25 Fun Facts About Chile
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1. Chile is one of only two countries in all of South America that does not border Brazil
2. Over 1/5 of the worlds copper production is produced in Chile
3. Valparaiso is one of the most prosperous cities in all of Chile and is known as “The Garden City”
4. In one 40 year span no rain fell in Chiles Atacama Desert for 40 years.
5. Chile has farmed salmon for years and in early 2000s is known as the top exporter
6. Contrary to popular belief that soccer is the most popular sport in Chile it is Actually Tennis
7. Along the mountainous region of Chile there are over 1500 volcanoes and a number of them can still be active.
8. Most of the Chilean population lives in the capitol city of Santiago, Chile
9. Chile received it independence from Spanish colonial rule in 1913
10. The “maoi” island of the coast of Chile belongs was annexed by Chile and renamed Easter Island in the late seventeen hundreds
11. One of the fastest growing cities in Chile La Serena has grown by as much as 30 % in the last 30 years
12. The inlet at the top of Africa was part of Chile in the days of Pangaea.
13. The City of Valparaiso, Chile has the largest annual fireworks show in all of South America
14. Chile has an unusual name for a football team (soccer) they call themselves the o’ Higgions a Patriot of Chilean rule
15. Chile owns a portion of Antarctica as well as the Sothern most island know as Joses
16. Chile has one of the world’s largest and most deserted deserts known as Atacama
17. The city at the very tip of Chile called Punta Arenas Is the southernmost city on a continent in the world
18. The southernmost village in the world is also in Chile Called Puerto Williams
19. Chile also has the One of the highest lakes above sea level in the world called Lake Chungara
20. the most popular tourist attraction in all of Chile is Vina del Mar
21. Chile has one of the longest coastlines in the world but also one of the smallest at being 6500 km long and 200 km wide
22. Chiles has many large cities but the second largest is located in the north along the bio river called Concepcion
23. Chile is thought to have come from a natives that use to roam the lands there and its meaning is where the land’s end.. Seems appropriate
24. Chiles Andes mountains have some of the world’s largest and still active volcanoes
25. By a flaw in design the church of Campania had doors that sung inward which caused a large wind to push them open and disrupt the meeting of worshippers by dumping a burning candle to the floor which resulted in the churches destruction. More than 2500 people died in that fire
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3 months ago
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