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Chile is a country of startling contrasts and extreme beauty, with attractions ranging from the towering volcanic peaks of the Andes to the ancient forests of the Lake District. ... Chile is justly famous as the location of Torres del Paine, considered by many to be the finest nature travel destinations in all of South America.
Location, Geography Climate
For anyone who has ever been fascinated by geography, the long, impossibly thin line of Chile has always produced a tiny moment of astonishment. Chile stretches over 4,300 km (2,700 mi) along the southwestern coast of South America, a distance roughly the same as that from San Francisco to New York, or Edinburgh to Baghdad. ... The western border is of course the Pacific Ocean, but it is a misconception to picture Chile as nothing more than the steep western slope of the Andean peaks. All along its length Chile is marked by a narrow depression between the mountains and the sea. ...
Also part of Chile are two notable Pacific possessions-the Juan Fernandez Islands and the famous Easter Island, both of which are administered as national parks. ...
Although Chile won its independence from Spain in 1817, after a seven-year war, Chiloe refused to surrender to the mainland until 1826. ...
Copihue
the national flower of Chile. ...
The flowers are sold in autumn in branches backed with fern leaves, in the resorts of the south and taken to the markets of the principal cities [of Chile]. ... "
Osorno Chile has a number of live volcanos running down the spine of the Andes. ... 170,064), N Chile, on the Pacific Ocean, just south of the Peruvian border and at the northern limit of the Atacama Desert. Peru ceded Arica to Chile after the War of the Pacific. With the settlement of the Tacna-Arica Controversy in 1929, Chile retained sovereignty over the city but was required to furnish complete port facilities to Peru. The district of Arica is now a free zone where both Chile and Peru maintain customshouses. ...
Known as "The City of Eternal Spring," Arica is located at the northern tip of Chile on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. ...
Atacama Desert, Chile
The Atacama desert in Chile is as parched as a parsons Sunday sermon.
Approximate Word count = 1839
Approximate Pages = 7.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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