Chile Forum

Thanks for those links, passport. We need a home for a worker and his wife. It has been interesting trying to find a larger (more than 500 square feet) pre-fab house without 3 or 4 bedrooms. I'm not convinced that pre-fab is less expensive than site-built, but that is a different issue.

11 hours nonstop on 17 March, starting at 3:00 p.m. and continuing until 2:00 a.m. in northeast Region 7.
Several hours more rain on 11 April.

I would begin at a drug store (p h a r m a c y). I don't know how medical prescriptions work in the U.K., but many (most?) medicines which require a prescription in the U.S. are available over-the-counter in Chile. You will need to know the chemical name of the drug, not the marketing name.

I fear the issues you raise regarding chain of evidence are academic. How many Chilean attorneys will become aware of this issue, understand it, contact their client, and bring the matter to court?

Lago Vichuquen or the town of Los Quenes, both in Region 7.

As a childfree adult with a strong interest in education I would put an elementary-age child in the public system here in uber-rural Chile and supplement that education at home. I also think Britkid's comment above is one of the most sensible things you will read about education in Chile. There are ...

Not on point, but related: Today I was startled to see a small photo studio in "el centro" Curico. It has long struck me as odd that there are no JCPenney/Walmart-type photo studios in Chile for parents to bring their children. It was clean, bright and inviting. (Unusual in and of itself for the sma...

Take your old one to a hojalateria (sp?) and ask them to make you another.

What is that "certificado de vigencia" - certificate of validity? Validity of what?

You're really planning ahead!

Good health for loved ones and my get-out-of-Chile ticket.

Oooh. Let me know when you get your ticket and I'll join you.