Maps of Chile

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More to see in Chile
Beautiful Easter Island has only one town – Hanga Roa. The island’s main town is located at a distance from other settlements. Despite such a location away from civilization, the town is quite suitable for living and is a wonderful destination for a vacation. Numerous travelers and holidaymakers visit this interesting town every year in order to explore this area and enjoy its unique culture. Despite being away from big cities, local people do not feel completely alone because of numerous guests and free internet connection. Hanga Roa is located to the south-west of the island. The main street in the town is called Atamu Tekena after the first leader in the area. It is still not clear when the first settlement on the island was founded. Historians think that first settlers appeared here between 700 and 1100. First Christian missionaries arrived in Hanga Roa in the middle of the 19th century. Currently, roughly two thousand and five hundred people live on the island. They speak English, Spanish, and the native Rapa Nui language. Local people mostly work in the cattle breeding industry – they usually keep sheep. Besides raising livestock, local men adore fishing. This is also an additional source of income for them. When arriving in Hanga Roa, tourists can be sure that …
Unique places of interest in Chile

Chuquicamata

From the series “Giant Artificial Quarries of the Planet”
Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine, is located in Chile.The Chuquicamata mine has been developed in the Andes at an altitude of 2849 meters above sea level. The unique mine is owned and operated by the Chilean national copper corporation, which has been remaining the leading copper producer for many years. Its scale is simply amazing. The diameter of the Chuquicamata’s crater is 4300 meters in its widest spot and around 3000 meters in the narrowest one. The pit is 850 meters deep. Its development began almost one hundred years ago, in 1915.

Officially, in 1952 more than four million tons of copper was recovered from the quarry, but since 1974 the level of resource extraction has increased to 420 tons per year. According to modern-day scientists, the first to discover rich … Read all

Waterfall Salto del Laja

From the series “Greatest Waterfalls on Earth”
In Chile, in the picturesque Bio-Bio province there is a beautiful waterfall Salto del Laja (or the Laja Falls). As compared with other famous waterfalls of the planet it seems to be very tiny just about 35 meters in height. However, this does not prevent Salto del Laja to be one of the main natural attractions not only in Chile, but also throughout the continent.

In ancient times the Mapuche tribes lived in the surroundings of the waterfall. They considered these places as sacred and used them for the most important ceremonies. One of the most emblematic initiation was the ceremony of dedication of the youths into “men” if they managed to cross to the other side of the largest fall on foot. That event was incredibly dangerous. According to ancient legends, the waterfall became the … Read all
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