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| Subject | Date Asked |
| How to travel from La Paz to Santiago | 1/13/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| Living in Chile as a foreigner | 1/28/2010 |
| 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 ... | |
| Valparaiso to Iguazu Falls to Buenos Aires | 6/26/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| Chile temperature | 4/26/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| chile for a year-schools and neighborhoods | 3/1/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| What to do in Valle Nevado if you don't ski? | 1/15/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| travelling in Chile | 1/4/2009 |
| 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 | 1/2/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| Trip to Chile in October | 5/27/2008 |
| 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 ... | |
| Volcano and the lake district | 5/14/2008 |
| Q: My husband and I have 6 days in Chile and we were hoping to go to the lake district and possibly ... A: I really cant answer very well all this... about the ash, i dont know still worth to visit pucon ... | |
| San Francisco to Santiago | 5/6/2008 |
| Q: My girl friend leaves in Curacavi.....I would love to drive down there...I have no fear coming from ... A: if you want to drive from san francisco california to anywhere south of the darien jungle i have to ... | |
| chile | 4/18/2008 |
| Q: My family and I are going to Chile for eight days between the 29/04 and the 07/05. We will have six ... A: 30 hours away from santiago). in the road there are several vinyards.... and in viña there is a ... | |
| Chile | 4/1/2008 |
| Q: Which is the main shopping area in Santiago specially for electronics and computer parts where I can ... A: if you want parts like motherborards and stuff...try www.refly.cl for all kind of electronics and ... | |
| Santiago cost of Living | 3/30/2008 |
| Q: What is the current cost of living in Santiago for a family of 2 adults and 2 children going to ... A: all depends..... i would say about 2000 us per month in an excellent neighbourhood with private ... | |
| Santiago to Valparaiso | 2/19/2008 |
| Q: We are booked to embark on a cruise from Valparaiso on 21 Dec 08. We have three days between ... A: .. 1.- santiago is only 2 hous away from valpariso so you can spare 1 day in santiago and the other ... | |
| traveling in august!!! | 2/8/2008 |
| Q: I was wondering if you know the average price to pay to fly to chile during the august season. I ... A: it all depneds where are you flying from. august may be winter but there is great sky in chile also. ... | |
| cooking class | 1/2/2008 |
| Q: Hey, wondering if you have any idea where we can find cooking classes in Lima, peru or in santiago, ... A: for lima i don't know... sorry for santiago, there is a special class for tourist where they take ... | |
| lap top/wireless/dial up modem | 11/8/2007 |
| Q: Hola Alejandro. Hace bastante tiempo que no he visitado Chile. Originalmente de SAntiago. Voy a ... A: it depends on the place... in most hotels there is wireless in common areas (lobby, etc...) and ... | |
| Camping in Chile | 10/29/2007 |
| Q: I saw your response to another person's inquiry about camping in Chile and your recommendation to ... A: .. i look at turistel.cl and doesn't have the same info as the printed version... you can try ... | |
| motorcycle trip in south america | 10/25/2007 |
| Q: a friend and I are planning a motorcycle trip in south america for february. I have a few concerns. ... A: ..i'm more a car guy but i will try to help you.... in cars and bikes, argentina has biger taxes ... | |
| television shows | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: What type of television shows do people from Chile watch? And how do they reflect their cultur? A: that depends on the socio economical level of the people you ask. on the high side, most ppeople has ... | |
| car rentals in chile | 10/22/2007 |
| Q: i was wondering if you could tell me the approximate cost of renting a car by the week in Chile. Is ... A: i dont know rhe actual cost because i have never rented a car in chile, but you can quote on hertz, ... | |
| snowboarding | 10/20/2007 |
| Q: we are planning a trip to Chile next July/august to mainly snowboard, are the ski hills easily ... A: you can easily go to sky from santiago with public transportation. it's ,ess than 1 hour drive. you ... | |
| northern chile | 8/27/2007 |
| Q: i plan on touring the coast of northern chile down to santiago. first, where is a good place to ... A: you can enter via peru in the north boundary to arica in chile and then go down visiting iquique, ... | |
| Travelling Chile & Argentina | 7/1/2007 |
| Q: This October I will be travelling around Chile and Argentina for 14 days and trying to get a feel ... A: i can't help you too much.... you will find taxis on holydays to cross from chile to argentina by ... | |
| Travelling with a baby | 5/15/2007 |
| Q: Hola. My husband and I are planning on visiting Chile for two or three weeks in November this year ... A: denise, 3 month ago we had a change in santiagos public transport and its a bit caotic so i would ... | |
| Chile trip | 1/8/2007 |
| Q: I am planning a visit to Chile for 2/3 weeks next September. I plan to arrive in Santiago and travel ... A: on the south of chile there are several places that worth the time.... pucon, puerto varas and ... | |
| Traveling for 2 months | 11/22/2006 |
| Q: ) I have decided to take a very nice and long vacation From December 20th 2006 until Febuary 10th. ... A: in viña there is planty of activities to do....you should also visit pucon and san pedro de ... | |
| Furnished Long-stay apartments | 10/27/2006 |
| Q: I am researching the availability and cost of long-stay (1-2 year) furnished corporate apartments in ... A: you have 2 posibilities: apart hotel (i will suggest time apart hotels) but it maigth be expensive ... | |
| traveling in Chile | 9/6/2006 |
| Q: I live in Canada and I'm going to visit my son who is a student in Santiago this year. I have to go ... A: ... yo will find lots of budget places to stay in chile.. the weather is dry and not so hot (25 ... | |
| Adventure Travel In Chile - September | 8/15/2006 |
| Q: I'll be flying to Santiago 9/2/06 - 9/18/06 and am looking for some guidance. I'd love to do some ... A: for snowbordiong i can sugest Valle nevado, 45 minutes away from santiago.... for rafting and kayak ... | |
| Gifts for Chilean family | 8/8/2006 |
| Q: I'm going to be flying to Chile from the United States to stay with a large Chilean family for about ... A: jajajajaja you would be surprice but you can find almost anything in chile. for your gift it will ... | |
| Trip | 7/20/2006 |
| Q: I´m planning a trip to cruise the whole south america and i´d like to know about roads. How is the ... A: chilean roasd are great...you will find them in excellent condition....the travel from santiago to ... | |
| Camping in Chile | 7/15/2006 |
| Q: In August to October of 2007 we are planning on a 3 month camping and hiking tour of Chile, Bolivia ... A: i dony really know if you can just put your tent anywhere...im sure there are lot of houses ... | |
| traveling in Chile with small children-camping | 6/30/2006 |
| Q: My husband and I are planning to travel for approx. 6 weeks in Dec. & Jan. with our 2 small ... A: in chile its safe to camp with children... there is a guide named turistel, i dont know if its ... | |
| Traveling to Chile in 5 days... | 5/9/2006 |
| Q: I have never traveled. Can I use my laptop computer at the hotel in Chile? What sort of money should ... A: your laptop should have an autovoltage transformer (it should say 100-240 volts) in chile we use 220 ... | |
| Travel in Chile and Argentina | 11/25/2005 |
| Q: My husband and I would like to plan a trip to both Argentina and Chile in January 2006 (arriving ... A: .. from jersey i will sugest the lan chile flight that leaves from jfk to santiago. in santiago is ... | |
| chile and rapa Nui | 10/13/2005 |
| Q: we are four people middle age, from rome italy we are thinking to spend our xmas holidays in chile ... A: .. i dont have many tips for rapa nui but i can tell you that the island wont be crowded in those ... | |
| Torres del Paine | 3/26/2005 |
| Q: I am traveling in a group of 6 to Punta Arenas/Puerto Natales/Torres del Paine from May 23-26. We ... A: hy michael, my personal recomendation is to stay in puerto natales and make the trip to the park the ... | |
| Cabanas in Chile | 2/16/2005 |
| Q: Alejandro Can you recommend a good beach resort to rent a Cabana for a few days? Regards Jon A: for beaches i will rwcomwnd viña del mar or reñaca because they are close to santiago... if yyou ... | |
| Transportation Buenos Aires a Santiago | 12/26/2004 |
| Q: Hola. My friend and I are going to stay in Buenos Aires for one month esta enero. Durante nuestro ... A: take an airplane for 150 us each, the bus is too long and it doesnt worth it. try on ... | |
| Need help with a word in Spanish.... | 12/14/2004 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me with the word "el palto". I know that it has some type of ... A: I´ll try to help you.... the vegetable iys call "la palta" and "el palto" its the tree where la ... | |
| chile and easter island | 11/21/2004 |
| Q: we have decided to spend our xmas vacation in chile from 27th dec.to.. 6th jan. we are three ... A: ... I do´n´t know easter island so i can´t help you there. on the other way there are beautiful ... | |
| camping in chile and more | 9/20/2004 |
| Q: We are going to chile/argentina in december/january. Is it possible to camp on camp site throughout ... A: ok, for northern chile you can hire a 2wd car and you wont have any problem, specialy in december ... | |
| Places to stay and guides | 4/23/2004 |
| Q: We will be traveling to Santiago in February at the end of a cruise. We are considering the Orly ... A: i never heard of that hotel in santiago.... for santiago i suggest the sheraton, hyatt, marriot, ... | |
| Chile's name | 3/15/2004 |
| Q: How did Chile get its name? A: sorry i cant help you, i realy dont know but the thing that i can say to you is that its not related ... | |
| traveling to Chile | 3/9/2004 |
| Q: I live in Iran .How can i get to Chile for a visit or imigration?(27 age...holding Bs and 20000$). ... A: im not sure about what you are asking, if is it for visa procedures, i suggest you might try to ... | |
| Shoping | 3/3/2004 |
| Q: I am coming to Chile, Santiago 19 March. I would like to know where I can shop clothes like: Rip ... A: there are several shoping centers in santiago. if you need a specialty store im not sure i can help ... | |
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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