spandeer om vrae te beantwoord en elke foto deur 'n soldaat of mariene te ondersoek. U sal gevangenisstraf vermy omdat mariniers / soldate sal verstaan dat u nie die waarskuwings as 'n buitelandse toeris begryp het nie en dat ondervraging gedoen word omdat daar van die soldate verwag word om dit te doen wanneer so 'n situasie voorkom. Maar dit is beter om sulke situasies te vermy en eerder te vra of u 'n foto kan neem. Sommige mariniers of soldate praat miskien min Engels, anders wys hulle na 'n voorwerp en sê 'si?' Terwyl hulle u kamera wys sodat hulle verstaan dat u 'n foto wil neem. As hulle met 'nee' antwoord, is dit verstandig om hul besluit te respekteer.
Bly uit politieke betogings in enige stad, veral Santiago. Die studentebetoging wat die land gedurende 2011 geskok het, het met geweld geëindig. As u wil kyk, bly dan in 'n veilige omgewing en vermy om naby te kom. Die Carabineros is altyd waaksaam sodra daar 'n politieke betoging is en sommige mense slegs aansluit omdat hulle geweld wil veroorsaak. Vermy ook vieringe van sportsoorte soos Chili wat byvoorbeeld 'n toernooi wen, want dit kan op geweld uitloop.
As u uitgaan na kroeë of klubs, wees versigtig wanneer u 'n drankie bestel. As u veilig wil wees, bestel bier in 'n bottel of betaal indien moontlik vir 'n bottel wyn of sterk drank. Probleme met pikante drankies het toegeneem, dus sorg dat u altyd u drankie dophou wanneer u bestel. Plekke vir jongmense of studente is geneig om goedkoop drankies, wyn en bier te drink wat heeltemal moet vermy word, aangesien dit sleg vervaardig word en gevaarlik vir u kan wees. Bestel eerder bekende handelsmerke soos Cristal of Casillero del Diablo in 'n kroeg of nagklub.
As u in baie stede in die strate loop, sal u baie sien rondloperhonde. Hulle het waarskynlik siektes, dus vermy dit. Hulle is oral en plekke wat gewild is onder toeriste, is vol rondloperhonde. Moenie in 'n argument betrokke raak as u sien dat plaaslike mense aggressief teenoor die rondloperhonde is nie. Hulle sien hulle elke dag en sal nie 'n toeris wat nog net 'n paar dae in Chili was, vriendelik neem nie en 'n mening hê oor hoe om die honde te behandel wat volgens hulle aggressief teenoor die plaaslike bevolking is. Benewens rondloperhonde in die stede, het baie plekke en plase in landelike gebiede honde, maar hulle is gewoonlik nie geneig om hul perseel te verlaat nie, wat nog steeds kan gebeur, en dit kan u belemmer. In beide gevalle, as u voel dat 'n hond om een of ander rede te naby kom, selfs al lyk dit skadeloos, tel een, twee of drie klippe op, en die meeste honde sal die gebaar verstaan, terugtrek en in die verte verdwyn. As dit nie help nie en as 'n hond aggressief blaf, gebruik die klippe vir u verdediging.
Geleë op die Pacific Ring of Fire, die hele Chili is geneig tot aardbewings en tsoenami's.
Bly gesond
Met 'n betreklik goeie standaard in die geneeskunde, is dit nie moeilik om gesond te bly nie. 'N Mens vind gewoonlik meer verfynde bronne by 'n privaat mediese fasiliteit. In geval van nood, skakel 131, maar verwag nie dat 'n operateur Engels magtig is nie.
Inenting teen hepatitis A word aanbeveel vir alle reisigers. Ander potensiële entstowwe, afhangend van u reissituasie, sluit in: Hepatitis B, Tyfus, Hondsdolheid en Griep.
Kraanwater is veilig om te drink. Weet net dat water uit die berge geproduseer word, dus dit kan moeiliker wees vir buitelanders. In so 'n geval is dit raadsaam om gebottelde water te koop.
Respek
- Alhoewel Chili op baie maniere modern is, bly dit basies tradisioneel. U sal baie beter vaar as u hierdie tradisies nie openlik afkraak of beledig nie.
- Anders as ander lande in Latyns-Amerika, die Chileense polisiemag word bewonder vir sy eerlikheid en bekwaamheid. Rapporteer onmiddellik enige klagtes by die polisie, insluitend kriminele aktiwiteite. Omkoopgeld is nie aanvaarbaar in Chili nie in teenstelling met die res van Latyns-Amerika, en u sal waarskynlik gearresteer word as u dit probeer.
- Moenie aanvaar dat u gasheer in Chili 'n lae mening oor Pinochet het nie. Dit mag 'n verrassing wees, maar sy regering het nog steeds baie ondersteuners. Wees dus versigtig wanneer u die kwessie aan die orde stel. Selfs as u ander politieke onderwerpe wil bespreek, kan mense steeds baie opinies raak en selfs die toon aanhef as dit by politiek kom. Afhangend van u opinies, kan hulle u 'kommunisties' of 'fascisties' noem.
- Chileense is baie vriendelike mense. Die meeste van hulle is bereid om u te help met aanwysings of advies in die straat, bushalte, moltreinstasie, ens. Gebruik net gesonde verstand om gevaar te vermy.
- Wees versigtig met wat u sê: baie jonger mense kan Engels, Frans, Italiaans of Duits praat en verstaan. Wees beleefd.
- Chileense haat arrogansie. Wees arrogant en u sal probleme hê; wees vriendelik en almal sal probeer om jou te help.
- Chileense sal weet dat u 'n buitelander is, maak nie saak hoe goed u Spaans is nie. Moenie ontsteld raak as hulle jou 'gringo' noem nie - die meeste buitelanders word so genoem, dit is nie bedoel om aanstootlik te wees nie.
- As u van swart ras of donkerkleurig is, kan u op 'n vriendelike manier 'neger' genoem word. Dit stem geensins ooreen met die n-woord nie. Die meeste Chileense is nie rassisties nie, maar in teenstelling met ander Suid-Amerikaanse lande is byna elke persoon van Afrika-erfenis 'n vreemdeling. Buitendien is "neger" 'n algemene bynaam vir mense met 'n donker vel. (Neger is die Spaanse woord vir swart).
- Chili was tussen 1879-1883 betrokke by die Stille Oseaan-oorlog teen Peru, Bolivië en Argentinië. Patagonië was eens deel van Chili, maar sedert Argentinië gedreig het om aan te val, is die gebied deur die Argentyne geannekseer, wat baie mense selfs vandag nog kwaad maak. Beide Peru en Bolivia het gebied verloor in wat vandag Noord-Chili is, en die konflik veroorsaak steeds hewige debatte. Sommige spreek selfs rassistiese kommentaar uit teen gaswerkers en onwettige immigrante uit Peru of Bolivia. Bolivia wil nog steeds verlore gebied terugkry of 'n "uitgang na die oseaan", wat baie Chileense kwaad gemaak het. Sommige sal saamstem om Bolivia 'n gang te gee met toegang tot die see, maar wees versigtig om te sê dat Bolivia of Peru die reg het om hul ou gebied terug te kry vanaf Chili; dit sal jou in baie moeilikheid bring. Stel vrae eerder as om u mening uit te spreek, want Chileense sal kwaad word en 'n hewige debat voer oor wat hulle beskou as ''n onopgeleide buitelander wat na propaganda van die vyand geluister het'.
- Chili het die grootste Palestynse diaspora buite die Arabiese wêreld en baie van hulle spreek trots uit oor hul erfenis, maar ook hul steun aan die Palestynse saak. U sal ook mense teëkom wat baie min van hul voorouers weet, die konflik met Israel, ens. Moenie ontsteld raak nie; hou in gedagte dat hulle hulself hoofsaaklik as Chileense beskou en nie as Palestyne of Arabiere nie. Daar word beraam dat minder as 1% van hulle Arabies praat, daarom moet u nie verwag om in die taal met hulle te praat as u van 'n Arabies-sprekende land is of kennis van die taal het nie.
- In die suide van Chili is daar 'n aansienlike aantal mense wat Duitse erfenis eis en hulle is baie trots daarop. Selfs as hulle nie 'n Duitse van het nie en waarskynlik net 'n ouma of oumagrootjie uit Duitsland het, sal hulle hulle as Duits-Chileense identifiseer. Soos met die mense van die Palestynse erfenis, praat baie min Duits. Sommige suidelike dorpe het Duitssprekende bevolking, maar u sal waarskynlik nie hulle besoek nie. Elke persoon praat Spaans, dus is dit nie nodig om Duits te ken as u na die suide van Chili wil reis nie.
Hanteer
Ander reisigers
Facebook het die Argentinië en Chili-rugsakreisiger / reisigersgroep, waar u ander reisigers en opgedateerde inligting oor die land kan vind. Oor die algemeen sien ook Suid-Amerika # Cope.
Natuurreservate
Baie nasionale parke en reservate het vreemde besoektye, wat slegs toegang tussen 09:00 en 15/17:00 moontlik maak, wat u moet vertrek voor sononder. Die rede daarvoor is dat Chili 'n negatiewe ervaring gehad het, meestal met plaaslike inwoners, en die nasionale parke in haglike omstandighede gelaat het toe hulle oornag toegelaat is. Hierdie omstandighede kan 'n bietjie afskrikwekkend wees, veral as u gewoond is om met 'n tent te reis. Daar is egter gereeld goeie alternatiewe roetes in die omgewing wat u eerder kan besoek. Sommige mense het selfs voor of na die openingstye voorgestel dat die kantoor nie altyd beman is nie. Hoe dit ook al sy, laat niks anders as voetspore agter nie en neem al jou rommel terug.
Verbind
Foon
- Daar word heel waarskynlik met openbare telefone in strate gepeuter of gevandaliseer, daarom is dit beter om 'n telefoon binne 'n onderneming of 'n stasie te gebruik.
- Voorafbetaalde kaarte vir selfone en landlyne word by die meeste koerantkioskies, supermarkte, vulstasies, apteke en telefoonhandelaars verkoop.
- Mobiele GSM-netwerke is alomteenwoordig in alle groot stede en die grootste deel van die sentrale en suidelike Chili.
- 'N Basiese voorafbetaalde selfoon kos gewoonlik ongeveer CLP $ 15.000, wat meestal betaal word met CLP $ 10.000 aan voorafbetaalde minute. Geen ID is nodig om 'n voorafbetaalde telefoon te koop nie.
- GSM-SIM-kaarte van ENTEL, Movistar of Claro is gewoonlik beskikbaar vir $ 5 000 CLP, maar sonder krediet, moet u vooraf vooraf betaalde minute koop om te kan skakel.
- Geld kan vanaf byna elke kitsbank met 'n krediet- of debietkaart in 'n selfoon gehef word en by sommige apteke (Ahumada, Cruz Verde en Salco Brand) op die toonbank en in kontant. 'N Mens kan ook geld direk op die telefoon hef deur 'n kredietkaart te gebruik deur 'n outomatiese diensoperateur, met aanwysings in Spaans of Engels.
- Chileense telefoonnommeringskema is eenvoudig.
Internet
As gevolg van 'n inisiatief van die regering het baie plattelandse dorpe deesdae gratis WiFi êrens in die sentrum (plaza) of naby die busstasie. Die betroubaarheid van die internet kan egter wissel.
Kyk ook of daar 'n ander Wi-Fi-hotspot is. Hulle is gewoonlik in metrostasies, lughawens, winkelsentrums, kafees, openbare geboue en verskeie openbare ruimtes. (Kyk na diegene wat "gratis" sê - gratis.)
Verder is daar kuberkafees in elke groot en middelgrote stad en op alle toeristebestemmings. Sommige biblioteke is in 'n program genaamd Biblioredes, met gratis rekenaars en internet (dit kan baie sensitief wees as u u kamera insteek of iets dergeliks). Op sommige afgeleë plekke is openbare biblioteke internet-satellietverbindings.