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Chile is famous for its Pacific coast, the Andean highlands, as well as the opportunity to engage in adventure kinds of sports. The best in South America national parks attract hikers
The legend reads: "Once upon a time God created the wonders of the world. After graduating, he discovered that there are still no useful objects: rivers, valleys, lakes, glaciers, deserts, mountains, forests, meadows and hills. Then God took them all together and tossed in a remote corner of the planet. Thus were born Chile. State of Chile is located on the southern tip of South America. From north to south cosedstvuet with Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. In the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Chile has a lot of islands: Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island, the island of Juan Fernandez, the island of Wellington and others. The country covers an area of more than 756,945 km. The main attraction of Chile, a huge mountain range that runs through the whole country of the Andes. Magellan, a Portuguese navigator, first European in 1520, opened this country. The country is especially interesting for tourists. Chile is the southernmost country in the world, is only 900 miles from Antarctica. In this unusually long length allows it to possess many climatic zones, existing in the world. In Chile there is a unique place, which stretches from the volcanoes, snow-covered, to deep rivers flowing in the valleys, where is the driest place on earth Atacama Desert, to the contrary, a snow storm and Patagonia. Although the country is rarely reaches 200 km in width, it is surprising by the fact that its characteristic sharp rise in elevation from west to east from 0 to 6000 m above sea level makes it a particularly wide range of landscapes, and rugged Chilean coast is rich in beaches and bays. Many Chilean rivers are not long, and took back to the Andes, flowing into the oceans. The most important of them: Loa, Elki, Aconcagua, Maipo, Imperial. The lakes are mainly located in the south, in the picturesque land. The population consists of mestizos 95%, Indians - 3%, those from Europe (Germans, Italians, British, Austrians, French) -2%. Capital is Santiago. The most interesting tourist museums are right here: The National Art Museum, National History Museum and National Museum of Natural History. Museum of Peoples of America, Museum of Modern Art. In addition, Santiago is an interesting zoo, the XVI century cathedral and the presidential palace of the XIX century. One of the most attractive holiday resorts is Viña del Mar with magnificent beaches and parks. Chile is also the center of skiing and skiing in general. Downhill skiers from all over the world come to Chile to enjoy the beautiful slopes, tracks, relax among the snow-plains of the Andes, swim in thermal waters. Best ski resorts of El Colorado, Valle Nevado, Portillo and Termas de Chillan. They offer excellent trails, equipment hire, there are school skiing, snowboarding and freestyle.Translated by Google translator
