Im just curious. Where are you from, and what did you learn in school or have you heard in the new about my country? My country is in south america, and its called CHILE, it is under PERU and right beside Argentina, and next to the pacific ocean. Under it is the antartic, And we have the Easter Island, one of the most beautiful islands in the world, and famous for the moai.
About 10,000 years ago, migrating Native Americans settled in fertile valleys and coastal areas of what is present day Chile. Example settlement sites from the very early human habitation are Cueva del Milodon and the Pali Aike Crater's lava tube. The Incas briefly extended their empire into what is now northern Chile, but the Mapuche successfully resisted many attempts by the Inca Empire to subjugate them, despite their lack of state organization. They fought against the Sapa Inca Tupac Yupanqui and his army. The result of the bloody three-day confrontation known as the Battle of the Maule was that the Inca conquest of the territories of Chile ended at the Maule river. In 1520, while attempting to circumnavigate the earth, Ferdinand Magellan discovered the southern passage now named after him, the Strait of Magellan. The next Europeans to reach Chile were Diego de Almagro and his band of Spanish conquistadors, who came from Peru in 1535 seeking gold. The Spanish encountered hundreds of thousands of Native Americans from various cultures in the area that modern Chile now occupies. These cultures supported themselves principally through slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting. The conquest of Chile began in earnest in 1540 and was carried out by Pedro de Valdivia, one of Francisco Pizarro's lieutenants, who founded the city of Santiago on February 12, 1541. Although the Spanish did not find the extensive gold and silver they sought, they recognized the agricultural potential of Chile's central valley, and Chile became part of the Viceroyalty of Peru.
Come on! thats just a copy and paste, the idea is to know what you know by your own.. not wikipedia and encyclopedias!
Easter Island has always fascinated me - as a kid, looking at pictures of the Moai made me realize that there was an entire planet out there beyond my neighbourhood. It's on my travel list ... one day I don't know as much as I should about Chile. When I think of Chile, the first thing that comes to my mind is this:
Well... Although I'm not from Chile, but I know some facts about your country. There are forests, grazing land, volcanoes and lakes, all features of southern Chile. Chile had to endure a 17 year military dictatorship between 1973-1990 that left more than 3000 people either dead or missing. It is believed that Native Americans settled in Chile about 10,000 years ago. They settled along the coast as the most fertile land was found there.
wow cool, Yeah in 1973 there was a hard dictatorship here in chile, good thing i was not born between those dates. i hardly see any chileans on DP and easter island is beautiful, its like US.A's hawaii, with their own language too.
Apart from Pinochet earning a special place in hell..Incredible beaches, the biggest swimming pool in the world, hot dogs at Sibaritico's and the Vino Del Mar Music festival.
The capital city of chile is Santiago. Not sure if it still is. I mean, I read this 10 years before. I knew the capitals of all the world nations then.
I heard that it is a country in South America. Southern Chile is rich in forests, grazing lands, and features a string of volcanoes and lakes. I am a wildlife vet from India. So I know about "ConguillÃo National Park" in south-central Chile. Is it sufficient for you?