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Chile Master Thread
« on: March 22, 2012, 04:39:36 PM »
any idea if you need a visa to enter chile with a US passport?
« Last Edit: September 02, 2014, 12:26:06 PM by jj1000 »

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Re: Chile And Peru Master Thread
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2012, 05:13:50 PM »
any idea if you need a visa to enter chile with a US passport?
No visa you just need to pay $150 reciprocity fee..

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Re: Chile And Peru Master Thread
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2012, 06:21:44 PM »
has anyone tried the admirals club in the santiago airport (SCL)?

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Re: Chile And Peru Master Thread
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2012, 06:42:49 PM »
I believe I was there nothing to exciting

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Re: Chile And Peru Master Thread
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2012, 10:25:38 PM »
has anyone been to Pucon Chile?
im planning a trip there, looking for reports about the place and recomendations as what to visit/tour.

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Re: Chile And Peru Master Thread
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2014, 12:58:42 PM »
No more fee being charged to Americans to visit chile!

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Re: Chile And Peru Master Thread
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2014, 08:15:56 PM »
No more fee being charged to Americans to visit chile!
Saw that. One of the main reasons I skipped Chile when I was in the region.

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2015, 07:34:53 PM »
Hello. My name is Denise and I live in Chile. Since there is a a discount award in United to Chile and Brazil maybe some of you are interested in visiting.

Chile has a small frum community, aroung 200-300 families. There is around 12.000 jews in total, most of the asimilated. We have a chabad house, Aish HaTorah and a Yeshivish shul.

There are 3 kosher restaurants in Chile:

KOSH! (www.kosh.cl). They sell pizza, sushi and pasta. The sushi is very good and they have cholov israel option if you ask.

FALAFEL ASLY (http://www.falafelasly.com/). They sell falafel and shwara.

BAGEL&CO (http://www.bagelsandco.cl/). The bagels and pastries are made in chabad. The lettuce in the salads are not checked for bugs, but you can eat everything else. Is very good and is located more centric.

There is a few caterers that can prepare take out food. This is the list:

Shem Tov (Ernesto Vasershten)
Email: shemtovkosher@yahoo.com

Guitty Schwartz/Eva Vaizer
Email: comidakosher@gmail.com

Ester Dines
Email: estherbenmaman68@gmail.com

Since the community is not so big we have an open kosher list that is big enough so you can find almost all the kosher products in every supermarket. The webpage is  www.chilekosher.cl/ and you can download the list. They also have an app.

We have an eruv in Santiago.


What to see in Chile?

Since chile is a very long country we have very different weathers and things to do:

1. Skying: Close to Santiago (about an hour) there are a few sky resort. They are beautifull and many people around the world come to sky here. Some of them are: Valle Nevado (http://www.vallenevado.com/en/), La Parva (http://www.laparva.cl/), El Colorado (http://www.elcolorado.cl/) y Farellones (http://parquesdefarellones.cl/).

2. The South of Chile. There are many nice cities that is worth it to visit, like Pucón, Chiloé, Punta Arenas, Frutillar. Most of the places have lakes and volcanos. Also you can do many sport adventure, like rafting, hiking, canopy, fishing and many more)

3. The North of Chile. The north is dessert and there many nice thing to see for exaple the Tatio Geysers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Tatio) and the Flowering Dessert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_desert) . There is also a salty lake like the dead see in Atacama. Also the north of Chile is famous for the rescue of the 33 miners.

Let me know if you need more information!



Denise

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2015, 08:02:42 PM »
Hello. My name is Denise and I live in Chile. Since there is a a discount award in United to Chile and Brazil maybe some of you are interested in visiting.

Chile has a small frum community, aroung 200-300 families. There is around 12.000 jews in total, most of the asimilated. We have a chabad house, Aish HaTorah and a Yeshivish shul.

There are 3 kosher restaurants in Chile:

KOSH! (www.kosh.cl). They sell pizza, sushi and pasta. The sushi is very good and they have cholov israel option if you ask.

FALAFEL ASLY (http://www.falafelasly.com/). They sell falafel and shwara.

BAGEL&CO (http://www.bagelsandco.cl/). The bagels and pastries are made in chabad. The lettuce in the salads are not checked for bugs, but you can eat everything else. Is very good and is located more centric.

There is a few caterers that can prepare take out food. This is the list:

Shem Tov (Ernesto Vasershten)
Email: shemtovkosher@yahoo.com

Guitty Schwartz/Eva Vaizer
Email: comidakosher@gmail.com

Ester Dines
Email: estherbenmaman68@gmail.com

Since the community is not so big we have an open kosher list that is big enough so you can find almost all the kosher products in every supermarket. The webpage is  www.chilekosher.cl/ and you can download the list. They also have an app.

We have an eruv in Santiago.


What to see in Chile?

Since chile is a very long country we have very different weathers and things to do:

1. Skying: Close to Santiago (about an hour) there are a few sky resort. They are beautifull and many people around the world come to sky here. Some of them are: Valle Nevado (http://www.vallenevado.com/en/), La Parva (http://www.laparva.cl/), El Colorado (http://www.elcolorado.cl/) y Farellones (http://parquesdefarellones.cl/).

2. The South of Chile. There are many nice cities that is worth it to visit, like Pucón, Chiloé, Punta Arenas, Frutillar. Most of the places have lakes and volcanos. Also you can do many sport adventure, like rafting, hiking, canopy, fishing and many more)

3. The North of Chile. The north is dessert and there many nice thing to see for exaple the Tatio Geysers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Tatio) and the Flowering Dessert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_desert) . There is also a salty lake like the dead see in Atacama. Also the north of Chile is famous for the rescue of the 33 miners.

Let me know if you need more information!



Denise

Very Helpful! Thanks!

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2015, 09:02:59 PM »
Thanks for sharing!
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2015, 09:30:42 PM »
Cool. What is skying? Is that sky diving?

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2015, 10:06:48 PM »
Cool. What is skying? Is that sky diving?
I would say he meant SKI ;)  many people around the world come to sky here.

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2015, 10:27:15 PM »
Thanks for the rundown Denise.

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2015, 10:25:17 AM »
Sorry. it is ski!

:)

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2015, 12:29:46 PM »
Hello. My name is Denise and I live in Chile. Since there is a a discount award in United to Chile and Brazil maybe some of you are interested in visiting.

Chile has a small frum community, aroung 200-300 families. There is around 12.000 jews in total, most of the asimilated. We have a chabad house, Aish HaTorah and a Yeshivish shul.

There are 3 kosher restaurants in Chile:

KOSH! (www.kosh.cl). They sell pizza, sushi and pasta. The sushi is very good and they have cholov israel option if you ask.

FALAFEL ASLY (http://www.falafelasly.com/). They sell falafel and shwara.

BAGEL&CO (http://www.bagelsandco.cl/). The bagels and pastries are made in chabad. The lettuce in the salads are not checked for bugs, but you can eat everything else. Is very good and is located more centric.

There is a few caterers that can prepare take out food. This is the list:

Shem Tov (Ernesto Vasershten)
Email: shemtovkosher@yahoo.com

Guitty Schwartz/Eva Vaizer
Email: comidakosher@gmail.com

Ester Dines
Email: estherbenmaman68@gmail.com

Since the community is not so big we have an open kosher list that is big enough so you can find almost all the kosher products in every supermarket. The webpage is  www.chilekosher.cl/ and you can download the list. They also have an app.

We have an eruv in Santiago.


What to see in Chile?

Since chile is a very long country we have very different weathers and things to do:

1. Skying: Close to Santiago (about an hour) there are a few sky resort. They are beautifull and many people around the world come to sky here. Some of them are: Valle Nevado (http://www.vallenevado.com/en/), La Parva (http://www.laparva.cl/), El Colorado (http://www.elcolorado.cl/) y Farellones (http://parquesdefarellones.cl/).

2. The South of Chile. There are many nice cities that is worth it to visit, like Pucón, Chiloé, Punta Arenas, Frutillar. Most of the places have lakes and volcanos. Also you can do many sport adventure, like rafting, hiking, canopy, fishing and many more)

3. The North of Chile. The north is dessert and there many nice thing to see for exaple the Tatio Geysers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Tatio) and the Flowering Dessert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_desert) . There is also a salty lake like the dead see in Atacama. Also the north of Chile is famous for the rescue of the 33 miners.

Let me know if you need more information!



Denise

Thank you!

Whats the security situation there? Is it like Mexico?

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2015, 08:41:29 PM »
Is not like Mexico. You have to be carefull with your belongings like everywhere else. 😀

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2016, 01:15:16 AM »
Are all the Orthodox Shuls in Santiago near each other?
Are there any hotels near the shuls?

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2016, 01:51:13 AM »
Are all the Orthodox Shuls in Santiago near each other?
Are there any hotels near the shuls?
I can't speak for your first question, but I once stayed at the Radisson La Dehesa which is a 5  minute walk from Chabad.

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2016, 11:21:15 PM »
Which airline would you recommend for flying from NYC to Chile using miles/points (any kind of points I'll earn or transfer them)?
« Last Edit: April 13, 2016, 11:32:45 PM by rockstarhockstar »

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Re: Chile Master Thread
« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2016, 11:32:14 PM »
Thanks Denise!