CHILE
“Al T
iro” =
Right Away
“Cabra, Cabro” = Girl,
Boy“Está Fome” = is Lame/Boring
“Pololear” = To have a girlfriend/boyfriend
The Capital is Santiago
110 miles at widest point
(BHS to ISU is 140 miles)
La Isla de PascuaForma de un Triángulo
La Isla de Pascua
778 Mo’ai (Estatuas grandes de piedra)
El Desierto de Atacama El desierto más seco en todo el mundo
Minas de CobreWorld’s largest Copper producer with USA second and Peru third.
Una Mina de Cobre33 miners working in a mine at the
Atacama Desert were trapped underground for 69 days. All survived.
Los 33Filming begins on a movie about them this
fall in Chile.
A-list actors include: Antonio Banderas, Martin Sheen and Jennifer Lopez.
Terremoto en 2010
Terremoto en 2010
8.8
Terremoto en 2010
Charity project for Habitat for Humanity after the earthquake. Singers included: Shakira, Juanes, Michael Bublé, Juan Luis Guerra among others.
Viña del Mar
International Musical Festival held every February since 1960.
Sábado GiganteThe host, Mario Kreutzberger, is more famously known as “Don Francisco.”
Sábado Gigante celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012
La CuecaTraditional Folkloric and national dance of Chile
Salvador AllendeUS arranged to replace him as president in Coup-de-Etat in 1973 because he began nationalizing industries. He was killed.
Augusto Pinochet
US placed Pinochet in control in 1973 after Allende.
Was dictator from 1973-1990
Michelle BacheletFirst female president elected in 2006
Ran against the current president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera and won.
Sebastián Piñera*Current President of Chile
Graduated from Harvard University.
Caused controversy by sitting at President Obama’s desk in the Oval Office, June 2013
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