- Chile is a long, narrow country located on the western edge of South America between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean, bordering Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. - Chile has a varied climate ranging from the world's driest desert in the north to a rainy temperate climate in the south, with Mediterranean climate in between. - Chile was once home to indigenous peoples like the Inca in the north and Mapuche in the central and southern regions but was colonized by Spain in the 16th century and gained independence in the early 19th century.

1. REPUBLICA OF CHILE 25.08.10 02:22 PM Ghitara Spaniola Isla del SOL click

3. Santiago

4. Santiago

5. Santiago

6. Moneda Palace

7. San Cristobal

8. Armada de Chile

9. Bolsa de Comercio

10. National Library

11. Metropolitana Cathedral -Santiago

12. The oldest University

13. Theatre

14. Santa Lucía Hill

15. The original gate to the Spanish fort Montevideo

16. Valdivia

17. Valparaiso

18. Houses on stilts -Chiloe island

19. Pedro de Valdivia

20. Salvador Allende

21. Pablo Neruda, Nobel Prize for Literature (1971) Gabriela Mistral Nobel Prize laureate for Literature (1945)

22. The house of Pablo Neruda - Isla Negra

24. La Tirana-fest.

27. Temuco, Chile

28. Art Museum

29. Flower clock-Vina del Mar

30. Arica Girl

31. Matatoa-Easter Island

32. Mapuche woman, Temuco

33. Huasos

34. Chilean Rodeo

35. Altiplano Wildlife

36. Andes

37. Atacama

38. ConCon Coast

39. Cotacotani Lakes

40. Torres del Paine National Park

41. Patagonia

42. Rio Bio Bio

43. Moais am Ahu Tongariki

44. Chile , officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: República de Chile ), is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. It is one of two countries in South America (with Ecuador ) which do not border Brazil . The Pacific coastline of Chile is 6,435 kilometres. [4] Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández , Salas y Gómez , Desventuradas and Easter Island . Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica , although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty . Chile's unusual, ribbon-like shape—4,300 kilometres (2,700 mi) long and on average 175 kilometres (109 mi) wide—has given it a varied climate , ranging from the world's driest desert—the Atacama —in the north, through a Mediterranean climate in the centre, to a rainy temperate climate in the south. [5] The northern desert contains great mineral wealth, principally copper. The relatively small central area dominates in terms of population and agricultural resources, and is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century, when it incorporated its northern and southern regions. Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands and features a string of volcanoes and lakes. The southern coast is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands. [

45. Prior to arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while the indigenous Araucanians inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879–83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern regions. It was not until the 1880s that the Araucanians were completely subjugated. [4] Although relatively free of the coups and arbitrary governments that blighted South America, Chile endured a 17-year military dictatorship (1973–1990) that left more than 3,000 people dead and missing. [5] Currently, Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations. [5] It leads Latin American nations in human development and also ranks high regionally in freedom of the press and democratic development. However, it has a high income inequality , as measured by the Gini index . [3] Chile is a founding member of both the United Nations , the Union of South American Nations . Its admittance as a full member of the OECD , the group of developed countries, is being expected for December 15 2009, the first country in South America with that honor.

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