Doing Business in Chile
Chile
Country Background
A 180 km wide on average, Chile is 4,300km long from the border with Peru on the north to the Strait of Magellan on the South. Sheltered by the Andes on the East and the Pacific Ocean on the west, Chile is all but impervious to foreign pets and disease.
The north is rich in mining and marine resources. Central Chile, home to the nation’s capital, is a major agricultural and industrial hub. In the south, rich fisheries and forest resources are managed under stringent conservation and environmental protection standards.
Tourism
A seemingly limitless coastline, deep-blue lakes, tall volcanoes, soaring glaciers, green valleys, lush native forests and parched deserts are just some of the vistas that surprise visitors to this land of marked contrasts. To the north, the bone-dry expanses of the Atacama Desert. To the south, breathtaking Patagonia. In between the majestic Andes and the Vast Pacific Ocean, vineyard-dotted green valleys and vast native forests.
This remarkable range of climates and sceneries make Chile an unsurpassed destination for nature lovers, who can choose from mountain climbing, horse riding, skiing, archeological trips and wildlife observation to swimming and diving, white-water rafting, kayaking in rivers and fjord, navigation amongst ice floes or visits to ritual Easter Island sites.
In 2012 Chile welcomed more than 3.5 million visitors. Most came from Argentina (1,375,756) and Brazil (275,335). Some 400,700 visitors came from Europe and 264,185 from North America, whereas 49,076 came from Asia, including 874 from Malaysia. The figures are positive, considering that the same comparison periods in Latin America tourism grew 6% according to the World Tourism organization, down 7% compared to Chile.
Advantages
According to the latest international rankings and reports from organizations like the OECD, World Bank and The Economist Intelligence Unit, Chile has been recognized as: a) The most stable and secure
Country Background
A 180 km wide on average, Chile is 4,300km long from the border with Peru on the north to the Strait of Magellan on the South. Sheltered by the Andes on the East and the Pacific Ocean on the west, Chile is all but impervious to foreign pets and disease.
The north is rich in mining and marine resources. Central Chile, home to the nation’s capital, is a major agricultural and industrial hub. In the south, rich fisheries and forest resources are managed under stringent conservation and environmental protection standards.
Tourism
A seemingly limitless coastline, deep-blue lakes, tall volcanoes, soaring glaciers, green valleys, lush native forests and parched deserts are just some of the vistas that surprise visitors to this land of marked contrasts. To the north, the bone-dry expanses of the Atacama Desert. To the south, breathtaking Patagonia. In between the majestic Andes and the Vast Pacific Ocean, vineyard-dotted green valleys and vast native forests.
This remarkable range of climates and sceneries make Chile an unsurpassed destination for nature lovers, who can choose from mountain climbing, horse riding, skiing, archeological trips and wildlife observation to swimming and diving, white-water rafting, kayaking in rivers and fjord, navigation amongst ice floes or visits to ritual Easter Island sites.
In 2012 Chile welcomed more than 3.5 million visitors. Most came from Argentina (1,375,756) and Brazil (275,335). Some 400,700 visitors came from Europe and 264,185 from North America, whereas 49,076 came from Asia, including 874 from Malaysia. The figures are positive, considering that the same comparison periods in Latin America tourism grew 6% according to the World Tourism organization, down 7% compared to Chile.
Advantages
According to the latest international rankings and reports from organizations like the OECD, World Bank and The Economist Intelligence Unit, Chile has been recognized as: a) The most stable and secure