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Photo: Rapa Nui National Park — ProfessorX · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Chile at a glance

Chile is a country in South America; its capital is Santiago. People mainly speak Spanish. The currency is the Chilean Peso (CLP). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 7 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Santiago
Region
South America
Languages
Spanish
Currency
Chilean Peso (CLP)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Chile’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Chile

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Rapa Nui National Park

    Rapa Nui National ParkUNESCO

    Park & nature · Valparaíso Region

    Rapa Nui National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located on Easter Island, Chile. Rapa Nui is the Polynesian name of Easter Island; its Spanish name is Isla de Pascua.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: ProfessorX (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works

    Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksUNESCO

    Landmark · Tarapacá Region

    Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern Chile.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: rewbs.soal (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Sewell

    SewellUNESCO

    Patrimonio Mundial Ciudad minera de Sewell

    Park & nature · O'Higgins Region

    Sewell is an uninhabited Chilean mining town located on the slopes of the Andes in the commune of Machalí in Cachapoal Province, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, at an altitude of between 2,000 and 2,250 metres. In 2006, it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Marcelo Páez Bermúdez (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Chinchorro culture

    Chinchorro cultureUNESCO

    Sitio Patrimonio de la Humanidad "Asentamiento y momificación artificial de la cultura chinchorro"

    Ruins · Arica y Parinacota Region

    The Chinchorro culture of South America was a preceramic culture that lasted from 9,100 to 3,500 years BP. The people forming the Chinchorro culture were sedentary fishermen inhabiting the Pacific coastal region of current northern Chile and southern Peru.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pablo Trincado (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Church of Santa María de Loreto

    Church of Santa María de LoretoUNESCO

    Iglesia Santa María de Loreto, Achao

    Religious · Los Lagos Region

    The Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao is a Roman Catholic church located in Quinchao Island's largest town, Achao. Often referred to as the Church of Achao, is within the Diocese of Ancud, and was built around 1740 when Chiloé Archipelago was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Elemaki (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso

    Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoUNESCO

    Heritage site · Valparaíso Region

    Photo: Francesco Bandarin (CC BY-SA 3.0 igo). Map

  • Colón 10UNESCO

    Museo de Sitio Colón 10

    Ruins · Arica y Parinacota Region

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  • Santiago

    Santiago

    City · Santiago Metropolitan Region

    Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Omnespsx (D•ES) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Valparaíso

    Valparaíso

    City · Valparaíso Region

    Valparaíso is a major city, commune, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. Valparaíso was originally named after Valparaíso de Arriba, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. With a population of 284,938, it is the 10th-largest commune in Chile.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Draceane (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Easter Island

    Easter Island

    Isla de Pascua

    Island · Valparaíso Region

    Easter Island is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is renowned for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, which were created by the early Rapa Nui people.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: kallerna (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Concepción

    Concepción

    City · Biobío Region

    Concepción is a city and commune in south-central Chile, and the geographical and demographic core of the Greater Concepción metropolitan area, it is the second largest city in Chile by urban area and one of the three major conurbations in the country.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: order_242 from Chile (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Antofagasta

    Antofagasta

    City · Antofagasta Region

    Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about 1,100 kilometres (700 mi) north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. As of the 2024 census, with a population of 401,096, it is the 5th-largest city in Chile.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Montaje realizado por Açipni-Lovrij (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

A few words in Spanish

From VoyaKin’s free Spanish lessons in the app, with audio there.

  • HolaHello / Hi
  • Buenos díasGood morning
  • Buenas tardesGood afternoon
  • Buenas nochesGood evening / Good night
  • ¿Cómo está?How are you? (polite)
  • Bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?Fine, thanks. And you?
  • AdiósGoodbye
  • Hasta luegoSee you later / Bye

Keep exploring

Also in South America: Brazil · Colombia · Argentina · Bolivia · Bouvet Island · Ecuador · Falkland Islands · French Guiana

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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