1. By Luis Ramirez and O’Riley

2.  Alpaca-Closest relative is the llama.  Jaguarondi-small weasel-like wildcat with rounded ears.  Blue Footed Booby-Females are bigger than males

3.  Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing land also features a string of volcanoes and lakes  Copper is the most found mineral in Chile.  The coast of Chile is a labyrinth of fjords,inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas and,Islands.

4.  Isabelle Allende : written 20 books Daughter of Fortune (1999) City of Beasts (2002)  Ariel Dorfman : written 30 books Widows (1983) Death and the Maiden(1991)  Antonio Skarmeta: written 10 books Burning Patience (1987) The Insurrection (1988)

5.  Most Chileans are Roman Catholic.  Extended family are very close and frequently get together for celebrations.  When Chileans go to each others home they take sweets or wine.

6.  Magellan was the first European to come across chile when he crossed the now known as mgellan strait  Chileans fought Spain for Independence  They received there independence on February 12,1818

7.  These are a few of the stone statues on Easter Island off the coast of Chile.  Llaima is one of the biggest and most active volcanoes in Chile.  Torres del Paine National park has a huge variety of animals and Plants is one of the biggest in the country.

8.  Chile is a Republic Government.  Have to be 18 to vote.  They also have a president Right now there president is Sebastian Pinera Echenique (since March 11,2010)  Today Chile is one S.America’s most prosperous and stable nation.

9.  Santiago- 5.6 million  Concepcion-861,000  Valpraiso-824,000

10.  http://www.visitchile.com/eng/chile-guides/flora-fauna/land-animals.asp http://www.visitchile.com/eng/chile-guides/flora-fauna/land-animals.asp  http://www.kutztownrotary.org/history.html http://www.kutztownrotary.org/history.html  http://www.flagsof.net/page/94/ http://www.flagsof.net/page/94/  http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dgarcia/chile.html http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dgarcia/chile.html  http://www.arkive.org/ http://www.arkive.org/  http://www.gochile.cl/en/national-parks/parks/torres-del-paine.html http://www.gochile.cl/en/national-parks/parks/torres-del-paine.html

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