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Easter Island is one of the most unique places from its remote areas, gatherings of ruins, places, sights and cultural heritage. Located on the west side of the island, Hanga Roa is the only village on Easter Island. The island is so small that I can visit someday. Hanga Roa offers car rental service and bicycle rental. It is worth noting that most of the roads outside of Hangaroa are not paved and the holes are overflowing. Accommodation is very rich. There are luxury hotels and guest houses, also known as bed & breakfast. Living in B & B is the best way to experience Polynesian way ... Read the whole article »
Basic facts and figures about the capital of Chile: 17 million (2011) official language: Spanish. Ethnic minorities use other languages such as Aymara, Mapekhe, Rapauni, Quechua. Area: 756,096 square kilometers or 291,930 square miles. 70% Roman Catholic, 15% Evangelical evangelist, 1% Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, 1% Jehovah's Witnesses. 0.1% Jewish and 8% atheist or agnostic. Divorce is illegal until ... ... Read the full story »
Over 300 million people worldwide live near an active volcano where there is a risk of volcanic eruption. Chile has about 2,000 volcanoes along the Andes Mountains (not all volcanoes are active), there is a volcanic chain second largest in the world after Indonesia. More than half of the earth's volcano is in the Pacific ... Read the full story »
The historic center of the historic center is located between the Mapocho River and Alameda. Here is where the Spanish conquistadors built the city and the first colonial building was built around Plaza Amas. The first church in Chile, now the cathedral was built in this square in 1551. It was destroyed and rebuilt twice after the 1647 and 1730 earthquake. ... Read all articles »
In Chile, the season is opposite to that of the Northern Hemisphere, because it varies geographically, location and climate by region. Humboldt currents in the Pacific, Chilean coastal mountains and the Andes mountain range are the most important determinants of weather patterns in various regions. Generally, in most cases ... Read the whole article »
Before 1883, the inhabitants had to climb thousands of stairs "las escaleras" from the ups and downs of the hills. City cable cars and elevators were built between 1883 and 1915, the oldest is Concepcion's elevator. In the early 20th century, there were 30 work elevators. Many of them are of today ... Read the full story »
Valparaiso of Pacific Gems offers unique charm. That place overlooks the Pacific Ocean, the maze of the street is built on a steep hillside and can be reached with an elevator. Valparaiso is located on the central coast of Chile; it is the second busiest harbor in the country after San Antonio. The city stands out from a long-term recession, but ... Read full story »
Green is his favorite color, he always writes in green because it is the color of hope. Columbia novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez once called him "the greatest poet in every language of the 20th century." He is a communist struggling for the unity and peace of the world, being persecuted and banished in his country ... his work is ... Read the full story »
Chilean culture is influenced by the geographical isolation of the country and its relatively homogeneous population. The Chilean indigenous culture is combined with the European (especially Spanish) culture to form the present Chilean culture. In China, there is considerable diversity between the north and the south, there are unique forms of dance, music, and art. Various indigenous peoples settled in the country and immigrants contributed to the development of Chilean culture
The Chilean folklore, the cultural and demographic characteristics of the country are the result of the mixture of Spanish and American Indian elements that occurred during the colonial era. For cultural and historical reasons, they are the classification and distinction of the four major regions of the country: the northern region, the central part, the south part and the south part. Most of the Chilean tradition is for holidays, but some have religious elements such as dance and rituals. Production of this movie began with the screening of the documentary "Sports General Fire Brigade" held in Valparaiso on May 26, 1902. In the next few decades, a clear death milestone (or Lord of King's Street) (1916) is considered the first movie of the Chilean story, the spread of the president (1920), the country's first movie animation Manga manga, and the first sound film in north and south (1934), Chile