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Chile: Country in South America

Chile is a South American country with a varied climate and topography ranging from desert in the north to glaciers and fjords in the south. It has a population of mixed European and indigenous ancestry and Spanish is the primary language. Some key facts: - Santiago is the capital and largest city. - Chile has had relative political stability compared to other Latin American nations, though it experienced a military dictatorship from 1973-1990. - Traditional arts include huaso cowboy culture and street art from Valparaiso. Popular sports are football and rodeo.

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Chile: Country in South America

Chile is a South American country with a varied climate and topography ranging from desert in the north to glaciers and fjords in the south. It has a population of mixed European and indigenous ancestry and Spanish is the primary language. Some key facts: - Santiago is the capital and largest city. - Chile has had relative political stability compared to other Latin American nations, though it experienced a military dictatorship from 1973-1990. - Traditional arts include huaso cowboy culture and street art from Valparaiso. Popular sports are football and rodeo.

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CHILE

z Country in South America

Motto: Por la razón o la fuerza

(English “By right or might”)


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HISTORY

 Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations. It has been relatively free of
the coups and arbitrary governments that have blighted the continent.
 The exception was the 17-year rule of General Augusto Pinochet, whose 1973 coup was one of
the bloodiest in 20th-century Latin America and whose dictatorship left more than 3,000 people
dead and missing.
 Chile's unusual, ribbon-like shape - 4,300 km long and on average 175 km wide - has given it a
hugely varied climate.
 This ranges from the world's driest desert - the Atacama - in the north, through a Mediterranean
climate in the centre, to a snow-prone Alpine climate in the south, with glaciers, fjords and lakes.
 Chile is a multi-ethnic society, including people of European and Indian ancestry
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CAPITAL: SANTIAGO CITY


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FLAG

 Chile's flag is a red, white and blue banner with a white star. The blue square
in the canton region of the flag represents the sky, the white stripe represents
the snow of the Andes mountains, and the red symbolizes the blood that was
spilled fighting for freedom. The single star represents the powers of the
government. The height of the flag is two-thirds the width. This flag was
adopted on October 18, 1817, just before Chile won its independence from
Spain (in 1818).
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GOVERNMENT
 Chile is a

representative

democratic republic.

The President of Chile

acts as both the head

of state and the head

of government.
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LANGUAGE

 Chile’s official language may be Spanish—or Castellano, after the early


Castillian colonizers, as it is known here—but natives and visitors alike will tell
you that people here generally speak Chilean. Though the grammar and
structure of Chilean Spanish are consistent with standard Spanish spoken
around the world, Chileans fill their sentences with colorful slang that they tear
through at breakneck speed
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CURRENCY

 Chilean Peso (CLP)

1 CLP = 0.059220 PHP


1 PHP = 16.885 CLP
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TIME ZONE

 Chile's capital is Santiago de Chile. The country has three time


zones. Continental Chile, which covers the main time zone, is on
GMT-3 during the Daylight Saving Time (DST) period, and on
GMT-4 on Standard Time. Easter Island is on GMT-5 during DST
and on GMT-6 on Standard Time. Magallanes region is on GMT-3
all year round.
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RELIGION

 Christianity 63%, with an estimated 45% of Chileans belonging to


the Catholic Church, 32% not religiously affiliated, 18% to
Protestant or Evangelical churches and 5% to any other religion.
The religiously unaffiliated population (32%) includes: atheists,
agnostics and people who do not identify with any particular
religion
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CLIMATE

 There are four seasons in most of the country: summer (December to

February), autumn (March to May), winter (June to August), and

spring (September to November).


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TRADITIONAL COSTUMES

 One of the main items of Chilean national costume is called


"chamanto". It is a kind of poncho, but there is a difference. Both
sides of chamanto (inside and outside – light and dark) can be
used. Usually, people use the dark side during the day and the
light side at night. This piece of clothing, as well as a poncho, is
very convenient, warm and beautiful. Often it has bright
embroidery and a fringe.
 Traditional women's pieces of clothing are pollera skirt and
blouse with ruffles. The skirt can be rather short and puffy or very
long and wide. Women wear many underskirts to make pollera
skirt puffy and festive. They use belts at the waist to emphasize
the tenderness of female figure.
CELEBRATIONS/FESTIVAL
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Fiesta de La Tirana Fiestas Patrias La fiesta de la Vendimias


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ETIQUETTE
• Men will usually shake hands.
• Women generally pat each other on the right forearm or shoulder.
• These are always accompanied by the appropriate greeting for the time of day - "buenos dias"
(good morning), "buenas tardes" (good afternoon) or "buenas noches"(good evening).
• Between friends and family things will relax and become more unreserved - men may embrace
and energetically pat each other on the back whilst women will kiss once on the right cheek.
• Always let your Chilean counterpart progress to this stage of formality.
• Like many South Americans, Chileans use both their maternal and paternal surnames. The
father's surname is listed first and is the one used in conversation.
• If you know of any titles always try to use them.
• If no title exists then simply use "Senor" (male) or "Senora" (female) followed by the surname.
• When addressing older people with whom you have a personal relationship, who may be
referred to as "don" (male) or "dona" (female) with their first name.
• First names are used between close friends - wait until invited to move to a first name basis.
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SPORTS

Besides Football, Rodeo is a traditional sport in Chile. It was declared the national sport
in 1962. It has since thrived, especially in the more rural areas of the country. Chilean
rodeo is different from the rodeo found in North America. In Chilean rodeo, a team
(called a collera) consisting of two riders (called Huasos) and two horses ride laps
around an arena trying to stop a calf, pinning it against large cushions. Points are earned
for every time the steer is properly driven around the corral, with deductions for faults.
Rodeos are conducted in a crescent-shaped corral called a medialuna.
ARTS
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 The Huaso and the Washerwoman


 Street Art from Valparaiso, Chile
 The Earth is a Man
FOOD
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 Pastel de choclo
 Caldillo de Congrio
 Porotos Granados
 Tomatican
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

 Easter Island & Rapa Nui National Park


 Santiago: Chile's Cultural Capital
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

 The Chilean Lake District


 Valparaíso
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TOURISM SLOGAN

 “ALL ARE WELCOME”

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