Chile: no drinking in public places
Do
- Drink in restaurants and bars
Don’t
- Drinking in streets, squares, seafront promenades and other public places
It is illegal.
Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Chile travel advice
Etiquette & taboos
Etiquette & taboos
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Chile
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Chile: no open fires in national parks
Do
- Use fire only at permitted campsites
Don’t
- 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
Site-specific notes 3
Taken from the "don'ts" on each site page here. Open a site for its full etiquette and background.
Easter Island
- Never climb or touch the moai (heavy fines)
- don't take stones or artefacts
- drones need a permit.
Torres del Paine National Park
- Absolutely no fires or discarded cigarette ends outside designated camp areas — violations draw heavy fines and criminal liability
- don't leave marked trails for shortcuts, as trampled alpine meadow vegetation takes decades to recover
- don't camp overnight without a booking — rangers will check and turn you back
Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island
- Never touch, climb or lean on the moai or ahu platforms
- drone filming needs a permit in advance
- the unfinished moai at the Rano Raraku quarry are equally sacred.