Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians (also known as Mapuches) inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile ...

Santiago, Chile - A magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. Here are some facts about Chile: * In 1960, Chile was hit by ...

* Pinochet was the army's commander-in-chief when he assumed power in Chile in a violent U.S.-supported coup that began September 11, 1973, and ousted Marxist President Salvador Allende. Allende ...

Chile’s economy is dominated by foreign trade, including global financial and technology companies. Household names such as IBM, Yahoo! and Microsoft all have major operations there. By law, employees ...

Today is the National Day of Chile and the start of the two-day “Fiestas Patrias” celebration of the country’s first governing body meeting on September 18, 1810. 1. Chileans must hang the national ...

A monumental statue stands on Easter Island, a distant possession of Chile Full name: Republic of Chile Population: 17.4 million (UN, 2012) Capital: Santiago Area: 756,096 sq km (291,930 sq miles) ...

• Chile has taken part in each of the last three Winter Paralympics, making their debut in the competition in Salt Lake City in 2002. • Chile has yet to win its first medal at the Paralympic Winter ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) When did they get beer? The New World’s oldest brewery ...

The Pan American Health Organization released a new assessment of the Chile earthquake this morning that contains some facts and figures about the destruction wrought by the 8.8 magnitude quake and ...