Chile
Chile - the world's most long and narrow country
The Republic of Chile is located in southwestern South America,
getting its name for the Indian for "World's Edge." An area of
756,600 square kilometers is home to a population of l,559 million,
comprised of 75% Mestizo, and 20% white. Residents are Catholic and
the official language is Spanish, although the Mapuche Indian
language is also spoken. The currency is the peso and Santiago is
the capital.
National Flag
The Chilean flag contains blue, white, and red, with a white
five-pointed star in the center of the blue. Red symbolizes
independence and freedom, white symbolizes the snow peaks of the
Andes, and blue represents the ocean.
History
Chile was originally inhabited by Indians, with the Inca Empire
reaching its peak in the 16th century. In 1535, Spanish colonists
arrived from Peru. In 1541, Santiago City was established, and Chile
officially colonized by Spain. On September 18, 1810, the governing
Commission implemented autonomy. In February 1817, Chile defeated
the Spanish colonial army, declaring independence in 1818.
Economy and Cultural Customs
Mining is integral to Chile's economy, accounting for about 20% of
industrial and agricultural output value. Industry is dominated by
metallurgical, power, machine building, textile, and chemical
sectors. Approximately 1/5 of the population are engaged in
agriculture, and the main crops are wheat, oats, barley, potatoes,
and rice. The country is rich in forestry, aquatic, and minerals
resources, and is famous for its rich copper and saltpeter; its
copper reserves, rank amongst the best in the world, earning Chile
the reputation "country of Copper." Rich, temperate forests cover
20.8% of the total land area. is the first Latin American country
Dalin exports. Rich fishery resources make Chile the fifth largest
fishing nation in the world.
Chile’s garment industry is developed, producing a variety of
fashion styles; it is widely felt that Chile is the South America’s
clothing trendsetter. Some of the local ethnic minorities still wear
distinctive traditional clothing, such as Laokan men who wear woolen
capes.
Kuai Er is a popular northern folk dance found in Chile, Argentina,
and Peru. Fast, strong, and rhythmic music is played on the guitar,
and dancers chase and evade each other, going round and round.
Chileans celebrate a grand cattle festival. Wai Niu Niu is riding
the fence. Chile's sparsely populated pastoral areas contain
livestock, which owners corral and count..
Tuoluo Luo Shan Pan - American Observatory
One of the world’s most famous observatories, the Tuoluo Luo Shan
Pan is located 600 kilometers north of Santiago, high up in the
Andes. From the observatory, all the southern hemisphere stars can
be viewed. Tuoluo Luo mountain is near the sea, often shrouded by
clouds, but the peak has been over the Sea Ranch for years. The
astronomical observatory has advanced equipment and scientists
control the entire devices. The largest telescope has mirrors up to
4 meters in diameter. Every astronomical observatory is like a
castles for Tuoluo Luo Li Shan added some color.
Geography
Chile covers a thin strip of land, 4,200 kilometers north to south,
something Kuanjin 90 ~ 400 km, the terrain generally from the
north-south, parallel to each other constitute the three tie belt.
The country has volcanoes and suffers from frequent earthquakes. The
east is high and steep, with the rolling Andes located there; the
west is between 500 and 2000 meters above sea level, comprised of
coastal mountains; the middle of the country contains the rift
valley, extending north and south; and in the north is the Atacama
Desert. The climate can be divided into three distinct regions:
northern, central, and southern. The north is a dry desert climate;
the middle is wet in winter and dry in summer, with a subtropical
Mediterranean climate; and the southern is temperate with broadleaf
forests and wet tundra climate.
Easter Island stone statue
Easter Island is situated in the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of
117 square kilometers. In 1722, Dutch explorers landed on the island
on Easter day, thus the name. The island is covered in 600 huge bust
statues which facing the sea, generally 7 to 10 meters high and
weighing 90 tons. They are neatly arranged on 4-meter-high
rectangular stone pedestals, forceful and in a vivid style. These
are long Shiren the first, with high noses, deep set eyes, long ear
lobes, shoulders, and protruding mouths. There are 300 mountainous
islands southeast of the huge unfinished statues, of which up to 22
meters high and weighs 400 tons.
Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert is located at the brink of the Pacific waters. It
is one of the world's most arid regions, is said to have not had
consecutive 91-year drop of rain the next record. The desert
stretches about 1,000 kilometers north to south, and less than 100
kilometers east to west. The formation of the local rare-arid
climate and atmospheric circulation is due to a combination of
surface topography. Prevailing constant winds, the western Pacific,
the already low water temperature, evaporation is not only the water
vapor has been central to the Pacific east wind, while the eastern
part of the towering Andes is completely blocking the rain clouds
from the Amazon plain, resulted in extremely dry climate here.
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