Welcome to Chile
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For those of you seeking nature of sheer beauty, Chile must be your destination. The surreal Atacama desert in the North and Patagonia (Torres del Paine), a mesmerizing landscape in the South will conquer your adventurous spirit.
General Informations
Status
constitutional republic
Government
19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres
Capital
Santiago
Currency
Chilean peso
Languages spoken
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
Climate
warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
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