The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States is a bloc of Latin American and Caribbean states, consisting of 33 countries, and has five official working languages. It is seen as an alternative
ESO exhibition area at the CELAC–EU summit in Santiago
Official 2016 CELAC Summit portrait in Quito, Ecuador
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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the Southern Cone of southwestern South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a n
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…Heads of State and Government CELAC Summits Summit Year Host country Host city * 2010 Mexico Playa del Carmen * 2011 Venezuela Caracas I January 2013 Chile Santiago II January 2014 Cuba Havana III January 28–29, 2015 Costa Rica Belén, Heredia IV January 27, 2016 Ecuador Quito V January 24–25, 2017 Dominican…
The Chinchorro mummies, the oldest of which are from around 5050 BCE
Pedro Lira's 1888 painting of the founding of Santiago by Pedro de Valdivia at Huelén Hill
Generals José de San Martín (left) and Bernardo O'Higgins (right) during the crossing of the Andes
The Battle of Iquique on 21 May 1879. The victory of Chile in the War of the Pacific allowed its expansion into new territories.