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Some Great Locations to Visit Are:
Santiago
Portillo
Valle Nevado
Termas de Chillan
El Colorado
Atacama
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"In the beginning of time, God created the wonders of the world.
When he was finished, however, he saw that he had many leftover pieces. He had parts of rivers and valleys, of oceans and lakes, of glaciers and deserts, of mountains and forests, and of meadows and hills. Rather than to let such beauty go to waste, God put them all together and cast them to the most remote corner of the earth. This is how Chile was born."
- A Chilean Legend
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana. Climate: temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south. Geography - note: strategic location relative to sea lanes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Atacama Desert is one of world's driest regions. Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.77 years
male: 73.49 years, female: 80.21 years. Languages: Spanish. Literacy: total population: 96.2% male: 96.4% female: 96.1% (2003 est.) The national currency is the Chilean Peso.
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