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Chile (i/ˈtʃɪliː/ or /ˈtʃɪleɪ/), officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: República de Chile [reˈpuβlika ðe ˈtʃile] (
listen)), is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Along with Ecuador, it is one of two countries in South America that do not border Brazil. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas and Easter Island. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.
Chile's distinctive shape—4,300 kilometres (2,700 mi) long and on average 175 kilometres (109 mi) wide—makes it the longest country in the world, north to south, with the fifth lengthiest coastline at over 78 thousand kilometers. The diverse climate of Chile ranges from the world's driest desert in the north—the Atacama—through a Mediterranean climate in the centre, humid subtropical in Easter Island, to an Oceanic climate, including alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and south. The northern desert contains great mineral wealth, principally copper. The relatively small central area dominates in terms of population and agricultural resources, and is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century when it incorporated its northern and southern regions. Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands, and features a string of volcanoes and lakes. The southern coast is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands.
Los Andes Chile
Travessia Paso Los Libertadores - Los Andes (Chile) - Mendoza (Argentina)
LOS ANDES...CHILE.....wmv
Cruzando la Cordillera de Los Andes en avión desde Chile hacia Argentina, por Aldo Vizueta Romanini
ESTOY VIVO LA TREGEDIA DE LOS ANDES
TERESA DE LOS ANDES, UNA SANTA PARA CHILE (MINISERIE 1989)
Discovering the mountains ( Cordillera de los Andes / Argentina - Chile )
PASO. DE LOS LIBERTADORES - CARACOLES - LOS ANDES - CHILE
SOBREVIVIENTES, LOS ANDES 25 AÑOS (1997)
Santiago de Chile: un paraíso en los Andes.- #IberiaMayors Santiago de Chile.
Paso los libertadores hacia Santiago, bajando los caracoles de los andes CHILE
Los Andes Antiguo