Spanish settlers, mainly from Andalucia, were attracted to central Chile because of the pleasant climate and fertile soil. Chile's distinctive culture has survived the violence and repression of its recent history.

From salty desert top to glacier-crowded bottom, Chile is a smacking reminder of nature's beauty and power. This narrow trickle of a country is jammed with enough geysers, mountains, beaches, forests and volcanos to keep adventure nuts slavering for a lifetime.

Santiago de Chile is a modern metropolis with a shiny face and one of South America's most dynamic economies. At the same time, struggling street vendors board city buses to hawk everything from pins to ice cream, and housemaids ride for hours to scrub floors and change nappies in exclusive suburbs.

Parque Metropolitan is central Santiago's largest open space and a magnet for cyclists, joggers and walkers. It's dominated by an iconic 14m/46ft-high statue of the Virgin de la Immaculate Concepción, topping Cerro San Cristóbal.

Lauca is northern Chile's treasure. Within the huge park are herds of llama and alpaca, groups of vizcachas (related to the chinchilla) and over 100 bird species, including flamingos and Andean gulls, plus archaeological landmarks.

 

Chile is populated by diverse tribes or grouping that called Mapuches, which means earth people. The Araucanos are one of them, which live between laughed Bio-Bio and the Tolten rivers.

The Rapanui habited Easter Island, which is over 2,000 miles from the nearest population center, (Tahiti and Chile). They are among the friendliest people you will ever meet.

 

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The peaceful background music been played is "Flowers in the snow" by Bernie Brigden