Independence Day in Chile
September 18 is Independence Day in the Republic of Chile, the day that commemorates that country’s independence from Spain in 1810. Chile is a long, sliver of a country, bounded by the Andes Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It has more than 1000 miles of coastline, but a total area less than the size of Montana.
Chile is home to more than 16 million residents, over half of which live in the capital, Santiago (pictured above).
(photo © Victor San Martin/cc license)
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1 opinion for Independence Day in Chile
BlogMaster
Sep 20, 2008 at 12:17 am
Just make sure that if you find yourself in Chile during the independence day period, that you stock up on your holiday food stuffs ahead of time!
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