Chile - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

By Caterina Perrone

Book Overview

Chile is a land of contrast and surprise, flanked by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Andes to the east, the forbidding salt basins of the Atacama Desert to the north--with a verdant Central Valley and Cape Horn at its southern extremity. The Chilean people, too, are surprising: on one hand reserved, family-oriented, Catholic, and conservative; and on the other fun-loving, entrepreneurial, neoliberal, and modern. Their geographical isolation from the rest of the world, their colonial past, and the near 20years of repression under the military dictatorship of General Pinochet have had a profound influence on their character. Today, traditional Chilean values are being questioned by the younger generation. In fact, the country's position as the Latin American stronghold of Catholicism is being challenged by Chileans of all generations, and pressure has led to unprecedented changes in family and censorship law. Chile is also one of the fastest-growing economies in South America, and thanks to ambitious structural reforms, has sharply reduced its poverty rate in the past few years. Culture Smart Chile provides vital information on what to expect and how to behave in this complex and dynamic society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857338731
• ISBN13: 9781857338737
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Kuperard
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Exactly as the title says.

I have not yet visited Chile, but wanted to understand the culture before I go. This book covers basically every aspect of Chilean life I could possibly think of with a good writing style that keeps you interested. The author successfully avoids boring the reader with unnecessary info and adds some great tid-bits into the reading, i.e. (tip the parking attendant well). I would recommend this book to anyone who plans to visit Chile or is simply has an interest in the country. The only thing I would like to see is a little more depth to where foreigners are most accepted or not as well as some thought on hubs for incoming expats.

Chile Smart

This book is a great insight into understanding Chilenos, their customs, traditions and how we can get the most out of a visit to their country. How to be a smart traveler without being thought of as another ugly american.