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Chile and Argentina are not developing countries like i.e. their common neighbor Bolivia. Chile and Argentina are very much like western countries but with a high inequality of wealth and income. Both countries are on a global scale reasonable stable and healthy democracies, Argentina may be with a bit more populism and corruption than Chile. Both countries have reasonable good working institutions i.e. a police that keeps most of the country reasonable safe. And both nations have their social struggles, economic challenges and political scandals like many other countriesothers.  When comparing Chile with Argentina than in general terms Argentina is the prouder nation, the one with more style and self-confidence. … to be continued …

Only Israelis get distinct out of this group of the "Turcos" because they travel this region in large numbers. They are normally referred to as “Israelitas” and hardly ever as “Jews”. There is practically no When travelling Chile and Argentina I did not observe much anti-Semitism but some annoyance with young Israelis because of their behavior. They travel after a long and tough military service and try to get as far as possible with as little as the least amount of money possible money. They tend to break the rules more often (as many youngsters of this age tend to do), they often bargain for the lowest price (what is not common in this part of the world and sometimes perceived offensive) and they tend to travel in groups of their own without seeking much interaction with others.

What you do not see much more is extreme poverty. The center-left government that runs Chile for most of the time since the end of the military dictatorship in 1989 was quite successful in fighting this extreme poverty and improving the infrastructure in rural areas. And hikers benefit from it.… to be continued …