Chile is perfect for services that require time-zone-dependent transactions. Business is particularly convenient with the USA and Europe. Depending on the time of year, the difference between Santiago and London is between 3 and 5 hours, Santiago and Paris or Madrid is 4 to 6 hours, while Santiago and New York is between 0 and 2 hours.
Chile's location on the west coast of South America makes other emerging markets such as Argentina, Peru, and Brazil readily accessible. The location and the shape of the country also make it the ideal place for a variety of agricultural activities. Chile has a variety of different climates as well as off-season harvests with respect to the northern hemisphere.
Santiago was ranked the 2nd best city in Latin America to in which to do business, only scoring slightly lower than São Paulo and beating Miami in América Economía's 2009 ranking. Santiago scored better than São Paulo in safety, political stability, business freedom, mobile phone use and broadband internet. The magazine described Santiago as the "most stable economic centre in Latin America."
11 América Economía website (www.americaeconomia.com)