Chile Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Chile Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Chile and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Chile.

Etymology: The origin of the name is unclear, but it may come from the Mapuche word "chilli" meaning "limit of the earth" or from the Quechua "chiri" meaning "cold".

Capital: Santiago.

Independence / foundation: Indigenous groups inhabited central and southern Chile for several thousands of years, living in mixed pastoralist and settled communities, ending with the Inka ruling the north of the country for nearly a century prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century.

The Captaincy General of Chile was founded by the Spanish in 1541, lasting until Chile declared its independence in 1810. The subsequent struggle became tied to other South American independence conflicts, with a decisive victory over the Spanish not being achieved until 1818.

Population: 19 million.

Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP)
1 USD = 938 - 985 CLP
1 EUR = 1,020 - 1,058 CLP

Time zone: UTC-3

Languages spoken: Spanish 99% (official), English 10%, Indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2%, unspecified <1%.

Religions: Roman Catholic 60%, Evangelical 18%, atheist or agnostic 4%, none 17%.

Climate: Temperate climate with extremes. Desert in the north, Mediterranean conditions in the central region and cool and damp in south. Higher altitude areas are aride and dry.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $507 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $25,900.

Main airports: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.

World heritage sites in Chile

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 7.

Top world heritage sites:

- Rapa Nui National Park in Easter Island.
- Churches of Chiloe.
- Historic Valparaiso.
- Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works.
- Sewell Mining Town.
- Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System.
- Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region.

Interesting facts about Chile

- Chile is the world's longest country measuring 4,620 km from north to south.

- Only 3.8% of Chile's land is arable. About 80% of its land is covered by the Andes Mountains.

- Easter Island belongs to Chile, despite being geographically Polynesian. This world famous and mysterious island is home to 400 moai statues mysteriously carved by Rapa Nui's ancient inhabitants.

- There are around 90 active volcanoes in Chile. Ojos del Salado is the world’s highest historically active volcano.

- Chile has the world's biggest swimming pool. Located at San Alfonso del Mar Resort in the city of Algarrobo, the pool is over 1,013m in length, covers an area of eight hectares (20 acres) and has a maximum depth of 115 feet. It holds 66 million gallons of water and costs over $3 million USD a year to maintain.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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