<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by chfenton:
Unless something has recently changed, Don't forget if you enter the country and are an American the tax is $100 US.</font>
...per person, in currency, no excessively dirty bills.
If you don't have it, they'll escort you to an ATM to get it.
The good news, if return visits are a possibility, is that the entry permit is good for as long as the passport it's in, and the fee (which matches what the US charges Chileans for visas, though it involves far less hassle) will probably go up during that time.