A country stretched along the Pacific Coast of South America.
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Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Antofagasta, Chile?
I'm looking for a bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Antofagasta, Chile in September 2013
I found a bus company but looks like there are no buses in September. Do you know any other bus companies who ...
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How can I apply for a visa for Chile in Nigeria?
How can I apply for Chilean visa when there is no Chile embassy in Nigeria?
Do I need to travel to Cote D'Ivoire?
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Is there any public transport from Punta Arenas, Chile to El Calafate, Argentina?
I'd like to visit Perito Moreno Glacier while I'll be in Patagonia. I'm not sure where I will depart from, but my options are Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales or EcoCamp Patagonia.
Do you know whether ...
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Where can I exchange Paraguayan Guaranies in Santiago, Chile?
I recently flew from Asunción to Santiago (Chile), and when I arrived at the airport, I discovered that the money exchangers there do not buy Guaranies (Paraguayan currency).
I've been checking ...
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What is the best option to visit Torres del Paine? Bus? Car? [closed]
I plan to visit Torres del Paine and Grey Glaciers from Punta Arenas, Chile. I'd love to do small (3-5 hours) hikes and visit Grey Glaciers from a boat. Could you please recommend the best way to get ...
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What is the best time to visit Peru/Bolivia/Chile? [closed]
What is the best time to visit Peru/Bolivia/Chile? I prefer to avoid heavy rainforest, but still be able to visit Machu Picchu, Salar de Uyuni, Moon Valley, Chile beaches and wineries, Grey Glaciers ...
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Rooftop restaurant in Santiago, Chile
Rooftop restaurants represent places with less dust as well as giving an overview of larger areas. Santiago has fabulous mountains in the vicinity. Rooftop restaurant are not easy to get by - simply ...
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Train from Calama to La Paz
I read somewhere that trains are going between Antofagasta (Chile) and La Paz (Bolivia), which would go through Calama.
Is this information up to date? And is it a respectable alternative to a ...
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Uyuni to San Pedro and not viceversa
I see most of posts are about tour guides from San Pedro de Acatama to Uyuni but I'm interested in the opposite direction.
I'm arriving in Uyuni, and going to San Pedro. I'm wondering which options ...
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Is traveling from Uyuni (Bolivia) to San Pedro (Chile) easy?
Is traveling from Uyuni (Bolivia) to San Pedro (Chile) easy? I've read there are some problems on the border.
Also, should I wait to arrive in San Pedro before to buy a guide tour to see his sights, ...
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Is the beach in Iquique, Chile, near to the city centre and tourist accomodations?
Is the beach in Iquique, Chile, near to the city centre and tourist accomodations ?
Can I easily walk around the city and to the beach or do I need public transports ?
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What are the safest bus companies in Bolivia and Chile?
I need to travel from La Paz, to Salar De Uyuni and then to Chile, and from Chile come back to Peru.
For "safe", I mean reliable companies in terms of delays/broken engines but also with good ...
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Extend my tourist visa toward the end of my “declared” trip or wait until closer to the visa expiration?
When I came to Chile, I originally thought I would only be here for 1 month, so that's what I put on my tourist card.
However, now there's a good chance I'm going to stay the full 90 days that my ...
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Visiting salt flats in Bolivia from Chile
I want to travel from Santiago (Chile) to Lima (Peru). I will not go through Bolivia but I would like to visit the salt flats from the Chilean side. Is this possible? I only want to hop over to the ...
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How can I go to Cape Horn by boat in a cheap way?
I would like to go from Ushuaia to Cape Horn by sailing boat. Would be a one week trip. Is there anyone who know how to arrange it in a more or less cheap way?
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Hitchhiking and camping in Chile [closed]
Has anyone have any experience with camping in Chile?
Right now we are in New Zealand, where camping is quite normal. In March we will take a flight to Santiago, but we're not sure to bring the tent ...
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Bus between Mendoza and Santiago: are there precipitous drop-offs on the edge of the road?
I'm planning to travel by bus between Mendoza, Argentina and Santiago, Chile. I don't have a head for heights, hence my question:
Are there any terrible precipitous drop-offs on the edge of the road ...
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5 weeks in Peru + Bolivia + Chile, is too little time?
I'm planning to travel alone, using buses/trains.
I would also like to spend few days every so often on the beach to rest... in both Peru and Chile.
Does it sound like a reasonable plan?
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Making sense of colectivos in Viña del Mar
I'm trying to plan a trip from Viña del Mar to visit a friend in downtown Valparaiso. He gave me a colectivo route to take (a colectivo is basically a taxi that operates like a 4-passenger bus).
How ...
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Is it recommended to travel to Patagonia in May?
We're currently planning a South America trip and would love to go to Patagonia. But we're only starting in late April/early May and I'm afraid it's gonna be very cold already.
Currently, we think we ...
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Taking expensive camera gear to a South America trip?
I intend to travel to South America, mainly Chile, Peru and Ecuador, but maybe also Bolivia and Colombia. The thing is, I want to take some decent landscape and animal pictures and therefore consider ...
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Do you only have to pay the reciprocity fee once per passport?
So I just arrived in Santiago this afternoon, and wouldn't you know it... my passport was the wrong color. So I trudged over to the desk to pay the reciprocity fee.
I noticed that the person who ...
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Is the reciprocity fee for US citizens only charged if you arrive at Santiago International Airport?
According to the US State Department website (emphasis mine):
A Tourist Card will be issued for a stay of up to 90 days upon payment of a reciprocity fee, currently US $160. Currently, the fee is ...
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Land transportation between Asunción, Paraguay and Santiago, Chile
I just booked my flight from Asunción to Santiago, but it occurred to me that given how short of a trip it is (based on the flight time, anyway), I started wondering if I might have been able to make ...
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La Paz to Santiago by bus
I want to travel from La Paz to Santiago de Chile by bus and was wondering which company to use and how much it would cost. I know its a 24 hour bus ride.
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How to get from Buenos Aires to Santiago de Chile by land
I want to get from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago de Chile by land. What is the recommended route and what are the alternatives? Aprox. how much it costs and how long does it takes? Where can I ...
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Santiago to Iquique by bus
A commenter on my blog post about my bus ride from Santiago to Iquique asked the following question:
I want to travel from Santiago to Iquique by bus. Any body can tell
how much, how long is it ...
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How much US Cash can I bring into Chile
How much US cash can I bring into Chile? How would you find the answer to this question for other countries?
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The Atacama Giant
I would really like to see the Atacama Giant. On Wikipedia it is just mentioned that it is in the Atacama desert. But this desert is really big. Where should I look when I want to meet this giant? It ...
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How to get to Easter Island?
Once in my life I would really like to see those statues from the Easter Island.
Image from Wikipedia.
Since it is really far away from anywhere else, I wonder how I can get there. Is there an ...
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What's the furthest south (in Chile) that you can get from Santiago, Chile by public bus?
If you look at a map of Chile, it's long and thin, and as you get further south, more and more rugged. At some points you require boat, it would seem, to continue. But potentially buses may go on ...
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Kayak options in Patagonia
We'll be traveling to Patagonia (Chilean side) and staying there for about a week. We're very interested in undertaking a kayak trip when down there. However, so far I only found offers from tour ...
