Norte Chico, Chile
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The Norte Chico region is one of five natural regions of continental Chile, as defined by the government agency CORFO in 1950. Its northern border is formed by the limit with the Far North, to the wes
Nevado de Incahuasi
Agriculture in Elqui valley
Cerro Tololo
Irrigated fields in the outskirts Copiapó.
Chile
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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
Norte Chico, Chile
…Argentina, and to the south the Zona Central natural region. Although from a strictly geographic point of view, this natural region corresponds to the Chilean territory between the rivers Copiapó and Aconcagua. Traditionally, the Norte Chico refers to the zone comprising the regions of Atacama and Coquimbo…
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.