Bienvenidos a

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Bienvenidos a
Chile
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Map

• Chile is in South America.
• Chile is long and narrow.
• It has mountains on one side and a beach on the
  other.

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Flag

• It was designed in 1817.
• The red stands for all the blood shed in the
  struggle for independence.
• The white stands for the snow of the Andes
  Mountains.
• The star is the guiding star on the path of
  progress and honor.

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Animals

• Guanacos, llamas alpacas, and vicunas live in the
  northern Andes.
• Other mountain animals include deer, wolves,
  pumas, wildcats, rodents, and condors.
• The southern forests are home to foxes, small
  deer, and marsupials.

Check out our animals we have made around the
room Andean Flamingo Alpaca
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Celebrations

• Each year the city of Chile has a colorful
  celebration to observe the founding of Chile on
  February 14 with masks and costumes.

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Celebrations

• They do not have Santa Claus, but there is a man
  like him.
• They leave their shoes out and their shoes get
  filled with candy.

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Clothing

• They dress like Europeans and us here in the
  U.S., unless it is a celebration. On
  celebrations, they may wear traditional clothing
  like in the picture above.
• To many Chileans, if you are not clean or neatly
  dressed, they think you have bad taste.

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Dance

• The national dance in Chile is the cueca. It is a
  dance of flirtation. The people in the dance
  shuffle their feet and stamp around in circles,
  twirling with a handkerchief held high, mimicking
  each other. It is the music that you will hear
  repeatedly for the two weeks leading up to
  September 18, the national holiday.

Check out our traditional clothing in the
classroom that men and women wear when doing the
cueca.
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Food

• This is a picture of some
• of the food served in
• Chile. Many of the
• national dishes are served
• with fish. When families
• are at the table, both
• hands are kept above the
• table at all times.
  

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Food

• This is an empanada. It is a traditional food to
  Chileans. It is a bread that is stuffed with
  things like steak, chicken, or vegetables in the
  middle.
• An interesting fact about Chilean food is that
  while you were walking out on the streets or
  around others, it was considered bad manners to
  eat anything but ice cream.

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Click the picture to watch a short video about
Chile.
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Landmarks

• This is El Volcan Villarica. This is also on the
  cover of our door with facts about Villarica.
• It is a volcano in Chile.

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Villarrica

• Villarrica is one of Chiles most active
  volcanoes.
• The volcano is also known as Rucapillán, a
  Mapuche word meaning "House of the Pillán".
• It is the westernmost of three large
  stratovolcanoes. Villarrica, along with
  Quetrupillán and the Chilean portion of Lanín,
  are protected within Villarrica National Park.
• Villarrica is one of only four volcanoes
  worldwide known to have an active lava lake
  within its crater.
• It is one of the world's most climbed
  stratovolcanoes. Guided hikes to the crater are
  offered from the town of Pucón.
• Helicopter sightseeing services offer flights
  over the crater as well.
• In the winter (July-September) a ski resort
  operates on the northern slopes.

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Landmarks

• This is the Atacama Desert.
• It is the driest desert in the entire world.
• The desert is full of natural resources like
  copper.
• The daytime temperatures range from 77-86F in
  the summer (December to February) and 64-77F in
  the winter (June to August).
• The winters there are like our Spring here during
  the day in Alabama.
• Usually, nighttime temperatures can reach as low
  as 14F in the winter.

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Landmarks

• Copper Mines are found in Chile. Here, miners get
  a natural resource, Copper, from the ground. You
  may have seen Chile in the news recently and its
  copper mines. Some Chileans were stuck
  underground for 69 days in the mine, but made it
  out safely.

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Music

• This is an organ grinder in Chile.
• He plays the organ, which is like a piano, and
  sells pinwheels, slinkies, glow-lights, and
  souvenirs at celebrations.

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Schools

• The students go to school during the day at times
  that are similar to our school day. They go to
  school at eight in the morning and ends at four.
• They wear uniforms to school there also.

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Transportation

• Most people get around in Chile as we do here in
  the U.S. They have public transportation and take
  trolleys and buses also. In the northern part of
  Chile are the Andes Mountains. Since the
  mountains are so high, Chileans have to travel by
  water in order to go to Argentina.

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• Click the picture to watch a short video on
  Chilean Culture

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Hope you enjoyed visiting Chile.Adios