Things in Chile are fine...the rest of South America remains problematic with many countries dissapearing into a self-made hole. Like it or not, the rest of Latin America needs an Augusto Pinochet in their near-term future. This will surely still up a debate, but Pinochet is singularly the reason Chile is NOT like the rest of South America. Chile is the only country in South America where you will go to jail if you try to bribe a cop.