CHILE

“Al T

iro” =

Right Away

“Cabra, Cabro” = Girl,

Boy“Está Fome” = is Lame/Boring

“Pololear” = To have a girlfriend/boyfriend

The Capital is Santiago

110 miles at widest point

(BHS to ISU is 140 miles)

La Isla de PascuaForma de un Triángulo

La Isla de Pascua

778 Mo’ai (Estatuas grandes de piedra)

El Desierto de Atacama El desierto más seco en todo el mundo

Minas de CobreWorld’s largest Copper producer with USA second and Peru third.

Una Mina de Cobre33 miners working in a mine at the

Atacama Desert were trapped underground for 69 days. All survived.

Los 33Filming begins on a movie about them this

fall in Chile.

A-list actors include: Antonio Banderas, Martin Sheen and Jennifer Lopez.

Terremoto en 2010

Terremoto en 2010

8.8

Terremoto en 2010

Charity project for Habitat for Humanity after the earthquake. Singers included: Shakira, Juanes, Michael Bublé, Juan Luis Guerra among others.

Viña del Mar

International Musical Festival held every February since 1960.

Sábado GiganteThe host, Mario Kreutzberger, is more famously known as “Don Francisco.”

Sábado Gigante celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012

La CuecaTraditional Folkloric and national dance of Chile

Salvador AllendeUS arranged to replace him as president in Coup-de-Etat in 1973 because he began nationalizing industries. He was killed.

Augusto Pinochet

US placed Pinochet in control in 1973 after Allende.

Was dictator from 1973-1990

Michelle BacheletFirst female president elected in 2006

Ran against the current president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera and won.

Sebastián Piñera*Current President of Chile

Graduated from Harvard University.

Caused controversy by sitting at President Obama’s desk in the Oval Office, June 2013