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Chile

2 destinations & festivals · 2 etiquette rules

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Before you go

Read before you go

Red lineEveryday manners

Chile: no drinking in public places

Drink in restaurants and bars

Drinking in streets, squares, seafront promenades and other public places

It is illegal.

Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Chile travel advice

Red lineSafety

Chile: no open fires in national parks

Use fire only at permitted campsites

Lighting an open fire outside designated campsites in a national park

You can have your tourist permit cancelled, be ordered to leave within 72 hours or be deported; starting a forest fire can also bring criminal charges.

Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Chile travel advice

Places & local life

Landmarks, hidden gems & local life

Classic landmarkValparaíso Region, Chile

Easter Island

A lonely island watched over by 887 moai: a mysterious civilisation in the middle of the Pacific

Classic landmarkEast coast of Easter Island, Chile

Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island

An ancestral altar where 15 moai face inland, watching over their descendants.