To date the banking system is sound, corruption is minimal, direct foreign investment is encouraged, real estate is easily purchased, property rights are well protected, contracts are secure and the legal system is transparent & efficient. Beyond that it has some of the most beautiful and majestic scenery in the world. There is a relatively small population of 16.57 million mostly reserved yet friendly and charming inhabitants. There are 3,000 miles of Pacific coastline, stunning mountains and lakes as well as a temperate rain forest, glaciers and even a northern desert.

Once an international business traveler I’ve traded in “Wall Street for Main Street.” Now my husband and I are on the move and hanging out our realtor’s shingle in Southern Chile. Check out our articles, maps, videos and real estate listings as we build this site. Do your own homework and remember that no place is perfect no matter what you read. But if you find yourself as taken with the country as we were nine years ago….then feel free to drop us a line.