Road clue guides · Americas
How to recognise Chile from the road
Drives on the right
Desert in the north, vineyards in the middle, windswept Patagonia in the south. Chile is long and thin, so the landscape changes fast.
What to look for
1
Spanish signs
Signs are in Spanish, with distances in kilometres.
2
Mountains to the east
In much of the country the Andes are visible, and they always lie to the east.
3
The sun in the north
Chile is in the southern hemisphere, so the midday sun sits to the north.
4
Patagonian towns
In the far south, houses are often clad in painted corrugated metal against the wind.
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