Only the most geographically challenged have never heard of Patagonia, a few can name a location like San Carlos Bariloche, Argentina which has been famous with skiers for years and is becoming popular with world travelers flocking to the Lake District. Beyond Bariloche, the map of Patagonia is blank. Travel agencies tend to be familiar with resorts and adventure travel destinations tend to be only ‘word-of-mouth’ famous. A secret of the European travelers is the area south of Puerto Montt, Chile. Finding Highway 7, leading out of Puerto Montt, is not easy, in the labyrinth of one-way streets and construction street blockages. There is a sense of accomplishment when you find the unmarked entrance beside the mall and begin skirting the bay, heading south, along the water or when the tide is out, the mud & sand flats covered with clam-diggers. A glance to the left is rewarded by an incredible vision of snow-capped volcanoes, to your right is blue water and in the distance the island of Chiloe (chill-i-way). There is a sense of drama in the contrast between the peaks and the expanse of blue water. The pavement soon runs out - just before the government highway project sign announcing the paving of Scenic Highway 7, Decima Region, by Dec 17, 2005. Unfortunately, the contractor didn’t make the projected date, but in the mix of first, second, and third worlds that make up the reality of Chile, this failure to make the completion date was not unexpected. Highway 7 to Hornopiren, has only existed for about 25 years. Before the highway, transportation was by boat or on foot. People rarely went to the “City”. Life for the population was very isolated with medical and dental care and education arriving with the Highway - The Most Beautiful Place You've Never Heard Of Living In Southern Chile

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Real Estate In Chile EscapeArtist.com Real Estate Marketplace - Real Estate In Chile - Current Listings - Is Chile a good place to invest in Real Estate? Chile has a better economy than most nations in South America. It is consistently been attractive for foreign real estate investors and retirees. We believe that real estate in Chile can be an exceptional investment.  You can find space in Chile to build and make a home – you don’t need to live in the crowded capital to feel safe or to integrate.  Additionally you can travel within your new nation as a retiree and benefit from an exceptionally diverse landscape and never needing to go further than your nation’s borders to find true adventure. - List You Property - Advertise Your Property - Real Estate In South America - Also see Real Estate By Type - Islands, B&B's, Plantations - Vineyards For Sale Worldwide - International Real Estate Index

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Expats in Chile - Chile is possibly one of the least talked about expatriate destinations, yet one of the best for expats of all ages and from all backgrounds.  The nation has so much in its favor – from a good climate to an affordable cost of living, and from a low crime society to a strong and sustainable economy – that it is really worth examining if you’re looking for a place to call ‘home’ abroad. Whether you want to retire abroad, you want to live in a nation where the people are welcoming and the way of life is suitably laid back, or you want to travel, teach, study or explore, Chile is worthy of your closer inspection. To bring the nation alive for anyone researching Chile we’ve interviewed a handful of Escape Artist readers who have made a new home abroad in this truly stunning and fascinating country – and as you will see, our readers tell it like it is, warts and all! - Firstly though, to provide a general overview of the nation and to introduce you to why it’s really worth a close look, here are just 10 reasons why Chile is an excellent expat destination. Another Look at Emerging Markets - “So much money has been sloshing around the globe in search of an “above average” return that even risky assets have been bid up tremendously. At this stage, however, with new holes in the financial dike showing themselves almost weekly – more holes, we suspect, than officialdom has fingers – the money flows are building toward a reversal. This will hammer the emerging markets the hardest because, historically, in times of crisis, capital packs up its bags and goes home. When that happens, shares of good companies get sold at the falling bid simply because the seller must get liquid, whether to calm his fears or to cover his losses elsewhere. Asset prices become screaming passengers strapped into a luge ride.  “This creates opportunity, of course. Even though the economies of all the most prospective emerging-market countries are strong enough to weather any likely storm, their financial systems aren’t. This is emphatically true in India, China, Brazil, and other fast-track economies. Even so, when foreign financial capital has fled, the physical and human capital will remain, it will still be valuable, and good investments will be cheap in the extreme. But the opportunity won’t be available for everyone – just the investors who’ve been patient.” Five Best Places to Retire in South America - South America is such an exceptionally vibrant continent, inhabited by passionate people who live life to the full.  As Lonely Planet puts it: “It’s as though the continent was built for travel.”  If you’re currently exploring your global options in search of the best place to retire, and you’re looking for a place where you can have a low cost yet high quality living, South America is home to a handful of nations that you might like to closely consider. In recent years many South American countries have experienced significant and sustained economic growth, which has seen at least the quality of infrastructure improve, if not the quality of life for many citizens.  However, there remains a significant gap between rich and poor across the continent, and inflation can still be a serious issue which means that you have to plan your retirement to South America carefully, and do detailed research into which nation you could most comfortably call home. Skiing or Boarding Chile's Active Volcanoes - Sometimes we think that ourselves are as big as nature, but only when we surrender to it we realize how small we are. On the top of an active volcano, able to explode at any time, you see the mountain at your feet and sense the grandeur of the untouched nature and realize the human frailty. Still, you swallow your fears and drop to the craziest drop of your life, in powdery, virgin snow. You do not see anyone ahead. Just you, the mountains, the icy wind in your face and the sound of your board cutting the snow. Chile’s New Government Initiative Hopes To Attract Foreign Entrepreneurs - Chile’s Minister of Economy Juan Andres Fontaine touched down in the United States last month on a mission of great national importance. Fontaine’s itinerary, however, did not include the usual diplomatic hubs of Washington, D.C. or New York City. Instead, Fontaine found himself in California’s Silicon Valley, meeting with dozens of entrepreneurs whom he hopes to lure back to the Southern Hemisphere with the promise of up to $40,000 in government funding with very few strings attached for their business idea. Chile Is The New California - A Family Affair In Chile ~ In the Beginning - Second Passports, Alternative Citizenship & Residency - How to get a second passport - Second Passports Available Now: passports from Dominica and from St. Kitts - with more passport programs soon to be posted.  Find information - articles and resource links regarding second passport and economic citizenship. A second passport, or an economic citizenship passport is harder to get then it once was.  Why is that, you may wonder. The reasons are not complex; in fact they are rather straight-forward and easy to understand. The US government has gone broke. They don't want you to go away with your money, they want to steal it.  Why Invest In Chile? A North American In Chile  - Why invest in Chile? That is a question I have been asked many times because Chile is not even mentioned in most conversations about South America. Brazil you think of beautiful beaches and the beautiful people that live there. Peru you think of mysteries from the long lost past. Ecuador makes you think of beautiful weather and inexpensive prices on land and exports. Argentina cheap land, good fishing and a very corrupt government. Columbia, well, you don't even think about it. Venezuela another hero of the little people and probably a nightmare for everyone else. But Chile, what's there?  I would say a vibrant free market economy, and a place where with a little money and elbow grease you can make a life for yourself in the sun, be respected for doing so, and not have it taxed away into thin air when you're done. Chile has been the fastest growing economy in the Western Hemisphere for the last six years running and there really is no indication that trend will change in the near future. Also see the article: EscapeArtist.com Talks About International Real Estate As Offshore Survival Retreat How To Buy A Vineyard - 9 Artices About Owning, Managing & Living On A Vineyard - With all the risks and the time factor, can it be a good investment, from purely a financial perspective? The basic laws of economics are still favoring Argentina and will for a while. A vineyard in Napa Valley costs 10 or 15 times what a comparable one does in Argentina, yet the best Argentine wines are starting to command respectable prices. “Vineyard prices will never be what they are in California or Italy,” English says, “but they are certainly moving up toward a middle ground.” The value of some prime land has doubled in value in 12 months. That can’t last, but many think that 30% a year is probably realistic for quite a few years to come—if the buyer’s price was not inflated to start with. Many think that Argentina’s best years are still ahead of it. The overall quality is still improving, the word is still getting out, and a lot of production is still tied up in making cheap jug wine and concentrate. Argentina exported less than 1 percent of its harvest in 1992. In 2005 the percentage was up to 16 percent—still a low number by international standards. So all those Argentine wines on store shelves and in restaurants abroad still represent a very small portion of what’s possible. - The Articles On This Page Appeared In Our Overseas Lifestyles Magazine - EscapeFromAmerica Magazine Trials And Treasures In Patagonia - Adventures In The South Of Chile  - Rivers in Patagonia run wild. Few bridges cross the glacier-fed streams and our group was having difficulty locating a safe crossing spot. The Nadis River had only grown deeper and wider as our expedition journeyed further into the secluded valley in southern Chile. Now twenty people were faced with the daunting task of crossing a rapid-moving river. Numerous attempts were made the previous day, but all scouting parties were forced back by impassable waters.  Our options were running out. The guides contemplated setting up a tyrolean traverse, but it seemed unlikely that even they could swim the powerful river. We could continue upstream, but it would take us days off schedule. Our group had not yet been turned back and failure was not acceptable so early in our expedition.  Now, our first great challenge rumbled before us. Two days of scouting had revealed only one potential route. Having joined the scouting party’s first attempt, I knew the challenges they faced. In the deepest spots the water would rise above every person’s waist and the current was strong enough to send a whole team swimming. Teaching English In Chile - English As A Second Language - The globalization of the economy has had a direct impact on the Chilean people to learn and be conversant in English. In this article I will explain why and talk about visa options for tourists interested in teaching English. Without a doubt English is the international language. Although other languages such as French, Spanish, and even Chinese represent a large population and may be diplomatic in nature, business and diplomacy are carried out in English. Up until 1973 Chile’s economy was closed in the sense that the major industries such as mining were national and foreigners could not invest. This changed under the Pinochet government and since then the country has been “invaded” by investors from all over the world. Take the mining industry for example. There are currently many joint ventures based in the mineral rich north of the country consisting of Chilean and foreign partners. Many investors come from Canada as well as Australia and whose native language is English.  Another industry which has been opened up and heavily invested in is the maritime industry. The Japanese have been the principal investors in this industry. They have provided technological infrastructure to improve harvesting cycles of natural water fish and seafood in the south. Also see: "Teaching Jobs Overseas Articles Reference Library" Real Estate Business Opportunities in Chile - Hola from Chile! Our last article concerned Chile's interest in attracting "Smart Capital." Since that article hit cyber-space, we were again over-run with requests for more detailed how-to information such as finding employment and / or business investment opportunities here in Chile. Also, in addition to these requests, many readers asked about Visa requirements and how to obtain permanent residency in Chile. Unexpectedly, many of the people who contacted us were from within Chile. These were people who actually have business or job opportunities available! We had already known of a few, but WOW! If anyone out there is interested, we just might have the connection for whatever type of business or occupation you may be seeking or perhaps, at the very least, we might be able to point you in the right direction. With this in mind, we talked it over and decided to expand on the “Opportunities in Chile” theme a bit in order to more fully support our readers, including the people we had no idea about, those who are already living and working IN Chile. Sheesh, what a surprise! Also see the article: Become a Real Estate Mogul Owning a master franchise Paddling The Pathways Of Patagonia ~ Deep In The Heart Of Patagonia  - Adventure Begins - Patagonia. For years that word has conjured fantasies in my mind, visions of sheer granite walls and isolated wilderness. Flying south over the Andes I could hardly contain my excitement as I paced the aisles of the plane attempting to gain a better view of the snow-capped peaks that formed the border between Argentina and Chile. Like so many explorers, I had anticipated this day for as long as I could read the words on my father’s jacket and now I had reached a land that had once seemed so remote, so forbidding and so impossible. I would be venturing into one of the world’s great wilderness areas with a group from the National Outdoor Leadership School. Our guides hailed from the countries of Ecuador, Brazil and the United States and between the three, there was hardly a place in North or South America they had yet to explore. Yet each agreed that no place rivaled our playground deep in the heart of Patagonia. Moving To Chile, Part Two - Chile Measured Up!  - Wow-and-a-Half! We have had the most amazing month! First of all, a big Chilean "Hola!" to all of our new-found friends. We do not want to forget anyone. We have received emails from people living all over the world - from the US to Latvia as well as England, Afghanistan, India and....well we are absolutely flabbergasted by the many people who have extended a hand in friendship. We are overwhelmed and overjoyed. Thank You, Thank You, THANK YOU! It was also very interesting to see some of the demographics that told us where all our visitors were coming from. California, as expected with its large population and high Real Estate prices, ranked first, but Canada and Virginia were way up on the list as were Washington State, the UK and Colorado. We did also wonder about the slew of hits to our website from the DOD (Department of Defense) in Ohio. Honestly because we received quite a few and our visitors were sticking around for a fairly long time. We wonder if they know something we don’t. Maybe we were simply getting checked out as well as visited.  Also see the article: Moving To Chile, Part Three ~ Feliz y Prospero Año Nuevo! How To Bank Offshore - Banking Offshore - Forming Offshore Corporations - Anonymous Banking Secrets  - Why Bank Offshore? - The Governments of the world are out of control . . . and broke.  They need your assets to make themselves solvent.  That they squander those assets is forgone. We live in a world where personal sovereignty, privacy and individuality are under attack. The right to privacy is more than an abstract necessity, it is also a psychological necessity. If we do not have the right to privacy, we do not own the rights to our own lives. Individuality entails making value judgments independent of political, religious or social dogmas.  In making value judgments we make choices.  In today's world, if the choices we make differ from the status quo then we come under pressure to 'toe the line'. There is no line to toe.  We live in an intellectual vacuum, where short of the logical choices we make in our own behalf, there are no other values. Our Magazine & Websites stress privacy and living our life by our own standards,  protecting what is ours from those who have not earned it. - In today’s technological world, millions of individuals are subject to privacy threats. Companies are hired not only to watch what you visit online, but to infiltrate the information and send advertising based on your browsing history. People set up accounts for Facebook; enter bank and credit card information to various websites. Those concerned about Internet privacy often cite a number of privacy risks — events that can compromise privacy — which may be encountered through Internet use. Fears About My Children Returning From a US Vacation as Bitter Expat Kids  -  I’m nervous and scared.  Okay, I said it out loud.  I’m feeling pretty vulnerable, second-guessing my decisions, which definitely is not a natural state for me. My in-laws have recently, very generously bought tickets to fly my kids, ages 10, 8 and 6, back to the US on a direct flight for a six week vacation.  In the two years since I have moved my family down to Argentina, we have never been back to the states for a visit.  So, for a lot of obvious reasons, this is an amazing opportunity for my kiddos and all of the extended family which I should be completely grateful for, and in many ways I am.  I get 6 weeks without kids, (which has never, ever happened in my ten years of being a mom!!).  Six weeks of space, six weeks of quiet, yummy me-time.  I have the chance to do some solo traveling through Bolivia that I have wanted to do for a long time, channeling my inner gypsy that has been screaming to get out for a while now.  My kids get 6 weeks hanging out with aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, great-grandparents, getting completely spoiled and loved on beyond belief…and this is where I begin to think maybe way too much… Privacy Is A Psychological Necessity - We live in a world where privacy and individuality are under attack. The right to privacy is more than an abstract necessity, it is also a psychological necessity. If we do not have the right to privacy, we do not own the rights to our own lives. Individuality entails making value judgments independent of political, religious or social dogmas.  In making value judgments we make choices.  In today's world, if the choices we make differ from the status quo then we come under pressure to 'toe the line'. There is no line to toe. We live in an intellectual vacuum, where short of the logical choices we make in our own behalf, there are no other values. Our Magazine & Websites stress privacy and living our life by our own standards,  protecting what is ours from those who have not earned it. - In today’s technological world, millions of individuals are subject to privacy threats. Companies are hired not only to watch what you visit online, but to infiltrate the information and send advertising based on your browsing history.  People set up accounts for Facebook; enter bank and credit card information to various websites. Those concerned about Internet privacy often cite a number of privacy risks — events that can compromise privacy — which may be encountered through Internet use.These methods of compromise can range from the gathering of statistics on users, to more malicious acts such as the spreading of spyware and various forms of bugs (software errors) exploitation. EscapeArtist Expat Taxes Newsletter - Individuals have been leaving their own land to seek opportunities elsewhere since the dawn of mankind  -  But it has only been since the development of the modern nation-state, and its taxation of the worldwide income of its citizen-residents, that expatriation has taken on significant tax consequences. One of the first tax advisors to appreciate the potential tax savings of expatriation was my friend and colleague, Marshall Langer J.D., a valued member of The Sovereign Society Council of Experts. Langer is an international tax attorney and the respected author of several major international tax treatises. He is also the daring creator of a now out-of-print book, The Tax Exile Report. This title gained international notoriety when the late U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), red-faced and angry, waived a copy of the book at a televised Senate hearing, denouncing it as “a legal income tax avoidance plan.” - Escapeartist has hatched a new partnership with Global Wealth Protection that will set the standard for authoritative information on Asset Protection, International Banking and Wealth Management and with a number of accountants, lawyers and bookkeepers that know the laws regarding expat taxes, how to do your income tax, which form to use, and which services understand the complexity of expat concerns. Simply put, the EscapeArtist Expat Taxes Newsletter portal will provide a wealth of information that will show you ways to save on taxes . . .  and then some. Privacy Is A Psychological Necessity - If we do not have the right to privacy, we do not own the rights to our own lives - An excellent selection of important articles about Privacy, how we're losing it, how to regain it, how to protect it. We believe these articles are very important.  If you want to continue to live free, these articles are crucial. Articles About Protecting Your Privacy Appear Monthly In Our Overseas Lifestyles Magazine - EFAM - Escape From America Magazine, the Expat Magazine for those who want to move overseas, and those who have. - It's the international lifestyle magazine that provides real information on what it takes to live abroad, including articles on International Relocation, Overseas Retirement, Residency, Privacy, 2nd Passports, Jobs Overseas, International Real Estate ... 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