CHILE

FACTS ABOUT CHILE

• The capital of chile is Santiago
• The official name is Republic of Chile
• The population chile is 17,508,260

MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL ELEMENTS

• Atacama Dessert is the hottest dessert in Chile.
• Ojos del Slado is the highest lake 6,390 meters.

CURRENCY

• 1 US Dollar=712.80 Chilean peso

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

• ONE OF THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS IS THE TORES DEL NATIONAL PARK.
• Museo Chileno de Arte (museum)
• San Cristóbal Hill(zoo)
• Cajón del Maipo(hot spring,water rafting etc
• Osorno (Volcano, skiing, mountain, waterfall, lake)

RELIGIONS

• Roman Catholic 66.7%

CHILE INDEPENDENCE

LEADER OF CHILE

CHILE'S GOVERMENT

FOOD CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

• Arrollado de Chancho chunks of pork wrapped in pork fat smothered in red (chili). It is eaten during dinner.
• Traditions/customs:The most popular tradition is the Fiestas Patrias celebrating there independence

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Salvador Allende(president of chile)
• Pablo Neruda (diplomat/poet
• Augustine Pinochet(Dictator /general

CLIMATE

• Temperate desert in north Mediterranean in central region cool damp in the south

CHILE'S FLAG

• The blue represents the sky
• White represents snow covered andies
• Red the blood spilled to achieve independence.

CURRENT EVENT

• The French winners(cyclist) wanted to be partners with the wine company chile made,but chile is refusing to be partners with the French winners.Now they are furious about the offer.

CITATIONS

• http://www.chileculture.org/food-in-chile/
• https://www.cia.gov/library/publica/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
• http://www.biography.com/people/groups/chilean