Chile as a silicon valley alternative?

[aitoehigie]

http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/10/chile-wants-your-poor-your-huddled-masses-your-tech-entrepreneurs/

[rezaman]

I just got back from Chile and, while I can't speak for the government incentives, I was very surprised at how developed it was for a South American country. Santiago's metro system put anything else I've ever seen to shame.

The landscape was strangely similar to California except it gets colder as you go South, and warmer as you go North. And yea, the surf was pretty awesome too.

[lazyant → rezaman]

Chile got recently in the "rich countries club" OECD http://www.oecd.org/document/26/0,3343,en_33873108_39418658_... so I guess it can be officially considered first world now.