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For Skype, FaceTime, and general interest: standard time in Chile is UTC -4h, but the country observes daylight savings time (el horario de verano) from the second Saturday in October through the second Saturday in March. We're going into the southern hemisphere autumn (set the clocks back), and the northern hemisphere spring (set the clocks forward), so we will go from a three hour time difference to a one hour time difference.  (Currently, Chile is UTC-3h, and Minnesota is UTC-6h.  On March 8, the UTC offset will be -4h in Chile, and -5h in Minnesota). 

The tourist visa is something I can only obtain at the Santiago airport.  It is a physical card, and -for real real- I cannot lose it. Or leave the country without it. (So if it's lost, the only people who can replace it are the International Police.)

I hope to get a +56 prepaid cell phone for the duration. It may or may not be necessary to dial 09 first to call a cell phone from a landline in Chile, but it will be necessary to dial from a landline if I need to call a toll-free number in the United States in order to avoid charges.

The emergency numbers in Chile are 3-digit numbers, and follow an ABC-123 pattern.  From any phone, one can dial 131 for medical (ambulancias), 132 for fire (bomberos), and 133 for police (carabineros).

Chileans have RUTs (equivalent to Social Security Numbers) for taxpaying and employment purposes, and -like SSNs- have come to be required for a number of purposes (including renting an apartment).

My World Travel Adapter Kit doesn't list South America! Electricity Around the World says I can use the Continental Europe adapter in Chile, and the Australian adapter in Argentina.  The USB power adapter that comes with iPhone and iPad supports 110-240v power. I'm bringing the whole kit, in any case.