Earthquake in Chile Natural disasters occur all over the world every year‚ devastating millions of people. On February 27‚ 2010‚ tragedy struck millions of lives throughout Chile. An earthquake lasting nearly three minutes with a magnitude of 8.8 destroyed an estimated 500‚000 homes‚ schools‚ hospitals‚ and other buildings‚ leaving countless Chileans homeless (Kurczy). This earthquake was 500 times stronger than the earthquake that occurred in Haiti‚ and caused severe damage in central Chile (Kurczy)
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Tariffs in Chile From 1930 through 1960 the Chilean economy was highly protected with import and export quotas‚ import permits‚ tariffs‚ noninterest-bearing import deposits and multiple exchange rates imposed by the government. The Central Bank negotiated‚ with each importer‚ which exchange rate to apply to each transaction. Moreover‚ imports included only intermediate and capital goods and a few essential consumer goods. Guidelines to approve products from other countries were followed and several
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Culture of Chile The culture of Chile is one of a relatively homogeneous society where historically its geographical isolation and remoteness has played a key role. During colonial times‚ the Chilean culture was a mix of Spanish colonial elements and indigenous (essentially Mapuche) culture. After Independence‚ Chilean culture has been heavily anglicised throughout the 19th century with elements of German‚ French and Italian culture‚ erasing nearly all of the Spanish influence. American influence
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Introduction Chile is a republic located in southwestern South America. On the north side of Chile lies Peru‚ to the east is Bolivia and Argentina‚ and on the south Peru is bounded by the Pacific Ocean. The Archipelagoes Islands extend along the southern coast of Chile from Chiloé Island to Cape Horn. Among these islands are the Chonos Archipelago‚ Wellington Island‚ and the western portion of Tierra del Fuego. Some other islands that belong to Chile include the Juan Fernández Islands‚ Easter Island
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Analysis of Macroeconomics in Chile & Suggestion on Investment Date: 12.01.2011 Table of Contents Executive summary 4 Chile background 5 About Chile 6 Location and Size 6 Population 6 Language 7 Weather and Climate 7 Chile – a seismic country 8 The Earthquake in 2010 9 Overview of Chile Economics 9 GDP 10 Chile Economic Structure: The Road Ahead 11 Chile GDP Forecast 12 Labor 12 Poverty and Wealth 12 Chile Unemployment Forecast 13 Chile working conditions 14 Inflation
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Pedagogía Media en Inglés Abortion in Chile Natalia Sánchez Solís Inglés en el Contexto Académico‚ Text & Use Miss Paulina Tapia 10/04/13 Why is abortion in Chile illegal without exception? In order to fully understand and choose our beliefs for this topic‚ it is compulsory to take some things into consideration. First‚ not only how this crime is punished but also how guilty people are regarding their role in a possible abortion. Then‚ how women are thinking about abortion nowadays
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the ideal economic‚ geographic and climatic conditions that Chile possesses to develop high quality wine. Further investigations reveal that there was an increase in the level of consumption of the Chilean wine due to the increasing level of quality expressed in the international award received by Chilean firms and finally that the wine industry is well
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Chile would be a great place to live and work because of the living conditions and the opportunities in the country for doing business. Chile scored higher than 0.8 on the Human Development Index classifying them as a country with high human development. The HDI measures the quality of human life based on life expectancy‚ educational attainment‚ and whether average incomes are sufficient to meet the basic needs of life. All of the qualities measured in the HDI are great incentives to work and live
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Chiles have been a part of the human diet in the Americas; chiles being one of the earliest plants to be cultivated and domesticated in the New World. Archaeological evidence suggests that chiles were used as a food ingredient at least 8‚000 years ago - around 6200 BC. Traces of chiles dating from this time have been found in burial in Peru: they were obviously seen as important enough to be carried into them hereafter! Chile peppers are thought to have been domesticated at least five times by prehistoric
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These reforms saw Chile rise from a depressed economy to a great‚ top rank in the South American economy. One of the reforms which led to improvement of Chile economy was the opening of the Chile market to the foreign trade. Chile is a small country which is found away from the business center or where most businesses are carried out‚ due to these there was need to create a market where foreign traders were able to access the market increasing export and imports. By 1974 major changes were made on
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