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Photo: Natalia Reyes Escobar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.Embark on a journey through Chile, a land of extreme contrasts stretching from the driest desert to the icy fjords of Patagonia. Test your knowledge on its rich history, vibrant culture, and stunning natural wonders!
Friendly Visitor 0–4 · Curious Explorer 5–8 · True Chileno 9–10
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Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, is home to nearly 1,000 monumental Moai statues carved by the early Rapa Nui people. Robinson Crusoe Island, also belonging to Chile, is famous for inspiring the classic adventure novel after sailor Alexander Selkirk was marooned there.
Photo: kallerna, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Atacama Desert is known as the driest non-polar desert on Earth, with some weather stations here having never recorded a single drop of rain. Because of its exceptionally clear skies and high altitude, it has also become a global hub for the world's most advanced astronomical observatories.
Photo: NASA, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Torres del Paine National Park is a jewel of Chilean Patagonia, attracting hikers from all over the world to its famous W trek. The park features stunning turquoise lakes, massive glaciers, and the iconic three granite peaks that give the park its name.
Photo: Karen Chan 16 y Miguel.v ( local | logs | global ) (originales), y Jorge Morales, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
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Valparaíso is a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its bohemian culture, street art, and steep hills. To navigate the steep terrain, residents rely on century-old funiculars called ascensores. Its neighboring city, Viña del Mar, is famous for its modern beaches.
Photo: Julia Sumangil, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Strait of Magellan was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan during his historic circumnavigation voyage in 1520. It is a challenging, scenic waterway surrounded by fjords. The Beagle Channel, located further south, is narrower and was named after Darwin's ship.
Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Pastel de choclo is a beloved comfort food in Chile, combining a savory meat filling with a sweet, creamy mashed corn topping. It is traditionally baked in an earthenware bowl called a paila, which helps retain its heat and gives it a rustic flavor.
Photo: Paloma Baytelman from Santiago, Chile, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Darwin's rhea is a large flightless bird, a distant cousin of the ostrich, that roams the windy plains of Patagonia. During the Beagle voyage, Charles Darwin's shipmates cooked and ate one before he realised it was the rare smaller rhea he had been searching for, so he quickly saved the leftovers for science.
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Chile stretches about 4,270 km from north to south, yet on average it is only about 177 km wide. That's longer than the distance from Lisbon to Moscow, so the far north is desert while the far south has glaciers.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Chile is the world's biggest copper producer, digging up roughly a quarter of all copper on the planet. Much of it comes from the Atacama region, home to Chuquicamata, one of the largest open-pit mines ever made. That copper ends up in phones, cables and electric cars all over the world.
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Pablo Neruda received the Nobel Prize in 1971 for his passionate love poems and historical epics. Interestingly, his compatriot Gabriela Mistral had won the same prize in 1945, making Chile the only South American country with two Nobel laureates in literature.
Photo: Unknown (Mondadori Publishers), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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