a very promising future. Chile is the longest country in the world geographically speaking with a majority of the population residing in the central region‚ specifically Santiago‚ the capital‚ and Viña del Mar. The official language is Spanish‚ although in some regions a couple of other languages are still prevalent. Politically‚ the country has gone through many transitions from dictatorships‚ to military coups‚ to Christian democratic ruling parties. Today‚ Chile is a strong democratic nation
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Philip Kurian 2603275 LAH 4734 “Machuca‚ 2004” Directed by Andres Wood – Chile Setting: For the Machuca film‚ the setting for it was taken place in the city of Santiago de Chile. It was based around a private preparatory school called Colegio Saint Patrick; Jesuits ran the school. Summary: The Machuca film was in Colegio Saint George that was a private school that taught English
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Chile Country Background A 180 km wide on average‚ Chile is 4‚300km long from the border with Peru on the north to the Strait of Magellan on the South. Sheltered by the Andes on the East and the Pacific Ocean on the west‚ Chile is all but impervious to foreign pets and disease. The north is rich in mining and marine resources. Central Chile‚ home to the nation’s capital‚ is a major agricultural and industrial hub. In the south‚ rich fisheries and forest resources are managed under stringent conservation
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Valdivia‚ in southern Chile and lasted in 7 to 10 minutes. Consequently‚ dozens of islands and countries were affected; and the death toll‚ and monetary costs skyrocketed. Everything has its own reason. As for the Great Chilean Earthquake (or the Valdivia Earthquake)‚ it occurred‚ caused of the release of mechanical stress between the subducting Nazca Plate and the South American Plate. Also‚ as a result of an earthquake‚ an enormous wave of the tsunami affected Southern Chile‚ Hawaii‚ Japan‚ the
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Landslide Southwest China‚ Yiliang County References: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/04/world/asia/china-landslide-school/index.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/10/05/china-landslide.html The southwest part of China is surrounded by hills and mountains. The area is also surrounded by many plate boundaries so it is a common place for many earthquakes and landslides to occur. The area is often in long periods of droughts followed by heavy showers. The area is covered with basin
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Chile had been engulfed in an authoritarian period for years. This came to a halt in the 1960s‚ when social movements began to emerge prompting many to question existing social and political policies. The US had previously been involved in funding political campaigns‚ but relations turned sour in 1970. Salvador Allende won the presidency under the platform that more would be given to the citizens of Chile‚ as opposed to foreign investors. After becoming a socialist state‚ many of the reforms under
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Chile What do you do in Chile when it is super hot outside? You go swimming‚ Chile has one of the biggest swimming pool in the world. The pool is 1‚000 yards with an area of 20 ares. It holds 66 million gallons of water. Can you imagine swimming in that? Chile is super interesting there are plenty of amazing places to visit like the San Cristobal Hill which is a hill with the blessed Virgin Mary at the top of it. It is also the highest point of Santiago which has been the capital city of Chile
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Chile is a Latin country located beside the Pacific Ocean. Stunning views in Chile makes it a beautiful country that attracts people to come and see these places. Chile got free from coups from a long time ago. Chile was ruled by General Augusto Pinochet‚ whose dictatorship left more than three thousands of people were killed and missing (BBC). Two countries occupied Chile before Spain arrived to the Latin Americans country (CIA). In Chile‚ people are in small numbers compared to Chile’s
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minus imports that occur within a country. GDP is used as a measurement of economic growth and shows a country’s economic situation. The GDP of Chile is reported by the World Bank and‚ though it fluctuates around the trend‚ shows a relatively stable growth. The GDP was last recorded at $9447‚07 in 2012. From 1987 until 2013 the annual growth rate of Chile averaged 5.5%. The global economic slump had a relatively small effect on the country which resulted in negative economic growth in 2009. After
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1. Tips for Doing Business in Chile 1.1 General Advise While Chile is a top South American country‚ there is some general advice to follow when doing business with them: First‚ it is important to communicate with Chilean authorities in Spanish‚ at least in the first contacts made. Chilean companies can communicate in English‚ and you may find that they answer you in English‚ even if you contacted them in Spanish. However‚ some companies‚ or even authorities‚ are not able to correspond in English
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