• Llama looking thoughtful on shores of Lago Chungara, northern Chile

    Llama looking thoughtful on shores of Lago Chungara, northern Chile

  • View over Santiago from top of Cerro San Cristobel

    View over Santiago from top of Cerro San Cristobel

  • Slightly nervous tourists crossing river, Queulat National Park, southern Chile

    Slightly nervous tourists crossing river, Queulat National Park, southern Chile

Chile : Overview

From salty desert top to glacier-crowded bottom, Chile is a gobsmacking reminder of nature's beauty and power. This narrow trickle of a country is jammed with enough geysers, mountains, beaches, forests and volcanoes to keep adventure nuts slavering for a lifetime.

FAST FACTS

Full name

República de Chile/Republic of Chile

Currency

Chilean Peso, CLP (Ch$)

Population

16284741

Languages

  • Rapanui (other)
  • Spanish (official)
  • Aymara (other)

Time zone(s)

  • GMT/UTC: -4

Voltage

220V

Hertz

50Hz

Plugs

  • European plug with two circular metal pins

    European plug with two circular metal pins

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