In case you haven't yet seen this story, the USA has admitted Chile into the visa-waiver program, and Chile immediately stopped collecting the $160 visa fee for Americans entering at SCL.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22417941-post29.html

This is obviously great news for Americans planning or thinking about visiting Chile (including Easter Island). Indeed, I've been putting off a return trip because all my family's visas have expired (with expiring passports) and I was looking at a discouraging $640 entry fee. Now the country is kind of "on sale." And I see the dollar has strengthened a bit since my last visit, too. What more could I want?

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