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Just an hour and a half northwest of Santiago, neighboring Viña del Mar and Valparaíso are like two sides of a coin. Viña, the 'Garden City,' is one of Chile's premier beach resorts, with excellent hotels and shopping. Valparaíso, immortalized in the words of Pablo Neruda, is one of South America's most charismatic and historic ports, with its charming "ascensores" (railway elevators) and colorful hillside constructions.

Getting to Viña del Mar - Valparaíso

The Viña del Mar - Valparaiso urban area is located about 100 km (60 miles)
from the International Airport of Santiago. The trip takes about 70 minutes.
There are several alternative ways to get to your Hotel in Viña del Mar:

- There is a public transportation system (buses) to Viña, which is quite cheap. For details, see a paragraph below on 'How to get to Viña from Santiago airport by public transportation.'

- There is a minibus service from the airport, called ¨Transvip¨, round-the-clock. The price is ch$ 70.000 (chilean pesos) per minibus to Viña (~ 145 USD ~ 110 EUR); the minibus can carry up to 6 persons with luggage, i.e., it amounts to ch$ 11.700 per person if 6 persons. This company also offers taxi service to Viña, fitting up to 3 persons.

See: www.transvip.cl

Phone of Transvip: (+56-2)-6773000.

- There is also a taxi service from the airport, called "Taxioficial", round-the-clock. The price is ch$ 65.000 per taxi to Viña (~ 140 USD ~ 100 EUR); the taxi can carry up to 3 persons with luggage, i.e., it amounts to ch$ 22.000 per person if 3 persons. See: www.taxioficial.cl

Phone of Taxioficial: (+56-2)-6019880.

- If you decide to take a taxi of a private taxi driver, you should try to negotiate the price.
- If you have any further questions, please contact: Gorazd.Cvetic@usm.cl

How to get to Viña from Santiago airport by public transportation

If you use public buses, please do the following:
Take the airport bus towards Santiago. The bus stops right outside the airport building (there are two companies: "Centropuerto" is a light blue bus, and "TurBus" is a light green bus, the ticket is paid at the bus, about ch$ 2.000); get off the bus at the first stop (about 15-20 min drive), called "Pajaritos" (sounds: Paharitos; ask the driver to drop you there). Pajaritos is a small bus and subway station. The bus station to Viña is on the other side of the building from where you got off the airport bus. Buy a bus ticket to Viña del Mar at the corresponding ticket office (the best companies are Tur Bus and Pullman Bus). The seats are numbered, so you must purchase the ticket at the office. Buses run every 10-15 minutes but you may have to wait up 30 minutes for your bus, depending on the rush hours. This ticket is about ch$ 3000 (~ 6 USD).

The trip from Pajaritos to Viña takes about 90 minutes. The Bus Terminal in Viña del Mar is near downtown, and about 1 km from Hotel San Martin. You should take a taxi from the Bus Terminal to your hotel. The price should be below ch$ 5.000.

Recommended Hotels

» Hotel San Martín

Address: Avenida San Martín 667, Viña del Mar
Tel. +56 (32) 268-9191
Fax +56 (32) 268-9195
http://www.hotelsanmartin.cl/

Prices:

Single/Double	ch$51.000	USD102 (City View)
Single/Double	ch$58.000	USD116 (Ocean View)
Triple	ch$79.500	USD159
Junior Suite	ch$94.185	USD188
Suite Plus	ch$108.675	USD217

Prices do not include 19% Tax (waived for non residents)
Prices are corporate values and include buffet breakfast at Don Joaquin Restaurant.
Modifications and cancellations must be notified with at least 72 hours in advance, otherwise there will be an additional charge.

Send your reservation request to
Ms. Pamela Vasquez at the following e-mail address, indicating you will attend the SILAFAE symposium at Universidad Santa Maria ventasregiones@hotelsanmartin.cl
Tel: +56 (32) 2462248

» Hotel Cantamar
Address: Avenida 5 Norte 230, Viña del Mar.
Tel. +56 (32) 247-1010
Fax +56 (32) 247-5776
http://www.cantamar.cl

Single Room	ch$29.000 (19% Tax Incl.)
Double	ch$34.000

Prices are corporate values and include buffet breakfast.
Comments: Medium size, good hotel; Many visitors to our Deparment have stayed here.

Send your reservation request to
Ms. Jessica Vega at the following e-mail address, indicating you will attend the SILAFAE symposium at Universidad Santa Maria
reservas@cantamar.cl

Other Hotels

» Hotel Ankara
Address: Avenida San Martín 476, Viña del Mar.
Tel. +56 (32) 215-1000
Fax: +56 (32) 215-1055
http://www.ha.cl

Single/Double

ch$68.000 (19% Tax Incl.)

USD114

Prices are corporate values and include buffet breakfast (at the restaurant), continental breakfast at the room.

Send your reservation request to Ms. Maria Paz del Valle
at the following e-mail address, indicating you will attend the SILAFAE symposium at Universidad Santa Maria
reservas@ha.cl

Tel: +56 (32) 2151000

» Hotel Monterilla
Address: Avenida 2 Norte 65, Viña del Mar.
Tel. +56 (32) 297-6950
Fax +56 (32) 268-3576
http://www.monterilla.cl

Single Junior	ch$44.100	USD89
Single Standard	ch$55.300	USD112
Double Standard	ch$69.100	USD140
Habitacion Triple	ch$83.530	USD161

Prices are corporate values and include buffet breakfast and tax.
Discounts will be made at check-in time and the passenger must show the symposium registration letter.

Please make your registration on the webpage. Reservations can be cancelled by notifying the hotel up to 48 hours before check-in.
Contact: hotel@monterilla.cl
Tel: +56 (32) 2683576

» Hotel Albamar
Address: Avenida San Martín 419, Viña del Mar.
Tel. +56 (32) 297-5274
Fax: +56 (32) 297-0720
http://www.hotelalbamar.cl

Single Room	ch$42.000 (Tax Incl.)	USD 70
Double	ch$54.000	USD 90

Continental breakfast and Tax included.

Send your reservation request to Mr. Victor Flores at the following e-mail address, indicating you will attend the SILAFAE symposium at Universidad Santa Maria
reservas@hotelalbamar.cl

» Hotel Hispano
Address: Plaza Parroquia 391, Viña del Mar.
Tel: +56 (32) 268-5860
Fax: +56 (32) 268-5860
http://www.hotelhispano.cl

Single	ch$21.000 (19% Tax incl.)
Double	ch$25.000
Matrimonial	ch$25.000
Triple	ch$29.000

Comments: Small Hotel in the downtown area, near park "Quinta Vergara" (25 Rooms). Prices include buffet breakfast.

Contact: hotel.hispano@vtr.net
Tel: +56 (32) 2685860

Turistic Information

Maps

Map of Viña (hotel and restaurant area)
Map of University Campus (talk, lunch, reception, bus stop locations)

Tours & Cruises

www.gochile.cl
www.austral-adventures.com
www.chilediscover.com
www.exitotravel.com

Visitor Links

www.mapcity.cl
www.chile-hotels.com
www.sernatur.cl
www.valparaisonline.cl
www.hoteleschilenos.cl (Valparaiso)
www.hoteleschilenos.cl (Viña del Mar)

Campus Map

The Main Campus is located in between the cities of Valparaiso
and Viña del Mar. In front of the sea on Avenida Espana, the
campus rests on one of Valparaiso's famous hills, Cerro Placeres.

Access to the Campus

Contact

Contact: silafae2010@usm.cl

Secretary:
Patricia Alvarado T.
Secretaria Área Física Teórica
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Avda. España 1680
Casilla 110-V, Valparaíso, CHILE
Fono: (56) (32) 2654434 - Fax: (56) (32) 2797656