>From my travelogue on a Jan-Feb trip to Chile
(www.gorillatales.com/Chile)
We arrived in Valdivia at 9:00 pm, but it was still light out. An
advantage of Southern Chile in the summer time is sunset doesn't occur
until after 10:00. We headed to a nearby restaurant overlooking one of
the two rivers that border Valdivia, had a couple pisco sours, a little
ceviche and watched the sunset. The next day, a walk around Valdivia
revealed a very pleasant town with a lively fish, fresh vegetable and
flower market right on the riverside. Fishermen were cleaning their
catch and selling the fish right there and a number of hungry sea lions
were sunning themselves and eating all the fish innards that the
fishermen threw their way.
There was an interesting history museum in Valdivia housed in a German
immigrant's mansion. In an effort to develop Chile during the
1840s-1850s, the government encouraged immigration and a large number
of Germans took them up on the offer.
So, I would recommend Valdivia.
Paul
Jim Garner wrote:
> I'm looking at the prospect of renting a furnished apartment in Chile
> January to March this winter.
>
>
> Chile covers a lot of territory and my first thought was Valparaiso,
> which is easy to reach from Santiago Airport and seems to have about the right
> climate. But the reading I've done so far suggests there could be places
> that are safer, less polluted, quieter etc.
>
> We are not beachy types, prefer to absorb local culture but have access
> to mod cons, some English language books and TV and interesting food.
> I('m budgeting US$2300/month for everything except air fares (there's a
> great deal Air Canada Toronto-Santiago).
>
> Suggestions welcome.
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