This document provides information about Chile, including its capital, population, language, currency, area, and motto. It discusses the Araucanía region and its population, area, capital, and main economic activities. It also lists some traditional Chilean foods and music. Key Chilean artists mentioned include Pablo Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, Violeta Parra, and Roberto Matta. It provides brief biographies of Neruda, Mistral, Parra, and Matta, noting their accomplishments. The comic character Condorito, created by René Ríos, is also discussed.

1. Chile

2. National Emblems Michelle Bachelet Jeria President “ “ La Moneda” Presidentia Palace

3. Some Facts about Chile… Capital : Santiago. Population : 16,432,674 Official Language: Spanish. Currency : Chilean Peso Area : 756.950 Km 2 (Antarctica: 1.250.000 Km 2 ) Motto : “ By Reason or Force ”

4. The Araucanía Region Population : 900.000 Area : 31.842 Km 2 Capital : Temuco Main Economic Fields : Agriculture. Cattle Raising. Tourism Education. Public Services

5. Traditional Food Empanadas : Stuffed pastry of semicircular shape. The traditional filling includes beef, onion, cut boiled egg, an olive and raisins, but some empanadas can me made of cheese or fish as well. Chilean corn and meat pie: Commonly served in individual clay bowls. The main ingredients are: Corn, onions, chicken, minced meat, some leaves of fresh basil and sugar. Golden liquor : Made of Brandy with milk .

6. Traditional Music Cueca Music from Chiloé Fiesta de la Tirana Easter Island Music Mapuche Music

7. Chilean Artists Pablo Neruda Gabriela Mistral Violeta Parra Roberto Matta René Ríos (Also known as “Pepo”)

8. Condorito It started in 1949 as a comic strip in ‘Okey’ Magazine Created by the Chilean cartoonist René Ríos after the release of the movie “Saludos Amigos” of Disney Today, Condorito is published in several countries in Latin-America and there is even an English translation.

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10. Pablo Neruda Pen name of Ricardo Eliezer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (1904 – 1973) Writer, diplomat and political figure. Awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971 . He also received the of Honoris Causa degree from Oxford University He is considered as one of the greatest poets in the 20 th Century.

11. Gabriela Mistral Pen name of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, (1889 - 1957) teacher and writer. She was the first Latin-American woman to win a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1945. She also received an Honoris Causa degree from Mills College of Oakland, California. Today, her face is stamped in the $5000 pesos note.

12. Violeta Parra Teacher, painter, sculptress, composer and researcher of Chilean music. She was born in 1917 and died in 1967 surrounded by friends and family.

13. Roberto Matta Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren is known simply as “Matta” (1911 – 2002) architect and Chile’s most famous surrealist painter. Received the Premio Nacional de Arte in 1990 and the Premio Principe de Asturias de las Artes in 1992