Chile, officially the Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific forms the country's entire western border, with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage at the country's southernmost tip. Chile claims to a tricontinental country, including Rapanui and its claim on what is called Chilean Antarctic Territory. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago"s Chilean city.
Their capital is Santiago, their languages is Spanish, your Government is Democratic Republic, your President is Michelle Bachelet.
The Chileans have aproximately as official Religion is the Catholicism that settlend starting from the XVI century, the 70% Chilean is Catholic.
In Chile have two very alive differentianted cultures prevail: the Cosmopolitan, of the solvent urban population, and the popular one, of the pasants that is presents a great influence of the spanish culture,and that it is prediminant in the music and chilean dance. The Chilean Literature has a rich tradition and it has been reward with two prizes Nobel to the pets Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda.
In Chile, a hug is the most frecuent greeting between friends and relatives.It consist on a handshake and hug. Are the traditional greetings are: Qui"ubo?(how is it going?), How is it? and I like to see you!
POLITCS:For the first time in the history of Chile, a woman consents to the headquarters of the State.It is about socialist Michelle Bachelet who as candidate of the Agreement of Party for the Democracy, it conquered in the second turn of the presidencial, celebrated elections in January 15. The investiture of Bachelet took place on 11 March of 2006, it dates in the one substituted its coreligionist Ricardo Lakes.
I would visit this country for that know the tourist places in Chile, to would Know but it fencer their customs,their people are interesting, their traditions and mainly because it is place that atracts for you many tourists visit for their exotic lands capes.
CLAUDIA MARITZA
