According to itypeusa, Chile is a long, narrow country located along the western coast of South America. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, and Argentina to the east. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west and south of Chile. It is one of the longest countries in South America, stretching over 4,300 km from its northern border with Peru to its southernmost tip at Cape Horn. It has a wide variety of climates and landscapes, ranging from arid desert in the north to temperate rainforest in the south. Its capital city is Santiago de Chile, located in central Chile. Chile is home to many diverse cultures and ethnicities, with indigenous peoples making up around 10% of its population. Spanish is spoken by most people as their first language but there are also several other languages spoken throughout the country including Aymara, Quechua and Mapuche. Chile has a rich history which dates back thousands of years and it has seen many changes over time as it was colonized by Spain in 1541 and later declared independence from Spain in 1818. Its economy is largely based on exports such as copper ore which accounts for around 40% of its total exports. In recent years Chile has become an increasingly popular tourist destination due to its stunning landscapes, vibrant culture, and unique wildlife including penguins on the Magallanes Peninsula near Punta Arenas. Chile is located in the South American Time Zone (UTC-4). During Daylight Saving Time (DST), clocks are moved forward one hour to UTC-3. DST begins on the last Sunday of October and ends on the last Sunday of March each year. In addition to observing Daylight Saving Time along with other parts of South America, Chile also observes certain holidays with special times or exceptions to its standard time zone. For example, on New Year’s Day all clocks are moved forward by one hour for an additional hour of daylight savings time. On Independence Day (the day celebrating the country’s independence from Spain), all clocks are moved back by two hours so that people can attend celebrations earlier at night; this is known as “Chilean Miracle” or “Little Chile” in some parts of the country. The Chile also shares its time zone with other countries such as Argentina and Brazil. This means that people living in these countries will experience the same time as those living in Chile during DST, but may observe different holidays with different times or exceptions to their standard time zone. Overall, Chile follows the South American Time Zone and observes Daylight Saving Time along with other parts of South America. It also has certain holidays where clocks are moved forward or backward for an additional hour so that people can attend celebrations earlier at night. See directoryaah for Chile Various Types of Map.
According to agooddir, the unusual destination Easter Island belongs to the province of South American Chile in the Valparaíso region. The island has only one city, Hanga Roa, and that is the capital. The Polynesian Easter Island is therefore not easy to reach, as there are no direct flights that way. So you are on your way for a while. But, it’s definitely worth it. Easter Island has been called a mysterious island for many years. The well-known Moai statues…
The Spanish conquest of Chile was much more eventful and tiring than it had been in the other South American regions; which could never be said to be completely safe and peaceful, still for two centuries after the first settlement, due to the struggle against the Araucani, a salient fact of the colonial period in Chile. Even the very beginning of the Spanish penetration was not very happy. Diego de Almagro’s expedition (1535-1537) failed, and the impression was such that…
Internal trade. – The prosperity of the mines, metallurgical workshops and nitrate producing areas has completely renewed the economic life of the town thanks to the association established between the nitrate producing provinces and those with agricultural and pastoral production that feed them. In addition to absorbing the overabundant labor force of central Chile, northern Chile consumes its flours, wines, livestock and fodder. The land of wheat and vineyards thus collects a part of the export value of copper and…
One of the most conspicuous resources of Chile is given by mineral products, whose value was 1,178,000,000 pesos in 1913, and exceeded two billion in 1929. Of this total, about 55% is given by saltpeter, 35% from copper and less than 10% from all other products combined. This complex is divided as follows: 52.4% to the province of Antofagasta; 23.4% to the province of Tarapacá; 1.4% to the province of Colchagua; 6.4% to the province of Atacama; 2.7% to the…
According to simplyyellowpages, the remains of the ancient indigenous population today gravitate mainly in the central and southern region of the country, south of the Bío-Bío river, gradually descending to the canals of Tierra del Fuego. However, it would be difficult, starting from the current one, to reconstruct the disposition of the ethnic groups as it was at the time of the Spanish conquest. Thus also the cultural heritage of the indigenous people, as it is today, bears the traces…
As a whole, Chile, an essentially mountainous country, consists of the western side of the Andes, a series of secondary reliefs parallel to the coast and a series of longitudinal furrows between the latter and the Andes. A first division, based on the climatic characteristics, which will be discussed later, allows us to distinguish: northern Chile with very little rainfall and sometimes presenting a desert aspect; Central Chile, a land of temperate crops, and southern Chile, cold and humid, covered…
Chile State of South America. It borders to the North with Peru, to the East with Bolivia and Argentina ; to the S and to the West it is bathed by the Pacific Ocean. The territory stretches for approximately 4200 km in the sense of latitude and does not exceed 400 km in the sense of longitude, giving an extremely developed perimeter with respect to the enclosed surface, and generating a significant amount of problems (communications, defense). Physical characters The…
Under no circumstances, then, would the idea of Latcham, of an original origin of the Araucanians from Argentina, be acceptable; more simply, it is a more or less profound acculturation carried out by way of osmosis through the Andean passes through an intensive nomadism, which has created real communicating compartments (e.g., the Chilean province of Cautín homogeneous to the Argentine Neuquén). But as for the substantial determinants, the Araucan heritage (wooden sculpture, exposure of the corpse on elevated frames and…
Until 1928 the republic of Chile was divided into 23 provinces and one territory: the new subdivision introduced in that year reduced the provinces to 16, while the territory of Magellano was divided into two parts (Territorî of Magallanes and Aysen). The surface and population data are shown in this table: It should be noted that even in Chile the smaller territorial areas coincide with the territories of more ancient colonization and more populated, while the larger provinces are located…
ARCHITECTURE AND ART The remains of the cultures of the pre-Columbian period relate, in particular, to the culture of El Molle and the more elaborate ones of the Atacameños and Diaguitas. Rare monuments remain from the colonial period. In the 18th century. forms of Bavarian Rococo were introduced in architecture and painting by architects and artists called by Jesuits and in particular by Chile Haymbhausen; the work of the Italian G. Toesca spread a moderate classicism, present until the middle…
Literature The coup d’état of 1973 marks, also from the literary point of view, a profound imbalance between the rich production that preceded it and the subsequent one, which has to deal with the strong cultural repression responsible for a limited intellectual growth within of the country. To this must be added the impressive exodus of writers, a phenomenon which, in addition to preventing the drawing of a unitary picture of Chilean literature of the last twenty years, produces a…
Breeding. – Livestock breeding, which was the main industry of the country until the middle of the last century, still retains its importance today. According to the latest censuses, the Chilean livestock herd would be made up of about 2,000,000 cattle, four and a half million sheep, 500,000 horses (including llamas) and 300,000 pigs. According to Smber, cattle spend their life outdoors. There are wintering areas and summer grazing areas. Up to 36 ° latitude, the migration of animals that…
Training During the colonial period, Chilean teaching was handled by the church. The first general education was organized in the mid-19th century, built and organized by the Venezuelan writer and philologist Andrés Bello, rector of the University of Santiago. However, it was not until 1920 that basic education for the ages of 7–15 years became compulsory. Illiteracy is very low in Latin American conditions, below 6%. Writing and reading skills increased from 50% to 80% during 1920–50. A2zdirectory: Describes prehistory…