My fiancé and I were in Chile and Argentina for 3 weeks in 2018. Get out of Santiago, it is like any other big city.
If you aren't strapped for cash go to Patagonia, it is one of the most amazing places I have ever been. We flew from Santiago to Punta Arenas (there is a penguin colony there if you're a fan of penguins), then took the bus to Puerto Natales (this is where Torres Del Paine is, it's breath taking, highly highly recommend), and then took another bus to El Calafate (there is a really neat glacier there). We then flew to Buenos Aires, but I am sure you could get a flight back to Santiago.
If you are a little more strapped for cash, there is a really cool town about an 1.5 hrs from Santiago called Valpariso. Super cool town with lots of amazing public art. Vina del Mar is also close by that was good for the day too.
In Buenos Aires it is really easy to take a ferry over to Montevideo in Uruguay if you are keen on checking off countries.
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