Santiago and Easter Island / IPC meetup thread
Feb 21, 2013, 9:36 am
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Feb 21, 2013, 1:13 pm
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I'm still not sure what they will allow in versus confiscate, but it sounds like since 2008 it's best to declare anything that could be construed as the following.
Unless I get more information I'll pack and declare salami, dried fruit and roasted nuts in unopened retail packaging. I'll post if they confiscate anything when I go in April.
At the moment of entering the country it is necessary to declare the entry of the following products:
• Milk, butter, cream and cheese.
• Fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Meats of any kind, cold cuts, and sausages.
• Seeds, grains, nuts, dried or dehydrated fruits.
• Fruit plants, ornamental plants, ofrest plants or part of them: branches, cuttings, bulbs and others.
• Flowers, dried flowers and garden plants. Soil.
• Wood or barks.
• Insects, snails and others. Bacteria and molds for scientific research. Bees, honey and beeswax.
• Animal semen, biological products and veterinarian medicines.
• Small animals and pets (dogs, cats, other). Birds.
• Alive species, products or sub products from them, or elaborated from wild fauna.
Important Issues
To make a Sworn Statement which is not true is an offense and can be penalized with prison in minimum or medium grade (61 days to 3 years); to refuse to make the statement is sanctioned with a fine.
• Milk, butter, cream and cheese.
• Fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Meats of any kind, cold cuts, and sausages.
• Seeds, grains, nuts, dried or dehydrated fruits.
• Fruit plants, ornamental plants, ofrest plants or part of them: branches, cuttings, bulbs and others.
• Flowers, dried flowers and garden plants. Soil.
• Wood or barks.
• Insects, snails and others. Bacteria and molds for scientific research. Bees, honey and beeswax.
• Animal semen, biological products and veterinarian medicines.
• Small animals and pets (dogs, cats, other). Birds.
• Alive species, products or sub products from them, or elaborated from wild fauna.
Important Issues
To make a Sworn Statement which is not true is an offense and can be penalized with prison in minimum or medium grade (61 days to 3 years); to refuse to make the statement is sanctioned with a fine.
Feb 21, 2013, 4:38 pm
#33
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Just to clarify on my earlier comment about food. Chile itself has agricultural restrictions, and is part of the landing declaration to be submitted at SCL. I don't remember seeing any controls at IPC for people already in the country.
Declaration card (Spanish / English):
http://www.sag.gob.cl/sites/default/...sag_aduana.pdf
Google Translate of permitted plant material:
http://translate.google.com/translat...origen-vegetal
Animal material:
http://translate.google.com/translat...-origen-animal
Check the original where the translation seems wacky - for instance, the last category on the animal translation is "Products not for human consumption industrialized" whereas the original is "Productos no industrializados para consumo humano". A closer translation would be "Non-industrial products for human consumption".
A couple of notes on activities that I've done on Easter Island follow.
Diving:
I'm not certified, but I used Mike Rapu to go for an assisted dive. No complaints about the service - I was given a quick introduction to the various scuba controls and went out with a larger group. Most of the boat was certified, so they went off somewhere while I stayed closer and had a personal escort to ensure I didn't get into trouble.
This was my second time diving, and in comparison to Malta, it was less colorful visually. There were fewer fish also, but there was plants and coral, which may or may not have been a function of where I was taken vs. the rest of the group.
If you're thinking of doing a dive, I was told in Malta that you are quite constrained in what you can do if you're getting on a plane in less than 24h (I think the limit there might have been 10 feet?). I was certainly much deeper on EI and I'm not sure they would have been able to accommodate me if I'd waited to the end of my stay.
Hiking:
The longest hike I did was from Anakena beach (in the NE) back to Hanga Roa along the north shore. There are no roads up there, but there are two trails, and I believe there may be horseback tours as well. I wound up taking the one further away from shore, which was not my intention, but I didn't find any markers along the way so I just followed the clearest trail.
I came across a number of horses and cows on the first half of the trail. I'm not a horse person, but the feeling I got was that they weren't too happy to see me. Some of the larger horses glared and snorted. Gave them a wide berth and they never chased me. There was some sort of farm building nearby so they probably weren't wild.
On the second half, it turns out that I was in the territory of some relatively large and aggressive bird that "divebombed" me for ~500 yards. I couldn't be sure where the nest was, but I gave anything tall (trees, poles, etc.) a wide berth. Didn't help. However, once I'd gotten tired of "ducking" (it probably wouldn't have come close to hitting me - more of a reflex), I raised my arm into the sky and pointed at it continuously. After that, it didn't come as close.
There wasn't much to see in terms of history on the trail I took, but it was scenic.
Declaration card (Spanish / English):
http://www.sag.gob.cl/sites/default/...sag_aduana.pdf
Google Translate of permitted plant material:
http://translate.google.com/translat...origen-vegetal
Animal material:
http://translate.google.com/translat...-origen-animal
Check the original where the translation seems wacky - for instance, the last category on the animal translation is "Products not for human consumption industrialized" whereas the original is "Productos no industrializados para consumo humano". A closer translation would be "Non-industrial products for human consumption".
A couple of notes on activities that I've done on Easter Island follow.
Diving:
I'm not certified, but I used Mike Rapu to go for an assisted dive. No complaints about the service - I was given a quick introduction to the various scuba controls and went out with a larger group. Most of the boat was certified, so they went off somewhere while I stayed closer and had a personal escort to ensure I didn't get into trouble.
This was my second time diving, and in comparison to Malta, it was less colorful visually. There were fewer fish also, but there was plants and coral, which may or may not have been a function of where I was taken vs. the rest of the group.
If you're thinking of doing a dive, I was told in Malta that you are quite constrained in what you can do if you're getting on a plane in less than 24h (I think the limit there might have been 10 feet?). I was certainly much deeper on EI and I'm not sure they would have been able to accommodate me if I'd waited to the end of my stay.
Hiking:
The longest hike I did was from Anakena beach (in the NE) back to Hanga Roa along the north shore. There are no roads up there, but there are two trails, and I believe there may be horseback tours as well. I wound up taking the one further away from shore, which was not my intention, but I didn't find any markers along the way so I just followed the clearest trail.
I came across a number of horses and cows on the first half of the trail. I'm not a horse person, but the feeling I got was that they weren't too happy to see me. Some of the larger horses glared and snorted. Gave them a wide berth and they never chased me. There was some sort of farm building nearby so they probably weren't wild.
On the second half, it turns out that I was in the territory of some relatively large and aggressive bird that "divebombed" me for ~500 yards. I couldn't be sure where the nest was, but I gave anything tall (trees, poles, etc.) a wide berth. Didn't help. However, once I'd gotten tired of "ducking" (it probably wouldn't have come close to hitting me - more of a reflex), I raised my arm into the sky and pointed at it continuously. After that, it didn't come as close.
There wasn't much to see in terms of history on the trail I took, but it was scenic.
Feb 23, 2013, 4:01 pm
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27 April AA7701/LA401 MIA-SCL
28 April AA7704/LA841 SCL-IPC
Hotel: Taura'a, Tea Nui, or Cabanas Christophe
30 April LA836 IPC-SCL
Hotel: W Santiago or Sheraton Santiago - taking recommendations/suggestions!
04 May AA7700/LA500 SCL-MIA
Feb 23, 2013, 5:14 pm
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Heard from one of the private guides that a cruise ship is stopping around April 28 or so. Are you planning to rent a vehicle on your own, hire a guide or join a tour?
You list three hotels in IPC. What are factors in your decision making?
We are four persons on IPC April 29 to May 1 and in the planning stages. I was able to order a copy of companion guide to Easter island on amazon. New books were cheaper than used.
What are your pans in Santiago?
You list three hotels in IPC. What are factors in your decision making?
We are four persons on IPC April 29 to May 1 and in the planning stages. I was able to order a copy of companion guide to Easter island on amazon. New books were cheaper than used.
What are your pans in Santiago?
Feb 24, 2013, 12:09 pm
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Thanks Spiff! I had originally booked Tupa through Hotels.com so I cancelled that and rebooked through Orbitz for 20% off.