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altiplano. The Altiplano (Spanish for «high plain»), Andean Plateau or Bolivian Plateau, in west-central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. The bulk of the Altiplano lies within...
por admin | Mar 30, 2016 |
desert. The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a plateau in South America, covering a 1,000-kilometre (600 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains. It is the driest non-polar desert in the world. According to estimates the...
por admin | Mar 30, 2016 |
beaches. With a coastline stretching for over 3,000 miles (4,500 km) Chile offers a broad range of coastal landscapes, turquois water and white sand beaches in the north, exotic Anakena beach in Easter Island, picturesque beach towns in the central zone, unexplored...
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Islands. Also part of Chile are two notable Pacific possessions-the Juan Fernandez Islands and the famous Easter Island, both of which are administered as national parks. The Juan Fernandez islands are located about 670 km off the Chilean coast, while Easter Island is...
por admin | Mar 30, 2016 |
Cities. Chile is divided into 15 regions, of which the most populated are Region Metropolitana, Valparaiso and Bio Bio. Major cities are Santiago (pop. 5,428,590), Valparaíso (pop. 803,683), Concepcion (pop. 670,381), La Serena 296,253, Antofagasta (pop. 285,255), and...
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