It's not a license; it's a translation of a license. Let's assume the OP already has a license and is asking whether he also needs an IDP.
He's not in the USA: he's in Chile. Getting an IDP issued and sent from the US isn't quite so trivial, and it takes time. Hence the posting.
OP, personally I'd go ahead and try buying a bike without waiting. Then I'd ride it wherever I wanted to go. But all I can report from personal experience is that in a month or so riding the length of Chile I never had a cop ask me for anything, and no one so much as hinted at a need for an IDP. If you want to hear from someone who bought a local bike in Chile, keep waiting....or search out some of those threads and private message their authors.
Hope that's helpful.
Mark
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