CHILE

Chile is on the east coast of South America.

CHILE MAJOR CITES

• Santiago (capital)
• Puente Alto , Santiago
• Viña del Mar , Valparaíso

CHILE'S POPULATION IS 17.62 MILLION

• The groups that make that up are
• 95% White and Mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian)
• 3% Amerindian(living in North and South America before Columbus)
• 2% other

GEOGRAPHY

• Chile has volcanic peaks, mountains, hills, and oceans that are surrounding the coast of Chile.
• There is a wide range of weather conditions including desert, alpine tundra and glacier, subtropical, and Mediterranean
• There are four seasons in most of the country, but they don't match up with the U.S seasons

THE MOST IMPORTANT RELIGION IS CATHOLIC

• There are nine million Catholics in Chile
• There are 5 different archdioceses and 18 dioceses
• Introduced by priests in the 16 century

SOME OF THEIR HOLIDAYS ARE

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL

• Established in 2007, it replaced Corpus Christi.
• The Catholic Church's official name for this day is Solemnidad de la Virgen del Carmen.
• Celebrated on July 16th
• Businesses close
• Attend mass, have processions, and dress up

NATIONAL HOLIDAY (FIESTAS PATRIAS)

• Celebrates the establishment of the first government council (1810)
• Two day celebration September 18th-19th
• They go to rodeos, dance, and have cookouts

CHILE SPORTS

• Chile's most popular sport is soccer/football
• Most successful sport is tennis
• Chilean rodeo is considered second most popular
• Their superstar athlete is Marcelo Rios. He was #1 in tennis in the world in 1998

CHILE IN THE OLYMPICS

• In the Summer Olympics Chile has 13 medals total
• In the Winter Olympics Chile has 0 total medals

CHILE IN THE WORLD CUP

• In the 2014 World Cup they placed 15th
• Their best standing was in 1962 they came in 3rd place

CHILEAN FOODS

• Paila marina, a shellfish soup containing different kinds of cooked fish and seasoned with herbs
• this is the food that sounds good to me

CHILEAN FOODS

• Pernil, a whole boiled ham
• This is the one that sounds gross to me, mostly because the ham is boiled

CHILEAN TRADITIONAL CLOTHING

MEN'S CLOTHING

• The chamanto, is a poncho that is decorated pictures of animals or plants
• It is made with silk and wool

MEN'S CLOTHING

• The chupallas
• This is a traditional hat mostly worn by horsemen
• It is made out of straw

WOMEN'S TRADITIONAL CLOTHING

• The flower dress
• Women will wear a flowered dress when dancing the national dance

IF I WERE VISITING CHILE I WOULD GO TO

• Easter Island
• Santa Lucia hill
• San Cristobal Hill

EASTER ISLAND

• Easter Island covers roughly 64 square miles in the South Pacific Ocean, and is located some 2,300 miles from Chile’s west coast
• an array of almost 900 giant stone figures that date back many centuries is what you'll find there

SANTA LUCIA HILL

• It is a small hill in the center of Santiago
• It is a remnant of a volcano 15 million years old

SAN CRISTOBAL HILL

• Is in northern Santiago
• The peak is the second highest point in the city