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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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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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 Introduction The Republic of Chile‚ sometimes called the Switzerland of South America for its natural beauty‚ varying geography‚ unique customs and cultures‚ and a growing economy. Chile is a multiparty democracy divided into 15 numbered region with an elected president who serves a four year term when elected by the people’s popular vote. Chile’s geographical features consists of mountains to beaches with climates ranging from arid to subarctic. Family‚ greetings‚ language‚ art‚ recreation
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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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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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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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Telefónica and Telecommunications: An In-depth Look at Chile and Brazil Telefónica is a multinational broadband and telecommunications company‚ that is mainly present in the United States‚ South America‚ and Europe. Since its creation in Spain in 1924‚ Telefónica has grown into the 5th largest mobile network provider in the world. The most prominent services that Telefónica offers include fixed and mobile telephony‚ Internet services‚ and digital television. While Telefónica offers a variety of
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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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