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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 1990 was quite successful in fighting this extreme poverty and improving the infrastructure in rural areas. And hikers benefit from itin several ways. … to When hiking in Chile and Argentina you will not experience bagging as this might be continued …the case in the neighboring countries Bolivia or Peru. Also roads get build and improved what is a mixed blessing from a hikers perspective. These roads greatly facilitate resupplying but they also replace more attractive horse trails. The government also subsidizes public transport into particular remote place and we benefited from it numerous times.

In the bigger cities you need to be cautious with petty crime. But once you get out of these bigger the cities into the rural areas people live a tranquil life and sometimes don’t even lock their the doorsof their houses. There is I do not recall any scary situation with people along the GPT and no reason instance in which distrust was advisable. Only when you meet trunk herdsman (Spanish "arriero") be scaredcautious and keep distance. … With alcohol these sometimes shy people can get pretty annoying and even harassing. In such a situation the best response is to be continued …move one.