Going Solo? Let’s travel together
Chile
Located in South America’s western edge, Chile is a narrow country with 4300kms of South Pacific coastline. Its capital, Santiago, lies in a valley surrounded by the Andes and Chilean Coast Range mountains. The city’s Plaza de Amas, founded in 1541 is home to neoclassical landmarks and the National History Museum. For swimming pools, a zoo and a botanical garden look no further than Parque Metropolitano. |
Time Zone
Chile is GMT -3 in winter and GMT-4 in summer. If it is 12pm in Chile it will be midnight in Perth, 1:30am in Adelaide and Darwin and 2am in Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney. In summer if it is 12pm in Chile it will be 11pm in Perth, 12:30am in Darwin, 1:30am in Adelaide and 2am in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney.
Language
Spanish
Adaptor
It is most common to find a European socket, however in some places there will be a three pinned Italian socket.
Currency
The currency is the Peso. It has a subunit however it is too small to be used in every day transactions. The denominations the Peso comes in are 100, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000 and 20,000.
Population
18 million.