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Chile

Passport and visa service: World Travel Guide
For further information: Chilean Embassy in Brazil
Chilean Embassy in the USA
Chilean Embassy in New Zealand
Chilean Embassy in the Netherlands
Chilean Embassy in Japan
Chilean Embassy in France
Chilean Embassy in Spain
Chilean Embassy in Canada
Chilean Embassy in Venezuela
Chilean Embassy in Argentina
Chilean Embassy in Mexico
Chilean Embassy in Australia
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Official language: Spanish.
Other languages spoken: Indian dialects
Business language: Spanish, English
Getting some knowledge: Yes = Sí
No = No
Thank you = Gracias
Hello = Hola
Good day = Buenos días
Good afternoon = Buenas tardes
Goodbye = Adiós
I don't understand = No entiendo
How much does it cost? What is the price? = ¿Cuánto cuesta? ¿Cuál es el precio?
I would like to buy ... = Me gustaría comprar ...
Do you take credit cards ? = ¿Aceptan tarjetas de crédito?
Where is ... ? = ¿Dónde está ...?
The post office = la oficina de correo
The bank = el banco
The police station = la estación de policía; la comisaría de policía
The pharmacy = la farmacia
The airport = el aeropuerto
The train station = la estación del tren
A ticket for .... please. = Un boleto (billete) para ..., por favor.
Do you have any rooms available for tonight ? = ¿Tiene habitaciones para esta noche?.
Free translation tools: Babel Fish - Free English-Spanish-English translation of texts and web pages
Systran - Free French-Spanish-French translation of texts and web pages
Dictionarios.com - Free Spanish-Catalan-English-French Dictionary
Word Reference - Online dictionnary
Translated - Free translation arabic-spanish-arabic
TV5 - Free translation arabic-spanish-arabic
lexicool - Free dictionary arabic-spanish-arabic

Domestic currency: Chilean Peso
ISO Code: CLP
To obtain domestic currency: The currency is the Chilean peso (CLP). It is issued in coins of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 pesos, and in bills of 500, 1 000, 5 000 and 10 000 pesos. You can change euros easily in Santiago and in most regions of Chile. Some banks or bureaux de change in remote towns still sometimes prefer the dollar. For shopping, restaurants and small hotels, it is usual to pay in local currency. Bureaux de change are generally closed on Saturday afternoons and Sunday. They also change traveler's cheques without commission. Banks are open in the week from 9 am to 2 pm. Exchanging money on the black market is not advisable.
Possible means of payment: Mastercard and Visa are quite usually taken in top of the range establishments. The American Express card is not very widespread. Withdrawing cash with a credit card is widespread and very easy.
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Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Chile, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Type of climate: The average temperatures are 11 to 28 degrees in January and 2 to 14 degrees in July.
For further information: Direccion meteorogica de Chile

Telephone codes: To call in Chile from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +56.
To call Tunisia from Chile, dial 00 (ou +) 216.
Mobile telephone standards: Standard GSM (Global system for mobile communications)
Internet suffix: .cl
Emergency numbers