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surf Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
Coordinates: 30 00 S, 71 00 W
Coastline: 6,435 km
Language: Spanish
Safety: Chile is a politically stable country with very few threats to the traveller. Incidences of pickpocketing and mugging are on the increase and travellers should take care of their belongings, especially around tourist areas and bus stations, and avoid walking alone late at night. There has been an increase in reports regarding people receiving spiked drinks at nightclubs and bars particularly in Santiago. Avoid any involvement in demonstrations, which take place from time to time. Chile has a landmine problem, mainly restricted to border areas adjacent to Peru and Bolivia in regions I and II, and Argentina in region XII, and also in wilderness areas in those regions. Visitors are advised to stick to marked roads, obey all signs and seek the advise of local authorities if travelling to the border areas of regions I, II or XII

Communications: The international access code for Chile is +56. The outgoing code is 00 followed by the relevant country code (e.g. 0044 for the United Kingdom). Internet cafes are available in the main towns. A number of telephone companies offer different rates for national and international calls, depending on the time of day. Telephone centres are available in most shopping malls. Mobile phone companies have roaming agreements with most international cell phone companies, otherwise mobile phones can easily be rented.
Climate : Chile has a variety of climatic conditions ranging from subtropical to temperate and near polar due to its great lengths. Chile can be divided into three climatic zones, (1.) the north which includes the Atacama Desert which is characterized by arid and dry conditions. (2.) The central region of Chile which has a Mediterranean climate with mild wet winters and long dry summers and (3.) the south which is cold and wet with prevailing winds of gale intensity. Rainfall increases from almost nothing in the Atacama Desert in the north to 5,080 mm (200 inches) in the south. Average annual temperature ranges in Santiago are from 3 to 14 degrees Celsius (37 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit) in July to 12 to 29 degrees Celsius (54 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit) in January.

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Surfspots in Chile

Spotname	State	Type of break	Level
Punta Lobos	6th Region	pointbreak	Intermediate
Mataveri	Easter Island	pointbreak	Expert
Motu Hava	Easter Island	reef break	Intermediate
El Buey	I region	reef break	Expert
El Toro (La Bestia)	I region	reef break	Expert
La Isla	I region	pointbreak	Intermediate
La Punta	I Region	reef break	Intermediate
Totoralillo	IV region	pointbreak	Intermediate
Lebu	Lebu	pointbreak	Expert
El Gringo	Tarapaca	reef break	Expert
El Mejoral	V region	pointbreak	Intermediate
Reñaca	V region	beach break	Intermediate
Infernillo	VI region	pointbreak	Intermediate
La Puntilla (Pichilemu)	VI region	pointbreak	Intermediate
Puertecillo	VI region	pointbreak	Intermediate
Puerto maguillines	VII	pointbreak	Intermediate
Curanipe	VII region	pointbreak	Intermediate

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whats the best spot. Author: Roberto Acuna Viewed 433 times

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