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RE: 8 days in Easter Island?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 17, 2013
I only posted what I had copied and pasted a couple of years ago. Foolishly I never kept the name...

RE: Travel Alert: Día del Chicharrón
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 14, 2013
Los chicharrones de Mala!

RE: Church on Pichincha
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 13, 2013
The Ermita La Dolorosa. An ermita is basically a shrine and they usually commemorate a miracle. L...

RE: travel cost
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 12, 2013
It totally depends on which countries you are going to as costs vary widely. It can be anywhere f...

RE: Gold Bond Powder in Santiago (or similar)?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 10, 2013
Any of the farmacias: Cruz Verde, Salcobrand, Ahumada. The supermarket will have foot powder but ...

RE: Gold Bond Powder in Santiago (or similar)?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 9, 2013
You can get various foot powders here. Is its main ingredient clotrimazol? Bayer makes Canesten i...

RE: Shotgun licence
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 5, 2013
I hear that potato guns are more popular.
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Potato-Gun

RE: To visit Iguazu Falls for a day in Argentina, do I still have to pay....
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 2, 2013
They won't let you on the bus unless you present a print out of your fee receipt. This is now the...

RE: Can Argentines work legally in Chile?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 1, 2013
I don't guarantee any of this as it is just an educated guess, but the "visa temporaria mercosur"...

RE: Puerto Montt/Valdivia Recommendations?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 1, 2013
The weather doesn't look good for most of the week. Make sure you have the correct clothing to de...

RE: Taking personal car to Peru or Bolivia
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 1, 2013
I don't know if this will help:
http://www.allchile.net/chileforum/topic7156.html

Most vehicl...

RE: HELP: Airpass-how do they work??
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 1, 2013
I agree that you don't have enough flights in your itinerary to make an airpass worth your while....

RE: Watching stars in the Atacama
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 31, 2013
You can visit both Paranal and La Silla but only on a Saturday and reserving months in advance. B...

RE: HELP: Airpass-how do they work??
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 30, 2013
You have to do the initial flight with the airline involved in the pass or one of its partner air...

RE: It pays to check your Spanish by using a translator.....
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 30, 2013
Spanish is just so much quicksand for unsuspecting Gringos. :)

Mi papá tiene 47 años = My fath...

RE: It pays to check your Spanish by using a translator.....
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 30, 2013
And don't type año unless your keyboard can cope with the ˜ tilde.

Re: Easter Island, how to live cheaply once you are there?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 28, 2013
There are some limitations on fresh fruit and vegetables going from mainland Chile to EI, but eve...

Re: Easter Island, how to live cheaply once you are there?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 27, 2013
Isn't all the stuff just reconstructions anyways?

No, there are no reproductions. To get the...

RE: Easter-Island
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 27, 2013
There is no difference in fares for residents or visitors sold in country, but online fares do di...

Re: From Santiago de Chile to Ushuaia
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 27, 2013
Ushuaia has a lot of winter activities and Torres del Paine is beautiful in winter, but both requ...