Chile

geography

Chile is a narrow country on the western edge of South America, defined by the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Its geography creates striking climatic varia...

government-and-policy

Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, is part of Chile. It is a special territory of the Republic of Chile, not a province but an integral part of the country with a unique...

geography

Chile is bordered by three sovereign countries : Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and Peru to the north. It also has two maritime neighbors across the Pacific Oc...

food

An Adovada burrito is a New Mexico–style burrito built around a red chile sauce called adovada, which is made from slow-roasted, peeled New Mexican red chile pods blended with...

culture-and-society

Chile is a long, narrow country in southwestern South America whose culture balances urban modernity with deep Indigenous roots. Most Chileans live in the Central Valley, especi...

Food & Drink

Empanadas are handheld stuffed pastries typically made from wheat flour dough and filled with ingredients such as seasoned meat, vegetables, cheese, or seafood. They are common...

geography

The desert in Chile is the Atacama Desert , a vast arid plateau spanning northern Chile between the Andes and the Pacific Coast. It is widely recognized as the driest nonpolar d...

flags

The Chilean flag uses three colors with longstanding symbolic associations.

geography

Chile is located on the western edge of South America, running along the Pacific Ocean for more than 4,300 kilometers. To the north it borders Peru, to the east and northeast it...

economics

The term Chicago Boys refers to a group of Chilean economists trained at the University of Chicago in the 1950s and 1960s, who became influential advisers to the military govern...