• Language(s): Spanish
• Capital City: Santiago
• Local Time: Mainland: From 14 Mar 04 to 9 Oct 04 GMT -4 From 10 Oct 04 to 12 Mar 05 GMT -3 Easter Island: From 14 Mar 04 to 9 Oct 04 GMT -6 From 10 Oct 04 to 12 Mar 05 GMT -5
• Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP 1 = 100 Centavos)
• Notes: CLP: 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000
• Coins: CLP: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500
• Dialling Code: 56

Passport & Visa Info

The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.

Passports
Required, but NOT by the following:
1) Holders of a `Cedula de Identidad' issued to nationals of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay & Uruguay provided travelling directly to Chile as tourists.

Passport Validity: Passports must be valid for 6 months.

• Antofagasta (ANF)
• Arica (ARI)
• Easter Island Mataveri Int'l (IPC)
• Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez (SCL)

Chile has a stable government and a strong economy. Facilities for tourism vary according to price and area. The capital is Santiago.

CRIME: There is an increasing number of reports of the theft of purses, wallets, backpacks, and luggage containing passports, credit cards, and money. Thefts have been reported in restaurants, bus stations, airports, and other places frequented by tourists. There has also been a rise in the report of thefts from hotel rooms, including rooms in better hotels.

Climate: Chile has a range of climatic conditions. The north of the country lies within the Atacama coastal desert, one of the driest areas of the world, but surprisingly this area experiences plently of mist and cloud which keeps the temperature from becoming to extreme. The Andes run along Chile's eastern border, in the north the climate is typical of mountain areas with thin air, light rainfall and permanent snow and ice on the highest peaks, whilst in the southern Andes, rain and snowfall is heavier and can occur at much lower altitudes.