Chile Flashcards

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Population of capital?

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5.5 million

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Capital of Chile

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Santiago

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Mountain range near Chile

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Andes mountains

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What’s located on Easter Island?

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Moais (stone heads)

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What’s la cueca? Whats it represent?

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National dance. Represents the courting between a chicken and a hen

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What’s the shape of Chile?

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Long strip on western coast of South America

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What’s interesting about the el desierto de Atacama?

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Driest desert in the world

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Type of animals in the Andes

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Llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos

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What’s located at el Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael?

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Aqua blue glaciers

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What is the characteristics of houses on la Isla Chiloé?

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Vivid colors and wooden designs

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Architecture in Iquique?

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Mudéjar (Arabian)

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Popular type of food?

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Seafood

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What’s el pastel de choclo

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Meat pie topped with mashed corn

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What’s la Fiesta de la Tirana?

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Major festival held in Tirana in July

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What are the Mapuche know for?

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Customs, handicrafts,traditional clothes, and festivals

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Who is Pablo Neruda?

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Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner for Literature

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What did Pedro Lira gain fame for?

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The Founding of Santiago (painting)