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Chile Budget Travel Guide: Chilean Altiplano
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Chile is a country of great contrasts, and with this Chile, you embark on a mersmerizing journey to explore it region by region, visiting every city and every sight. I hope my description of Chile will help you get to know it better, particularly if you are planning your next vacation there. Chile is a long and narrow country in South America. It measures some 4,200 kilometers from north to south, but is never more than 180 km at its widest. It is bordered by Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the far south. It is just one of two countries in South America - the other being Ecuador - that does not share a border with Brazil. Guide to Chile Hotels Here's a list of hotels in Chile that you can book online, listed by city, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price. Parinacota Volcano, Chile Author: mtchm (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic) More on Chile The Pacific Ocean forms a 5,000-km-long coastline to the west of the country. Due to the great difference in latitude, Chile is a country where you can experience the hottest, driest deserts as well as frigid fjords and snop-capped mountains. In between, you can find a Mediterranean climate in the center, and a temperate climate to the south. According to the 17th century Spanish chronicler Diego de Rosales, the name Chile may have been derived from the name of a Pichunche tribal chief called Tili, who ruled the area during the Incan conquest of the 15th century. That is just one of several theories as to how the country got its name. With an urban area population of 5.6 million people, Santiago de Chile is the largest city as well as capital of Chile. Other notable cities include Concepción, Valparaíso, Antofagasta and Punta Arenas. Fast Facts about Chile Official Name: Republic of Chile Capital: Santiago (6,300,000, metropolitan area) Population of Chile: 15,980,912 Languages: Spanish Currency: Chilean peso (CLP) Religions: Roman Catholic (89%), Protestant (11%), others Size: 756,950 sq km (292,261 sq miles) Region: South America Santiago, Chile Author: victor san martin (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic) Budget Travel to Chile The nationals of the following countries may visit Chile for up to 90 days without a tourist visa: Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, the United States, EU Countries except Greece, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, San Marino, Slovenia, South Africa, Surinam, Switzerland, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela and Serbia & Montenegro. Nationals of the following countries may visit Chile for up to 60 days without a tourist visa: Peru and Greece Nationals of the following countries may visit Chile for up to 30 days without a tourist visa: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. By Plane The main international airport for Chile is the Santiago Airport (Aeropuerto de Santiago de Chile), also known as Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL). The national flag carrier is LAN Airlines. Budget Travel within Chile Chile has a good public bus system enabling you to explore the country town to town. The main bus companies are Turbus and Pullman. You can - if you are able to spend the money - take domestic flights to explore the country. Chile has good airport infrastructure (although at time of writing, May 2010, it may have been disrupted by the 2010 Earthquake) that allows you to take domestic flights to the many major cities in the country. The major domestic airlines are LAN, Sky Airline, Aerolineas del Sur and Principal Airlines. Travel Warning The 2010 Chilean Earthquake struck the coast of the Maule Region of Chile on 27 February, 2010. The epicenter of the magnitude 8.8 quake is 100 km from Concepción, the second largest city in Chile. The death toll of the quake stood at 521 persons as of 15 May, 2010. Verify with the local tourism authorities before making your trip to Chile. Playa Concón in Viña del Mar, Chile Author: G. Küppers (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic) Exploring Central Chile Central Chile is wine country. It has famous vineyards as well as the best ski resorts in the country. Algarrobo Cachagua Cartagena Cristo Redentor Statue Isla Negra Los Andes Papudo Parque Nacional la Campana Quintay Ski Portillo Valparaíso Viña del Mar Zapallar Exploring Northern Chile Northern Chile is the driest part of the country. This is where you find the Atacama Desert. Northern Chile also has a number of ancient archeaological ruins. Arica Caldera Chañaral Copiapó Iquique San Pedro de Atacama Exploring Southern Chile Southern Chile is a land of lakes, rivers and the mythological Chiloé island. Chillán Puerto Montt Puerto Varas Temuco Valdivia Exploring the Chilean Far South The Far South is a windy, frigid area of fjords and ice caps, as well as spectacular mountain sceneries. Puerto Natales Punta Arenas Explring the Off-Shore Islands of Chile The off-shore islands of Chile are a travel destination in their own right. The most famous of these is Easter Island. Easter Island Robinson Crusoe Island UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Chile Rapa Nui National Park Churches of Chiloé Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Sewell Mining Town Useful Links Santiago Vacation Rentals: Browse thousands of rentals on TripAdvisor. The Cheerful Traveler Something to cheer up your trip. 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