Chile & Patagonia - TravelStore Destination Page Build Out FROM HIGH FASHION TO ICONIC OUTDOOR ADVENTURES. The beauty of the sprawling Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia‚ the European flavor of the Lakes District‚ the Chilean High Andes‚ and touring the country’s wine regions are only a small sampling of what this South American nation you. Join wine connoisseurs who flock to taste some of the best‚ freshest‚ and finest organic whites made with Loca Blanca grapes from Chile. Chile will
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ChileFrom 1973 - 1977‚ there was genocide in Chile. The targets were people who believed in the communist government system. The start of it all began on September 11th‚ 1973 when Chilean commander in chief‚ Augusto Pinochet Ugarte commanded the Chilean army and police force to overthrow the current president Salvador Allende. The main reason for the overthrow was because of Allende’s economic plan. With it‚ inflation was rising 1% every day. The only reason the coup was successful at overthrowing
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a very promising future. Chile is the longest country in the world geographically speaking with a majority of the population residing in the central region‚ specifically Santiago‚ the capital‚ and Viña del Mar. The official language is Spanish‚ although in some regions a couple of other languages are still prevalent. Politically‚ the country has gone through many transitions from dictatorships‚ to military coups‚ to Christian democratic ruling parties. Today‚ Chile is a strong democratic nation
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Chile Country Background A 180 km wide on average‚ Chile is 4‚300km long from the border with Peru on the north to the Strait of Magellan on the South. Sheltered by the Andes on the East and the Pacific Ocean on the west‚ Chile is all but impervious to foreign pets and disease. The north is rich in mining and marine resources. Central Chile‚ home to the nation’s capital‚ is a major agricultural and industrial hub. In the south‚ rich fisheries and forest resources are managed under stringent conservation
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Chile is a narrow strip of land that is situated between the North Pacific Ocean in the west and the Andes Mountain in the east with coordinates 30 00 S and 71 00 W. Chile is also located in the Pacific Ring of Fine‚ sharing a land boundary with Argentina in the east‚ Bolivia in the north-east and Peru in the north. (Maps of World‚ 2015). Besides its mainland territory‚ Chile has islands located on the Pacific Ocean. Santiago sits 3724 km (2314 miles) from the equator (Date and Time‚ 2017).
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Philip Kurian 2603275 LAH 4734 “Machuca‚ 2004” Directed by Andres Wood – Chile Setting: For the Machuca film‚ the setting for it was taken place in the city of Santiago de Chile. It was based around a private preparatory school called Colegio Saint Patrick; Jesuits ran the school. Summary: The Machuca film was in Colegio Saint George that was a private school that taught English
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Landslide Southwest China‚ Yiliang County References: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/04/world/asia/china-landslide-school/index.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/10/05/china-landslide.html The southwest part of China is surrounded by hills and mountains. The area is also surrounded by many plate boundaries so it is a common place for many earthquakes and landslides to occur. The area is often in long periods of droughts followed by heavy showers. The area is covered with basin
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Valdivia‚ in southern Chile and lasted in 7 to 10 minutes. Consequently‚ dozens of islands and countries were affected; and the death toll‚ and monetary costs skyrocketed. Everything has its own reason. As for the Great Chilean Earthquake (or the Valdivia Earthquake)‚ it occurred‚ caused of the release of mechanical stress between the subducting Nazca Plate and the South American Plate. Also‚ as a result of an earthquake‚ an enormous wave of the tsunami affected Southern Chile‚ Hawaii‚ Japan‚ the
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Chile is a Latin country located beside the Pacific Ocean. Stunning views in Chile makes it a beautiful country that attracts people to come and see these places. Chile got free from coups from a long time ago. Chile was ruled by General Augusto Pinochet‚ whose dictatorship left more than three thousands of people were killed and missing (BBC). Two countries occupied Chile before Spain arrived to the Latin Americans country (CIA). In Chile‚ people are in small numbers compared to Chile’s
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Chile Earthquake Script Earthquake On February 27th 2010 at 3:34 an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 occurred in Chile. The earthquake lasted 90 seconds and affected a total of 6 Chilean regions but the earthquake mainly occurred offshore of Maule region. The earthquake left 93% of Chile’s population with no electricity. This earthquake not only damaged Chile but it has permanently shortened the length of our days by 1.26 microseconds and moved the earth’s axis by 8 centimetres. Tsunami
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