VENNUE

The official travel agency for the Symposium is "Turismo Cocha", a tourist company that since 1951 is recognized in Chile as one of the major providers of travel services.  Currently this agency assists more than 250,000 passengers a year. The travel consultants in charge of assisting you about any travel service whether in or out of Chile are: MARIA ANGELICA CAMUS, phone (562) 464 197 6 , mcamus@cocha.com and DANNY HODGE, phone (562) 464 1952, dhodge@cocha.com . The FAX for both of them is (562) 464 1960.

They will be pleased to assist you with all your travel needs and to provide you with information about the city of Santiago, most visited tourist places, tourist activities and in general, information about Chile and Latin-American places as you request it.

HOST CITY

Santiago is the capital city of Chile . It is a modern and vibrant city, with connections to everywhere in the world. During January it is Summer in Santiago and many activities and entertainment are available. Temperatures are around 30 centigrade during the day, going down to 18 during the night. Within 3 hrs flight from Santiago there are many other attractive places like the beautiful south of Chile , Buenos Aires , Machu Pichu in Peru , Easter Island, Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.

Alternative accommodation has been booked for the CIB W107 Symposium at special rates, as follows:

Hotel Holiday Inn Express , located half block from the Symposium Hotel. Rates: US$ 85 single or double (per night including breakfast). Phone: (56-2) – 499 6000, Reservations: reservas.hie@talbot.cl ; contact: Eugenia Araya, e-mail eugenia.araya@talbot.cl

Plaza El Bosque 5* Park & Suites , located three blocks from the Symposium Hotel. Rates (Executive Suite): US$ 110 single or double (per night including breakfast). Reservations: Andrea Santa Cruz asantacruz@plazaelbosque.cl ; contact: Lorena Abarzúa, e-mail lorena.abarzua@plazaelbosque.cl , Phone: (56-2) 498 2114,

Plaza El Bosque Suites (4* ) , located four blocks from the Symposium Hotel. Rates (Suite Standard): US$90 single or double (per night including breakfast). Reservations: Andrea Santa Cruz asantacruz@plazaelbosque.cl ; contact: Lorena Abarzúa, e-mail lorena.abarzua@plazaelbosque.cl , Phone: (56-2) 498 2114, Web site: www.plazaelbosque.cl

Radisson Plaza Santiago Hotel , located two blocks from the Symposium Hotel. Rates: US$90 single or double (per night including breakfast). Contact: Marcia Muñoz, email: mmunoz@radisson.cl Phone: (56-2) 203 6000. Web site: www.radisson.cl

El Bosque Suites , located two blocks from the Symposium Hotel. Rates: US$70 one-room flat (per night including breakfast). Reservations: Eduardo Teixidó, email: reservas@elbosquesuites.cl , Phone: (56-2) 3356881

Hotel Gran Palace, a nice, non expensive hotel located downtown Santiago, 20-30 minutes from the Symposium Hotel by Subway, Rates: US$42 single, US$51 double, US$58 triple (per night including breakfast). Reservations: Beatriz Contreras, email:   angelica@hotelgranpalace.cl . Web site: www.hotelgranpalace.cl . (Sorry, the hotel informed us of a change in room rates starting 1st of October).

Bookings should be made as soon as possible as rooms might be scarce in Santiago during the conference period.
You can also locate other suitable hotels through the internet.