Gas for your kitchen, water heater and heating system is purchased in tanks called balones. There are a variety of companies that will deliver gas to your door. You will have to pay once for each tank that you want in your house. With replacement, the empty tank is exchanged for a full tank, and you only have to pay for the gas. Tanks usually come in five, 10 and 20 liters.

If you live in an apartment with centralized gas, ask your landlord about payment. You may have to pay at local payment centers or your gas bill will be included with other utilities.

Warning: check all gas fittings in your home before signing your lease. In older homes, the water heater and space heaters may be dangerous. The government is taking a stronger stance on the safety of these older gas systems. If you demand repairs and improvement, you have the law on your side.

Addresses

Codigas
(2) 530-9000

Metrogas
Avedida El Bosque Norte 0177, 1st floor
Las Condes
(2) 337-8000
www.metrogas.cl
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Abastible
(800) 20-9000

The Chilean telephone market is highly competitive, which means that you have many companies to choose from. The most popular are Telefonica and Entel. If you live in an apartment building, however, you may have no other choice but to go with the company that services the building. To save yourself the trouble, check with your landlord to see if one company exclusively services your building.

When you are deciding your telephone provider, you should take a number of factors in to consideration. Many phone companies offer services like voice mail and call waiting for free. Telephone companies also have a selection of telephones. More advanced phones have memory and caller ID. Virtually all phone companies offer their own Internet service or have an agreement with an Internet service provider. VTR offers telephone, Internet and cable TV.

Remember: International and long distance charges do not depend on your service provider. See Long-Distance and International Calling for the various companies that provide long distance service.

Overview

Entel Phone
Avenida Andres Bello 2687, 9th floor
Las Condes
(123) 800-363-123, (2) 360-0123
Metro Station Tobalaba
www.entel.cl

CTC Telefonica
Avienida Providencia 111
Providencia
107, (2) 691-2020
Metro Station Baquedano
www.telefonicadechile.cl

VTR
600 600 9000
www.vtr.net
Telefonica Manquehue
Avenida Del Condor 796
Huechuraba
(2) 243-8800
Fax: (2) 242-7292
www.manquehue.cl

BellSouth
Avenida El Bosque Sur 90
Las Condes
(800) 511-511

ChileSat
11 de Septiembre 1949
Providencia
(2) 343-9970
Metro Station Pedro de Valdivia
www.chilesat.net

Though you can purchase furniture (muebles) at malls and department stores and second and first-hand furniture at Persa Bio Bio (See Shopping), some stores offer a more unique furniture selection.

Many furniture stores specialize in Oregon pine (pino oregón), which is grown in Chile's southern regions.

Addresses

Tiendas Cic Hogar
Tienda Las Condes, Avenida Las Condes 9050
Las Condes
(2) 224 0083
www.cic.cl
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Futonline
Avenida Americo Vespucio Norte 2370
Vitacura
(2) 263 9209
Fax: 263 5290
www.futonline.cl

Almacenes Paris Muebles
Avenida Americo Vespucio 1151
Quilicura
(2) 336-7900
Fax: (2) 336-7999

Muebles Sur
Providencia 2124
Providencia
(2) 334-2164
Fax (2) 233-1429
Metro Station Los Leones
www.mueblessur.cl

Furnished apartments cost more per month than unfurnished apartments, but they are convenient if you plan to be in Chile for a short period of time. In the newspaper, furnished apartments are listed as departamentos amoblados. The following companies offer furnished apartments to business travelers. These are generally for shorter-term visitors and cost more money than individual furnished apartments offered in the newspapers. On the other hand, they offer a wide range of services for business people.

Addresses

Andes Suite Home
Ebro 2797
El Bosque Norte
(2) 232-0627
Fax: (2) 232-0633
Metro Station Apoquindo
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Ateva
Las Torcazas 19
Las Condes
(2) 246-7002, (2) 246-7005
Fax: (2) 246-7008
Metro Station Alcantara

Business Park
Napoleon 3001
Las Condes
(2) 232-3905
Metro Station El Golf
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Renacimiento Ltda
One bedroom US$350 per week, two bedrooms US$450 per week
Reyes Lavalle 3160, Of. 23
Las Condes
(2) 233-7434,
Fax: (2) 233-7436
Metro Station El Golf
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Renta Apartments Chile Ltda.
Callao 2975
Las Condes
(2) 233-6047
Fax (2) 233-4091
Metro Station El Golf
www.time.cl
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Dali Propiedades Ltda.
Luis Zegers 91
Las Condes
(2) 202-0600, (2) 202-0579
Fax: (2) 202-0582
Metro Escuela Militar
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Santiago's daily newspaper El Mercurio has the most extensive property listings. The newspaper is on sale at virtually all Santiago’s newsstands. The paper costs 300 pesos (US$0.50) Monday through Saturday and 500 pesos (US$0.85) on Sunday. Check in section B "Economia y Negocios" for the classified ads. The 200 section of the classifieds is for rentals, and 300 is for sales. The paper also has online listings at www.emol.com.

El Rastro is a publication of classified ads printed twice weekly. You can find it at many newstands for 700 pesos (approximately US$1.15).

There are also a number of on-line classified ads and property listings, some of them are offered Santiago's local newspapers and classified publications.

Addresses
El Mercurio, Classified Ads
Avenida Santa Maria 5542
Santiago Centro
(600) 339-6000
propiedades.elmercurio.com
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El Rastro
Arzobispo Gonzalez 445
Santiago Centro
(2) 672-2051
Fax: (2) 673-0902
Metro Station República
www.elrastro.cl
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