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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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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.
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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 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 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

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 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 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 ValparaísoUNESCO
Heritage site · Valparaíso Region
Photo: Francesco Bandarin (CC BY-SA 3.0 igo). Map

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
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
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
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
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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