Chile Travel Itinerary: Santiago-Puerto Varas- Puerto Natales- Torres del Paine National Park- Punta Arenas - San Carlos de Bariloche Chile Chile is basically one-stop shopping for the traveler with ADD*. The country has all types of terrain and does not skimp on its landscapes. Sometimes it's tough to leave the beaches, like Viña del Mar, where vendors cater to a sweets-loving nation by delivering ice cream right to your towel, but it has to be done- especially when the rest of the country is home to Easter Island, the Atacama desert, and Torres del Paine National Park- not to mention world-class skiing, wines, and salsa dancing. It’s also worth noting (for people who have spent one too many nights on local chicken buses), Chile has an equally impressive bus system, and Santiago is one of the major travel hubs in South America. *Note: I was just thinking that it might not be kosher to mention ADD…That sentence could read: “Chile is basically one-stop shopping for the traveler who wants it all” or something like that… Highlights: Santiago is a must, but also visit Vina del Mar and Valpairso … surf and snowboard in the same day … Visit Easter Island … Whale watch at the southern tip of the country … Sandboard in the “Valley de la Muerte” (Valley of Death) … Raft down the Futaleufu River … Best time to visit: September to December What it costs: Student Airfare: $671 Los Angeles to Santiago 7 nights in a hostel: $98 in Santiago Can of Coke: 57 cents Exchange rate: $1 US = 525 Chilean Pesos Student Traveler travel in Chile home page: Student Traveler articles on Chile: Study Abroad: , Center for International Educational Exchange (CIEE), International Studies Abroad (ISA), University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), Center for Study Abroad (CSA), International Education Students (IES), School for International Training (SIT), Butler University, Experiment International Living, University of Miami Language Schools: Lingua Service Worldwide, Amerispan, iCambio, Spanish Abroad Teach Abroad: CIEE, Bridge TEFL, Cultural Embrace, Projects Abroad Work Abroad: National Volunteer Center, Association of Christian Schools International, South American Connections, United Planet, Volunteers for Peace Adventure Travel: Intrepid Travel, National Outdoor Leadership School, GAP Adventures, Tucan Travel

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Top Picks Chile is bordered by the Pacific ocean to the west and separated from the rest of South America by the Andes mountains. Nearly three thousand miles in length and rarely more than a hundred miles wide, Chile stretches from the tropics almost to Antarctica. Traveler Ian Wright begins his journey in the scorching aridity of the Atacama Desert. He then moves south to the capital, Santiago, before taking a train to visit the indigenous Mapuche Indians. He travels across the outstanding glacier-streamed mountains of Torres del Paine National Park. Via Robinson Crusoe Island, he flies to Easter Island and ends his journey on one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth. Visit our website to purchase the DVD or Video of this destination. For travelers with a yearning to get off the beaten track, Intrepid opens up a whole new world in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Australasia. With a huge variety of travel styles available, Intrepid travelers explore the world's most amazing places discovering real people, real cultures and having incredible real life experiences along the way. For details go to www.intrepidtravel.com Study abroad with "Your Gateway to the World" - USAC!  Our programs expose you to Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Basque languages and other courses including culture, art history, business, political science, anthropology, ecology and more. We also provide tours and arrange housing. For FREE catalogs go to www.usac.unr.edu.