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Chile Land of contrasts. Helga design. San Alfonso del Mar, with the largest pool in the world. Parinacota, Lauca National Park, Andes Mountains. It just doesn't cut it to call Chile a land of contrasts - this is a land of extremes. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Chile Land of Contrasts

Chile Land of contrastsHelga design

San Alfonso del Mar, with the largest pool in the world

Parinacota, Lauca National Park, Andes Mountains

It just doesn't cut it to call Chile a land of contrasts - this is a land of extremes. It's a preposterously skinny tendril of a country creeping 4300km around the foot of South America: while Arica basks in tropical heat at its tip, Punta Arenas shivers at its icy tail just short of Antarctica. Nowhere else can you stand in the world's driest desert (near San Pedro de Atacama),

Brasil

Chile Total Area 756,950 km2 (38th)292,183 sq mi

Isla de PascuaLlanquihue Lake and Osorno Volcano, Frutillar

Atacama Desert - Regin de Antofagasta Conguillo National Park, Regin de la Araucana Cordillera de Sal = Salt`s Mountain Range

Queulat Hanging Glacier, Aysen Region

Valle de la Luna -Atacama desert Puerto Williams, Region de Magallanes, the southernmost town in the world Chilean Plateau

Glacier and Lagoon San Rafael, (Chilean Patagonia)

Antillanca - Regin de Los Lagos Little Island in Chilo, Regin de Los Lagos Maipo Valley- Chilean red wine coming from there La Portada, Antofagasta

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