1. CHILE “Al Tiro” = Right Away “Cabra, Cabro” = Girl, Boy “Está Fome” = is Lame/Boring “Pololear” = To have a girlfriend/boyfriend

2. The Capital is Santiago 110 miles at widest point (BHS to ISU is 140 miles)

3. La Isla de Pascua Forma de un Triángulo

4. La Isla de Pascua 778 Mo’ai (Estatuas grandes de piedra)

5. El Desierto de Atacama El desierto más seco en todo el mundo

6. Minas de Cobre World’s largest Copper producer with USA second and Peru third.

7. Una Mina de Cobre 33 miners working in a mine at the Atacama Desert were trapped underground for 69 days. All survived.

8. Los 33 Filming begins on a movie about them this fall in Chile. A-list actors include: Antonio Banderas, Martin Sheen and Jennifer Lopez.

9. Terremoto en 2010

10. 8.8

12. Terremoto en 2010 Charity project for Habitat for Humanity after the earthquake. Singers included: Shakira, Juanes, Michael Bublé, Juan Luis Guerra among others.

13. Viña del Mar International Musical Festival held every February since 1960.

14. Sábado Gigante The host, Mario Kreutzberger, is more famously known as “Don Francisco.” Sábado Gigante celebrated its 50 th anniversary in 2012

15. La Cueca Traditional Folkloric and national dance of Chile

16. Salvador Allende US arranged to replace him as president in Coup-de-Etat in 1973 because he began nationalizing industries. He was killed.

17. Augusto Pinochet US placed Pinochet in control in 1973 after Allende. Was dictator from 1973- 1990

18. Michelle Bachelet First female president elected in 2006 Ran against the current president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera and won.

19. Sebastián Piñera *Current President of Chile Graduated from Harvard University. Caused controversy by sitting at President Obama’s desk in the Oval Office, June 2013