Chile is a politically stable country with very few threats
to the traveller. Incidences of pick-pocketing and mugging are on
the increase and travellers should take care of their belongings,
especially around tourist areas and bus stations, and avoid walking
alone late at night. Tourists should be particularly cautious in
the Lake District as theft is on the increase, and muggings are
becoming more common in popular walking areas such as Cerro San
Cristobal, Cerro Santa Lucia and Cerro Manquehue. There has been an
increase in reports regarding people receiving spiked drinks at
nightclubs and bars particularly in Santiago. Avoid any involvement
in demonstrations, which take place from time to time. Chile has a
landmine problem, mainly restricted to border areas adjacent to
Peru and Bolivia in regions I and II, and Argentina in region XII,
and also in wilderness areas in those regions. Visitors are advised
to stick to marked roads, obey all signs and seek the advise of
local authorities if travelling to the border areas of regions I,
II or XII. A powerful earthquake hit northern Chile on 14 November
2007 injuring hundreds. The Chaiten volcano erupted on 2 May 2008
resulting in major ash fall and the evacuation of residents in the
areas of Chaiten and Futaleufu. The exclusion zone has been reduced
to 15 miles (24km) surrounding the volcano, but it is still active
and visitors are warned that a threat still exits.
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