Below is a list of informative web links relating for travel to El Colorado, Chile:
United States Ski & Snowboard Association:
* General USSA website: www.ussa.org
Weather:
* You can get a free 3-day forecast for base, mid & top of mountain for almost any major ski area in the world by going to: www.snow-forecast.com
* The forecast for the 10,968 peak of El Colorado is at: www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/El-Colorado.0to3top.shtml
* AccuWeather forecast for Farelleones, Chile: wwwa.accuweather.com/world-forecast-15day.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0&traveler=0&zipcode=SAM;CL;-;FARELLONES;&fday=1&metric=0
* AccuWeather for Santiago, Chile : wwwa.accuweather.com/index-world-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0&traveler=0&zipcode=SAM|CL|CI011|SANTIAGO|&metric=0
* Satellite weather map of South America: www.goski.com/weather/welcome.html?page=map&weathermap_region=sam&image_asset_id=10000098
Metric & Currency Conversions:
* Temperature conversion (celsius/fahrenheit): www.onlineconversion.com/temperature.htm
* Distance/length conversion (metric/English): www.onlineconversion.com/length_common.htm
* Currency conversion (USD to Chilean Peso): money.wn.com/?amount=1&c1=USD&c2=CLP&s1=&s2
El Colorado/Farellones Ski Area:
* El Colorado Ski Resort (snow report, web cams, etc): www.elcolorado.cl
* Farellones (base of El Colorado) racing website: www.skifarelloneschile.com/
* Snow Reports for Chilean ski resorts: www.andesweb.com/snowreport.html
* Skiresort Service International ski report on El Colorado : www.skiresort.de/suedamerika/chile/elcolorado.htm
US State Dept Information:
* Background Note on Chile: www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1981.htm
* Consular Information Sheet on Chile: travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1088.html
* General travel information for Americans overseas: www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/business_travel.html
* Foreign country entry requirements: travel.state.gov/travel/tips/brochures/brochures_1229.html#c
Embassies:
* Official Chile Website (Embassy of Chile in Washington, DC: www.chile-usa.org
* US Embassy-Santiago, Chile: www.usembassy.cl
Acute Mountain Sickness:
* Guide to High Altitude: Acclimatization & Illness: www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html
* US Gov Info on AMS: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000133.htm
* AMS Link: www.climbing-high.com/acute-mountain-sickness.html
Miscellaneous:
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