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Currency
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Language(s)
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Overview

Chile

This huge territory is around 2,600 miles long, and even more than 3,700 miles if you also include the Antarctic part claimed by Chile. On the other hand, it is only 110 miles wide between the Andes Cordillera and the Pacific Ocean. This is a remarkable geographical configuration that is unique in the world! As a consequence, there is a multitude of very contrasting landscapes from the north to the far south: from the Atacama Desert, the most arid on the planet, to the famous Cape Horn through the central valley holding the capital, Santiago, and the colonial town of Valparaiso. Add Tierra del Fuego and the many fjords, volcanoes and lakes to that, and you have a thousand reasons for leaving to discover this country!

pros

  •  Trekking in a national park, a cultural stay in Santiago or relaxing on the coast, Chile offers a diversity of scenery that allows all sorts of combinations of holidays.
  •  It is without doubt the safest country in Latin America.
  •  People travelling through it in a car or as an "autotour" package will experience a real "road movie" on the southern motorway taking them to Patagonia.

cons

  •  Huge distances, particularly when you have to cover them in a bus. Allow for time and a number of nights on this means of transport.
  •  Expect sharp changes of climate in the south of the continent.
  •  The cost of living. As opposed to its northern neighbours, Bolivia and Peru, Chile is quite an expensive country.

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Our Editorial team's advice

In the north of the country, the village of San Pedro de Atacama is worth a stay of several days. This is a point of departure for short stays in the Atacama desert, the Tatio geysers, the valley of the Moon (unforgettable at the sunset), and the expedition to the Uyuni salt desert on Bolivian territory.
In Patagonia, good horsepeople will not miss the opportunity of doing some equestrian trekking: it is an ideal place for this.
You must spend a few hours walking around the old Chinese district of Valparaiso to appreciate the nostalgic atmosphere of this port city.
To the east of Santiago you can cross the Cordillera of the Andes by the border post of Puente del Inca, at the foot of the Aconcagua.
(22,800 feet), the highest mountain in America: a breathtaking setting with a thousand colours.
For those coming from the south, La Serena, and more to the north, Arica, are small very pleasant seaside towns for ending your trip.

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