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U.S. Commercial Service Chile, www.buyusa.gov/chile/en, offers trade assistance and information for US exporters and Chilean importers. Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce, www.amchamchile.cl. Av. Pdte. Kennedy 5735, Of. 201; P.O. Box Casilla 82, Santiago 34, Las Condes-Santiago, Chile. Tel: (562) 290-9700; Fax: (562) 212-0515; amcham@amchamchile.cl. The Economist is a British weekly newsmagazine reporting on the global economy, politics etc. The Country Briefings, compiled for 60 countries by the Economist Intelligence Unit, provides extensive economic and political data, as well as links to articles. Take a look at the Chile Country Briefing. U.S. - Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), www.chileusafta.com, provides information on the free trade agreement between the U.S. and Chile. U.S. Government Export Portal, www.export.gov, publishes Country & Industry Market Reports, Commercial guides, and other essential information for doing business abroad, including Chile. The World Bank provides extensive political and economic analysis and data on most countries, including Chile.
Office of Overseas Schools, Department of State, www.state.gov/m/a/os/, lists American International Schools for most countries, including Chile: International School Nido de Aguilas; www.state.gov/m/a/os/1532.htm. Worldwide Classroom, www.worldwide.edu, contains information on over 10,000 schools in 95 countries, including Chile. The web pages include information about primary and secondary schools, as well as universities and language schools. GoAbroad.com, www.goabroad.com, in its Study Abroad section, provides a comprehensive international education database and lists extensive resources for those intending to live, study, or work abroad, including Chile.
See the Anywork, Anywhere website for an overview on visas and work permits in Chile. The embassies and consulates listed below will be able to provide more detailed information: U.S. Embassy in Chile, chile.usembassy.gov British Embassy in Chile, www.britishembassy.gov.uk/ Embassy of Chile in the USA, www.chile-usa.org Embassy of Chile in the UK, www.echileuk.demon.co.uk Embassy of Chile in Canada, www.chile.ca
Expat Exchange provides country-specific resources, classified ads, articles, as well as a forum.The site has a few useful articles and links about Chile. Expatriates.com, www.expatriates.com/, an online community for expatriates, has a section on Chile, with classified ads, links, and a bulletin board. Meetup, www.meetup.com, lists group meetings in cities around the world to help bring people with common interests together and promote the development of active local communities. Search for expatriate groups in Chile all over the country. Tales from a Small Planet, www.talesmag.com, is a webzine with news, stories, links, excellent message boards, and other resources for travelers and expatriates; The Chile section features "Real Post Reports" by expatriates living in Chile, as well as useful links.
Chilean Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores), www.minrel.gov.cl (in Spanish). Chilean Government Website, www.chileangovernment.cl (English version). Organization of American States, www.oas.org, of which Chile is a member, is an international organization aiming to strengthen cooperation between all states in the Western hemisphere. 17th Street & Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, USA. Tel: (202) 458-3000. Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations, www.un.int/chile, provides general information about culture, politics and the economy, as well as a variety of useful links, or visit the United Nations web portal at www.un.org/english/ or www.un.int, United Nations Development Programme in Chile, www.pnud.cl (in Spanish), provides information about UN projects on democratic governance, social development, environment and sustainable development, and more (in Spanish). The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), www.undp.org, publishes the annual Human Development report, www.undp.org/annualreports/, with in-depth analyses of development issues and trends worldwide, as well as the Human Development Index, a statistical tool comparing key Human development criteria of most countries worldwide. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, www.customs.gov, provides useful information on its Travel Spotlight page about customs regulations when leaving and entering the U.S.
International Real Estate Digest, www.ired.com, provides international real estate listings, including a section on Chile. International Real Estate Directory, www.internationalrealestatedirectory.com, has worldwide real estate listings, including Chile. Viviun International Property Listings, www.viviun.com, also has real estate listings for Chile.
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), www.nacla.org, is a non-profit organization providing comprehensive information on major trends in Latin America and its relations with the United States; publishes the bimonthly magazine ‘Nacla Report on the Americas’. Kidon Media Link is an online directory of world newspapers and news media, has an extensive listing of news media in Chile. Live-radio.net provides continuously updated links to thousands of online radio stations worldwide, including Chile. Online Newspapers lists over 1000 links to online newspapers worldwide, including Chile.
Chilean Tourism Promotion Corporation, www.visit-chile.org. Lonely Planet Worldguide provides a lot of useful travel information. check out the link for Chile. National Tourism Service (Servicio Nacional de Turismo), www.sernatur.cl. Rough Guides Destinations offers useful travel advice and information for most countries, including Chile. Turismochile.com, www.turismochile.com/en_portal.php, is a web portal providing information for visitors to Chile. |
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Living in Chile 
by Wayne Bernhardson 
