Where is Chile? Santiago, Chile is 4,700 miles from Oklahoma or 9 ½ hours by plane

Map Chile is 2,650 miles long –It is one of the longest countries in the world The widest part of the country is only 221 miles wide Capital city is Santiago in the center part of the country Santiago

The Flag

Motto and Coat of Arms Por la razón o la fuerza "By reason or by force"

The National Flower and Bird The Copihue Chilean Bell Flower The Condor

The Capital La Moneda—the capital building where the president works La Plaza de Armas is a historic part of the city Santa Lucia—a park in the middle of the city that is a great lookout place

On the way to the bus station 1) A city bus 2) A church 3) The bus station

What does Chile look like? It all depends on what you are looking for…

Trip to Viña del Mar The weekend after Thanksgiving, we took a 6 hour night bus south We did a lot of sight- seeing

Geographic Forms Chile has a wide range of geographic forms Some of these include: –Andes Mountains –Coastlines –Deserts –Frozen land

Easter Island This island is hundreds of miles off the coast of Chile but it is still a part of the country. Statures like this stand on the island but no one knows why they were built

Climate The climate varies from the Northern part of Chile to the Southern part –It is hot and dry in the North –It is cold and wet in the South In the center part of the country, it is green and warm. This is where you find the vineyards.

The official language of Chile is Spanish Spanish is not the only language spoken there –English is being taught in the school systems –German→ in the Southern part of the country –Some Indigenous languages like Mapuche

Famous People Gabriela Mistral was the 1 st Latin American to win the Noble Prize for Literature in1945 She was from the Elqui Valley Pablo Neruda also won the Noble Prize in 1971 This is his home in Vaparaíso

Schools In Chile, students wear uniforms Elementary schools are free to attend High Schools are not always –Public schools are –Private schools costs a lot English is taught in schools

School Anniversary Week

Fun at school I worked with about 230 students from Pre-school through 8 th grade. I helped teach English Chile has a National Teacher Day The kids helped the teachers celebrate

Main Religion of Chile: Roman Catholic Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11% There are many cathedrals that come in many different shapes and sizes

Holidays El 18 de septiembre –Like the 4 th of July for the US –Parades, performances and much more La Navidad La Semana Santa and La Pascua –Parades

There are many different types of food –Cuezla –Carne de juego –Emanadas –Sea food –Pebre –Chilean Ensalada –Conpetos Chileans like a lot of meat and will have it for most all their meals

Sports and Games Soccer or fútbol –Chile is going to the World Cup this year! Rodeo is also popular Kids Games –Emboque –Trompo

Money The Chilean pesos are very colorful and each color has a different value It takes 500 Chilean pesos to make $1 US dollar. They use bills and coins

Fun Facts Chile has the driest desert in the world –The Atacama Desert Calama is a town in the desert that has never seen rain –This makes it the driest place in the world Penguins live on small islands in Northern Chile.

Cueca→The National Dance

How do you dance the Cueca?