I can't swear on the quality of the internet since it's been 5 years and I must go back! Certainly Buenos Aires and Santiago have all the creature comforts and

I can't swear on the quality of the internet since it's been 5 years and I must go back! Certainly Buenos Aires and Santiago have all the creature comforts and culture of a megacity but you'd be missing out by neglecting the rest of the region. Are you looking to drift around or settle down for 12 months? It depends what you're looking for. I spent 4 months travelling in ARG/CHL/URU. I didn't visit that far south in Argentina; said to be gorgeous but bloody freezing in winter! First-world comforts? Santiago. Surfing? Pichelemu. Wine? Mendoza. Beer? Valdivia. Coffee and kuchen (German cake)? Puerto Varas. Serenity? Chiloe. Pacific coast? Valparaiso. Mountains? Salta. Homestyle cooking? Jujuy. Metropolis? Buenos Aires. Art scene? Cordoba. Students? Rosario. Small city feel in a capital city? Montevideo. History? Colonia. Casino? Punta del Este. Relax on the beach? La Pedrera. If I was wanting a suffocating metropolis, Buenos Aires. For a mixture of culture and seaside I'd pick Valparaiso. For a mellow place to chill out and learn Spanish but close enough to a coastal weekend break, I'd pick Montevideo. Otherwise Santiago, Rosario, Cordoba, Mendoza would all be good choices for a longer stay. But it depends on your personality. I met a British man who'd spent 12 months in Salta La Linda - it's a beautiful place but small enough to do most touristy things in a weekend but what grows on you is the indigenous culture, living at altitude while being at the foot of the Andes and various extraordinary adventures by minibus.