15 Interesting facts about CHILE 1. The Atacama Desert is the driest place on earth. 2. Chilean Patagonia is one of the cleanest places in the world 3. Chungara Lake, located in the north of the country, 189 km. from the city of Arica, at an altitude of 4570 meters above sea level is the highest lake in the world. 4. Moon Valley, which is located between the city of Calama and San Pedro de Atacama – one of the few places on the planet, is very reminiscent of a lunar landscape. 5. The world’s only natural laboratory, changes its chemical composition, depending on the time of year – Kopaue lake, located near the city of Los Ángeles. Hot underground water of volcanic origin, changing its chemical composition from winter to summer. 6. Elqui Valley has the purest sky on the earth, on average, 240 cloudless nights of the year, there was built the largest in the southern hemisphere observatory 7. UFOs observed In the skies of Chile, more than in any other country in the world. 8. Portillo is one of the best ski resorts for the quality of its snow and surrounded by mountains and the season lasts more than in other places. It is located near the city of Los Andes. 9. Easter Island is the most remote in the world, because the nearest inhabited place is 2500 km. from it. 10. One of the few countries in the world where there are tours to Antarctica and Easter Island. 11. The only country where there are no poisonous snakes. 12. The level of crime and corruption in Chile – the lowest in Latin America. 13. Chileans have a husband and wife have different last names. If the names are the same, you first consider a brother and sister. 14. The Robinson Crusoe island really exists – it is part of the archipelago of Juan Fernandez, and belongs to Chile. It is the story of a Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, who had lived alone on the island for 4 years and 4 months, had based his novel “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe. 15. Chileans consider themselves the “Land of Poets” and very offended when their favorite Pablo Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, Nicanor Parra and so forth abroad is not really even known.
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