General Facts 

• Population: 17,910,000 people
• Capital: Santiago ; 7,300,000 people
• Area: 469,820 square miles
• Language:  Spanish, Rapa Nui, Quechua, Mapudungun, Aymará
• Religion: Roman Catholic
• Currency: Chilean Peso
• Life Expectancy: 82 years old
• GDP per Capita:U$D. $15,019 per year
• Literacy Percent: 96.8

Other Fun Facts:

• The World's biggest swimming pool is in found in In Algarrobo near Santiago.
• The driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert is in Chile.
• Chile is the world’s fifth-largest wine exporter, with 100 wineries.
• Chile is the longest country in the world from north to south at 2,653 miles.
• Husbands and wives in Chile do not share a same, common last name. Wives use their maiden names.
• Pisco is Chile’s national drink. It is home grown in the country and made with a mixture of a few different ingredients. Lemon juice, ice, sugar, and beaten egg whites are used to make Pisco sour, which is the most common version of the national drink.
• Many of Chile’s more than 1300 volcanoes can be active
• The largest earthquake ever recorded on earth, measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale, hit Chile in 1900.

Our Suggestions

• Iquique is a great town to walk around or just chill on the beach.  The water is cold but feels refreshing after laying out in the arid landscape.
• The Patagonia and Torres Del Paine are incredible.
• Rent a car and drive around Santiago, Algarrobo, Vina Del Mar and Renaca.  
• Check out the penguin colony on Isla Magdalena.
• Eat the biggest empanada in Chile at San Antonio Restaurant in Pomaire in between Valparaiso and Santiago