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The 30-second card
TimeUTC−3UTC−4 the rest of the year The capital’s time. The country has 4 time zones.Source: IANA Time Zone Database · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Visa · United States passport
No visa needed · up to 90 daysSource: U.S. Department of State · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗SIM and eSIM
Entel, Movistar and Claro SIMs cost about 5,000 pesos with no credit, so buy prepaid minutes too.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Apps locals use
Offline maps and hiking trails based on OpenStreetMap.Offline maps and trail information built on OpenStreetMap.Long-distance bus tickets, since most bus companies sell through it.
Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Cards or cash
Mostly cashMostly cards
Step 4 of 5: Cards are taken almost everywhere, so little cash is needed.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Money in Chile
Chilean Peso · $ · CLP
Keep the immigration receipt from arrival: with your passport it spares you the 19% hotel room tax.
If a card machine offers instalments, pick "sin cuotas" to pay in one go.
Banco Estado ATMs add no extra fee to MasterCard withdrawals.
Book flights on airlines' Chilean websites: they price in pesos and cost less than the dollar versions.
Collect Chilean Peso in CointryOur sister app for coin and banknote collectors · cointry.appOpenPublic holidays in the next 12 months
Tue, 8 Dec 2026 · Immaculate Conception Inmaculada Concepción
Fri, 25 Dec 2026 · Christmas Day Navidad / Natividad del Señor
Fri, 1 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day Año Nuevo
Fri, 26 Mar 2027 · Good Friday Viernes Santo
Sat, 27 Mar 2027 · Holy Saturday Sábado Santo
Sat, 1 May 2027 · Labour Day Día del Trabajo
Fri, 21 May 2027 · Navy Day Día de las Glorias Navales
Mon, 7 Jun 2027 · Battle of Arica Asalto y Toma del Morro de Arica
Mon, 21 Jun 2027 · National Day of Indigenous Peoples Día Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas
Mon, 28 Jun 2027 · Saint Peter and Saint Paul San Pedro y San Pablo
Fri, 16 Jul 2027 · Our Lady of Mount Carmel Virgen del Carmen
Sun, 15 Aug 2027 · Assumption of Mary Asunción de la Virgen
Sat, 18 Sept 2027 · National holiday Fiestas Patrias
Sun, 19 Sept 2027 · Army Day Día de las Glorias del Ejército
Mon, 11 Oct 2027 · Columbus Day Día del Descubrimiento de Dos Mundos
Sun, 31 Oct 2027 · Reformation Day Día Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes
Mon, 1 Nov 2027 · All Saints Day Día de Todos los Santos
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Safety today
Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Chile say, side by side, checked daily.
German Foreign Office says
No travel warning
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 20 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 20 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Exercise increased caution
Calm
Caution ●
Serious
Don’t go
Level 2 of 4
Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 18 Aug 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 18 Aug 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
UK Foreign Office says
No advice against travel
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 9 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 9 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Scams to know
Distraction theft at tables
Keep bags on your lap or strapped on, never hung on a chair or left under the table.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Liquid spill
If something is spilled on you, refuse help, keep hold of your bags and walk away.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Punctured tyre
With a flat, lock the car and keep valuables on you before accepting any help.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Airport taxi overcharging
Pay for an official taxi at a terminal booth and check the amount, zeros included.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Drink spiking
Never leave your drink unwatched and refuse drinks from strangers.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.
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Health
Routine shots plus hepatitis A and B; typhoid for rural or long stays; no yellow fever; altitude risk.
Vaccinations
Be up to date on routine vaccines; hepatitis A and hepatitis B are recommended for unvaccinated travellers, typhoid for rural or long stays, and yellow fever is neither recommended nor required.
Altitude
Altitude sickness is a risk in some parts of the country.
Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.
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Deep facts
| GDP | ≈ $357.4 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Per person | ≈ $17,995Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Top exports | copper ore, refined copper, fish, carbonates, pitted fruits (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Population | 19.9 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Median age | 38.9 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Life expectancy | 80.3 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Religions | Catholic 57%, none 25.7%, Evangelical or Protestant 16.2%, other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1.3%; less than 1%: Buddhist, Catholic Orthodox, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Islam, Judaism, other religions, no religion (2024)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Area | 756,102 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Climate | temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in southSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Terrain | low coastal mountains, fertile central valley, rugged Andes in eastSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Type of government | presidential republicSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Calling code | +56Source: libphonenumber · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
About the data
Written from the sources we link, and checked against them before each release. Countrywise summarises public sources. We are not an official source. For safety and entry rules, always follow the official page we link to.
From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.
CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Nager.Date · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗
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