Discover the beauty of Chile - BS 47

Discover the beauty of Chile - BS 47

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Chile is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south.

Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernandez, Salas y Gomez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania.

The arid Atacama Desert in northern Chile contains great mineral wealth, principally copper and lithium. The relatively small central area dominates in terms of population and agricultural resources, and is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century when it incorporated its northern and southern regions.

Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands, and features a string of volcanoes and lakes. The southern coast is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands.

Located between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, Chile has a 4,300 km long coastline with many unique attractions such as deserts, glaciers and numerous volcanoes.

Chile has tourist attractions such as:

1. Chile Easter Island

Easter Island is a Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. Easter Island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapa Nui people.

In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site, with much of the island protected within Rapa Nui National Park.

2. Lauca National Park:

The park is located north of the Andrea Mountains, and is one of the prominent tourist destinations in Chile. The most popular attraction in Lauca is Lago Chungara, one of the tallest lakes in the world. Far away are the volcanoes Volcan Parinacota and Pomerape, located right on the border with Bolivia.

3. Torres del Paine National Park:

Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine is the centerpiece of the park. It lies in a transition area between the Magellanic subpolar forests and the Patagonian Steppes. The highlight of the park is 3 marble peaks, the highest peak is 2,500 m.

4. San Rafael Glacier:

The San Rafael Glacier is one of the major outlet glaciers of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile and is the tidewater glacier nearest the equator. It calves into the Laguna San Rafael and is contained within Laguna San Rafael National Park.

The huge glacier is located in Laguna San Rafael National Park. Visitors can only come here by boat or plane. The journey by boat is spectacular, through the narrow canals of the remote Aisen region.

5. Pucon:

Pucón is a Chilean city and commune administered by the municipality of Pucón. It is located in the Province of Cautín, Araucanía Region, 100 km to the southeast of Temuco and 780 km to the south of Santiago. It is on the eastern shore of Lake Villarrica, and Villarrica volcano is located roughly 17 km to the south.

This is a famous tourist town in Chile thanks to its charming scenery with lakes and volcanoes. Pucón also attracts visitors thanks to many types of sports and recreational activities such as water skiing, skiing, boating, horseback riding, hot spring baths and conquering Villarrica volcano.

6. Valle de la Luna:

Located in the Atacama desert, the desert is the result of wind and floods on sand and rocks over the centuries. Large sand dunes and giant rock formations resemble the surface of the moon, which is the origin of the name meaning "Moon Valley".

El Valle de la Luna or Valley of the Moon is located 13 kilometres west of San Pedro de Atacama, to the north of Chile in the Cordillera de la Sal, in the Atacama desert. It has various stone and sand formations which have been carved by wind and water. It has an impressive range of color and texture, looking somewhat similar to the surface of the moon.

7. Valparaíso:

Valparaíso is a major city, seaport, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the third largest metropolitan area in the country.

Valparaíso is located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Santiago by road and is one of the South Pacific's most important seaports.

Located on the Pacific coast in central Chile, Valparaíso is famous for its colorful houses, bohemian culture and beautiful seascape. Built on dozens of undulating hills overlooking the sea, Valparaíso is like a maze with streets, gravel alleys and rich architectural and cultural heritage.

8. Los Pinguinos penguin populations:

This is Chile's most populous penguin population with more than 120,000 Magellanic penguins. Located on the island of Magdalena 1 km2 wide, 35 km northeast of Punta Arenas, it became a penguin migration point in September, October each year. By the end of March, the penguins returned to the sea.

Penguins  are a group of aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, with only one species, the Galapagos penguin, found north of the equator. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have evolved into flippers.

9. Chiloe Church:

The Churches of Chiloe in Chile's Chiloe Archipelago are a unique architectural phenomenon in the Americas, and one of the most prominent styles of Chilota architecture.

Unlike classical Spanish colonial architecture, the churches of Chiloé are made entirely in native timber with extensive use of wood shingles. The churches were built from materials to resist the Chiloé Archipelago's humid and rainy oceanic climate.

This is a combination of aboriginal style and European Jesuit influences. Hundreds of churches in the area are made of wood, built in the 17th century. Many of these churches have been damaged, the rest renovated to serve tourism.

10. Cerro San Cristobal:

Cerro San Cristobal  is a hill in northern Santiago, Chile. It rises 850 m AMSL and about 300 m above the rest of Santiago; the peak is the second highest point in the city, after Cerro Renca.

Cerro San Cristóbal was named by the Spanish conquistadors for St Christopher, in recognition of its use as a landmark. Its original indigenous name is Tupahue.

It is in northern Santiago with beautiful city scenery and majestic Andes in the clear skies. At the top of the hill is a church and the statue of Mary is 22 m high.

Cerro San Cristobal also has Parque Metropolitano, Santiago's largest park with a botanical garden, a zoo and two swimming pools.

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