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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| SantiagoCemetary | 10/24/2011 | Eddie |
| Q: We understand that all Chile's presidents except Liberator Bernardo O'Higgins and Disctator Alfonso ... A: On the surface, it appears that Pinochet was "interred" (cremated?) at the Military School in ... | ||
| W Trek | 5/13/2011 | Kathy |
| Q: My husband and I are planning to do the W trek around Christmas time or Jan 2012. I'm at the ... A: I really am not much help on this. I know I have always used LanChile. If you mean that some ... | ||
| How to travel from La Paz to Santiago | 1/13/2011 | Alejandro |
| Q: I am booking a trip and have an idea of the places I want to see. Landing in Lima, I'm going to ... A: My suggestion is that you take a bus from Peru to Santiago Then you can go by bus from Santiago to ... | ||
| One days tours | 10/10/2010 | Alejandro |
| Q: We have cruise stops in Arica & La Serena this Dec. We are looking for 1 day tours which can be done ... A: For iquique I would recommend el morro de iquique, a place where the pacific war was developed in ... | ||
| driving | 8/17/2010 | Alejandro |
| Q: I would like to drive around Chile and eventually drive to Mendoza and Bariloche. What are the ... A: in my opinion, the roads are ok you have a small part steep and with turna but nothing special and ... | ||
| Alternative Ways to Leave Santiago (with SCL closed) | 2/28/2010 | Alejandro |
| Q: My boyfriend is stranded in Santiago after the earthquake. Thankfully, he's fine, but he's waiting ... A: you aré in luck. A friend is doing this on the oposite direction The thing that i would do is this ... | ||
| Santiago Airport Closed - How Else to Leave? | 2/28/2010 | Stephen Mack |
| Q: My boyfriend is stranded in Santiago after the earthquake. Thankfully, he's fine, but he's waiting ... A: First let me say I'm glad that your boyfriend is ok after the earthquake. To answer your question I ... | ||
| Living in Chile as a foreigner | 1/28/2010 | Alejandro |
| Q: Could you answer a few questions on life in Chile... How developed is the country, would you say its ... A: i would say chile is more a 2nd world country. medical is good but to get fast service you must go ... | ||
| Living in Chile as a foreigner | 1/28/2010 | Eddie |
| Q: Could you answer a few questions on life in Chile... How developed is the country, would you say its ... A: Let us start from the back and work our way towards the front. I have never lived in Uruguay so I ... | ||
| chile | 1/14/2010 | Eddie |
| Q: I'm heading over to beunos aires and wanted to go down to chile. I have been told about the glaciers ... A: Sorry for the delay; I didn't realize I had a question waiting. This site ... | ||
| Air travel | 1/7/2010 | Eddie |
| Q: I would like to go to Peru, then to Santiago, then Bariloche Argentina. I'm struggling to find how I ... A: Graham, LanChile or LanPeru has flight from Lima to Santiago (some are at about 89 bucks one way). ... | ||
| Santiago de Chile | 12/12/2009 | Eddie |
| Q: I have some questions about Santiago de Chile. I would like to know what are the costs of living in ... A: No, I haven't lived in any other latin-american country but I have traveled in a bunch of them. ... | ||
| Santiago de Chile | 12/11/2009 | Eddie |
| Q: I have some questions about Santiago de Chile. I would like to know what are the costs of living in ... A: The questions you pose are a bit tricky to answer as I see it. Let me dispose of the easy one first, ... | ||
| Shopping | 12/9/2009 | Stephen Mack |
| Q: I have been in Santiago Chile for about 8 days now and I am trying to find a store that may sell ... A: Welcome to Chile. I hope you are having a great time here. I'm not really into moto sports but the ... | ||
| Licenses | 10/21/2009 | Stephen Mack |
| Q: I am planning a motorcycle trip with a friend of mine from Ushuaia to as far north as we can get - ... A: I can't answer for all countries of Latin America but in Chile, Americans can drive with only their ... | ||
| Valparaiso to Iguazu Falls to Buenos Aires | 6/26/2009 | Alejandro |
| Q: We end our cruise in Valparaiso. We would like to see Iguazu Falls and get back to Buenos Aires for ... A: for any flight you must come to the capitol, santiago. it is a 90 min drive from valparaiso. iguazu ... | ||
| How Many Hours of Sunlight in Santiago in July? | 5/21/2009 | Alejandro |
| Q: I would appreciate if you could estimate what time it will get dark in Santiago in late July/early ... A: about the train, i really dont know... the hour that gets dark in santiago is about 7 pm. sunrise is ... | ||
| Stephen Mack | 5/8/2009 | Stephen Mack |
| Q: Is it difficult to maintain communications with people back in the US? A: In the age of the Internet I should say it's never been easier to be anywhere in the world and stay ... | ||
| Chile temperature | 4/26/2009 | Alejandro |
| Q: I will be travelling to Chile in July - August, landing in santiago, travelling to the north and ... A: Normaly in the north id hotter than the south But this year in late april we are still Around 27 ... | ||
| Buy a moto in Chile? | 4/21/2009 | Alejandro |
| Q: I`m a tourist in south america and I`m planning to buy a moto either in chile or argentina. I`m ... A: if you buy in chile, i would recomend santiago... here you can buy at departmens stores or in ... | ||
| Tempearature in Santiago in October | 4/20/2009 | Stephen Mack |
| Q: What is the temperature like in Santiago in October? I want to know how to dress. I am from a ... A: You are correct that October is Spring here which means temperatures are as low as 40F/6C in the ... | ||
| Chile in August | 4/16/2009 | Eddie |
| Q: I live in Brazil and have plans to go to Chile in August with my friend and my 5yr old son. My son ... A: Well, before you decide on where to go, you have to understand the geography involved. Valle Nevado ... | ||
| Ecommerce & Chile | 4/13/2009 | Eddie |
| Q: I'm looking at expanding my ecommercce business to ship beauty products to Chile. Where can I find ... A: The site that you can search is sitios.cl the problem is that most of the stuff that you get as a ... | ||
| chile for a year-schools and neighborhoods | 3/1/2009 | Alejandro |
| Q: I am trying to figure out a good school for kids who only know english (age 10 and 12)-- but would ... A: The school for your request would be nido de águilas school It is for sons of diplomatic persons and ... | ||
| A gift for someone from Chile | 1/20/2009 | Alejandro |
| Q: I am wanting to get a gift for my boyfriend, who is from Chile. I would love to get him something ... A: sure... first of all where do you live (city) maybe there is something closer than you think.... i ... | ||
| Adapters | 1/16/2009 | Kathy |
| Q: My husband is flying to Chile, (Santiago)and is taking laptop, DVD player and camera. Will he need ... A: He might not need anything, it depends on the hotel he is staying at. If it is a US based hotel ... | ||
| What to do in Valle Nevado if you don't ski? | 1/15/2009 | Alejandro |
| Q: I am trying to convince my parents to take the family to Valle Nevado in July. Since only the kids ... A: the truth is that i dont sky so i really dont know if there are any day trips in the mountain but i ... | ||
| Motorcycles in Chile | 1/15/2009 | Alejandro |
| Q: I am planning a trip to Chile. I plan to buy a motorcycle there and drive back to Norway. I have ... A: hy nicolay....i really dont know what is a pet number...our id number is called rut, and i guess ... | ||
| Bringing my car to chile | 1/6/2009 | Eddie |
| Q: Im planning on moving to chile, can you tell what are the costs to bring a 97 honda civic...thanks A: I am not quite sure that I can answer this question...I think I can only give you peripheral ... | ||
| travelling in Chile | 1/4/2009 | Alejandro |
| Q: It’s great to see that we can get some advice from you. I have few questions in relation to ... A: .. about camping, you can camp almos everywhere except for santiago... enter to www.sernatur.cl ... | ||
| Question | 1/3/2009 | Eddie |
| Q: how are you going? My name is Christina :-) I have a question about Chile if that's okay. I was just ... A: Well, to start with, a well illustrated book appears to run around 25K pesos, a fairly trivial one ... | ||
| Question | 1/2/2009 | Eddie |
| Q: how are you going? My name is Christina :-) I have a question about Chile if that's okay. I was just ... A: I do not necessarily know the market for e-books, and at that, I even know less about e-books for ... | ||
| Question | 1/2/2009 | Alejandro |
| Q: how are you going? My name is Christina :-) I have a question about Chile if that's okay. I was just ... A: .. Im happy to tell you that you heard wrong... There is a lot of Credit card transactions in ... | ||
| Santiago area | 12/28/2008 | Alejandro |
| Q: My husband and I will be visiting Chile from USA in January. We are bringing our bicycles and want ... A: .. first of all in the area you are looking, there is not a very good place... i wont live there or ... | ||
| sell Motorcycles | 12/17/2008 | Alejandro |
| Q: My friend and I are travelling from Canada to Ushuaia Argentina. We are wondering instead of ... A: in chile is it possible... you can bring used motorcicles and leave them here but is a long process ... | ||
| visita por un dia a Santiango | 10/21/2008 | Alejandro |
| Q: Hola Alejandro, me llamo Sabrina y soy de Costa Rica, estare viajando a Santiago a principios de ... A: hola sabrina, te recomendaria un hotel en el sector de el golf (estacion de metro el golf y ... | ||
| visita por un dia a Santiango | 10/21/2008 | Eddie |
| Q: Hola Eddie, me llamo SAbrina y soy de Costa Rica, estare viajando a Santiago a principios de ... A: Hola Sabrina, Santiago es una ciudad medio pequena consequentemente la puedes caminar facilmente. ... | ||
| Cost of private schools in Santiago | 10/12/2008 | Eddie |
| Q: What is the cost of private schools in Santiago on a yearly basis including everything. Also if you ... A: Vimal, The following is a link to a list of schools by their student' results in the PAA -- the ... | ||
| Cost of private schools in Santiago | 10/11/2008 | Eddie |
| Q: What is the cost of private schools in Santiago on a yearly basis including everything. Also if you ... A: Well, this is an interesting question, because in some ways it has lots to do with what is your ... | ||
| Trip to Chile in October | 5/27/2008 | Alejandro |
| Q: I am planning a trip to Chile in October, flying into Santiago and I would be grateful for any ideas ... A: first of all, it depends of what you want, you can sky, go to the beach or the country... i wold ... | ||
Alejandro
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
i was born and raise in chile, so i know pretty good what to do in this country. i can answer questions about sight seens, tourist places, shoping, clothing, weather, food and all the fun that you can get from the capitol and the other exiting and beautiful cities that can be visit in your trip to chile. i can also give advise about buenos aires, argentina
Experience
i do not have any experience in tourist guide beside all the tours that i have made around the world, but you can be sure about my good will to help you enjoy your visit to chile
Education/Credentials
civil industrial engineer with a degree in transportation
speak spanish, english and hebrew
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