Saturday, July 31, 2010

Travel To Chili

The Republic of Chile narrowly stretches along the southern half of the west coast of South America. The bordering countries are Bolivia, and Peru in the north and over the Andes, to the east, lies Argentina. Chile has over 5,000 km (3,100 mi) of coast on the South Pacific Ocean.


Basic information about Chile

* Pisco produced annually 50 million liters
* Head of state President Sebastian Piñera
* Famous for Tierra del Fuego, Pablo Neruda, Isabel Allende, pisco, wine, General Pinochet, Patagonia
* Did you know.. that Chile is the world's fifth largest exporter of wine?
* Highest point Ojos del Salado (6893m)
* Population 16,601,700 (4.6% of which is indigenous)
* Number of moai on Easter Island (Rapa Nui) 887
* The oldest known Chinchorro mummy... dates back to c 5050 BC (some 2000 years before Egypt started mummifying its dead)
* Number of vicuña remaining in Chile 25,000




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