2. Location Chile is located in South America situated south of
Peru and West of Bolivia and Argentina. Chile fills a narrow 2,880
mile (4,506km) strip between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. 3.
Geography
- One-third of Chile is covered by the towering ranges of the
Andes. In the north is the driest place on Earth, the Atacama
Desert, and in the center is a 700-mile long (1,127km) thickly
populated valley with most of Chile's arable land.
4. Government Chile is a Republic country who is ran by there
new President Sebastian Pinera. 5. Money The Chilean unit of
Currency is the Peso. Bank notes come in denominations of 500,
1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000 and 20,000 pesos. Coin Values are 1, 5,
10, 50, 100 and 500 pesos. Although one-peso coins are fast
disappearing and even fives and tens are uncommon. 6. Natural
Resources
- Chile'snatural resources are:
- Copper
7. Timber 8. Iron Ore 9. Nitrates 10. Precious metals 11.
Molybdenum 12. Hydropower 13. School In Chile the average SLE
(school life expectancy) is about 14 years of education(primary to
tertiary education). 14. Family Extended-family life has occupied
an important place in Chilean society. Although couples are
expected to set up their own households, they remain in close
contact with the members of their larger families. Children
generally get to know thrue cousin's well, as much adult leisure
time, generally on weekends and holidays, is spent in the compay of
relatives. It is also common to find children living for extended
periods of time for educational or other reasons in households
headed by relatives, sometimes even cousin's of the parents. These
extended family ties provide a network of support in times of
nuclear family crises. It is also common for close friendships
among adults to lead to links that are family-like. For example,
childern often refer to their parents friends as uncle or aunt. 15.
Tourist Attractions In Chile Vive de Mar is one of the top tourist
attractions, they say that a tour of Chile is not the same without
going there. The coastline is a study in contrast to the wonderful
colonial architectures of the part of the city between land and
sea. 16. History Chile was originally under the control of the
Incas in the north and the nomadic Araucanos in the south. In 1541,
a spainiard, Pedro de Valdivia, founded Santiago. Chile won it's
independence from Spain in 1818 under Bernardo O'Higgins and an
Argentinian, Jose de San Martin. O'Higgins, dictator until 1823,
laid the foundations of the modern state with a two-party system
and a centralized government. 17. Food The spanish came to Chile in
1541 and brought lots of different foods, that still are there to
this day, like:
18. Olives 19. Walnuts 20. Chestnuts 21. Rice 22. Wheat 23.
Citrus fruit 24. Sugar 25. Garlic 26. Spices 27. Chicken 28. Beef
29. Sheep 30. Pigs 31. Rabbits 32. Milk 33. Cheeses 34. Sausages
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