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Chile is a country in South America.
Insignia
[edit]Chile’s official emblems as stated in the Chilean Political Constitution[1] are the flag, the coat of arms, and the national anthem.
Official emblems
[edit]-
National Anthem,
instrumental version -
National Anthem with lyrics
Historical flags and coats of arms
[edit]- Flag of the Old Republic (1812 - 1814)
- Transition period flag (1817 - 1818)
- Coat of arms of the old republic (1812 - 1814)
- Transition period coat of arms (1818 - 1834)
- 1834-1920
- Chile official logo in red, primary version
- Chile official logo in red
- Chile official logo in blue, primary version
- Chile official logo in blue
- Chile official logo in cerulean, primary version
- Chile official logo in cerulean
- Chile official logo in yellow, primary version
- Chile official logo in yellow
- Chile official logo in grey, primary version
- Chile official logo in grey
- Chile official logo for Korea
- Chile official logo for Korea, in blue
- Chile official logo for Japan
- Chile official logo for Japan, in blue
Other coats of arms, emblems and flags
[edit]- Emblem of the Chilean Republic
- Cockade of Chile
- Presidential Flag
- Coat of arms of the Chilean army
- Coat of arms of the Chilean navy
- Coat of arms of the Chilean air force
- Roundel of the Carabineros de Chile
- Logo of the Chilean Investigative Police
- Coat of arms of the Chilean Gendarmerie
- Naval Jack of Chile
- Flag of the Spanish Empire, 16th Century
Institutions
[edit]- National Congress, Legislative Power
- La Moneda, Executive Power
- Tribunals Palace, Judicial Power
- Comptroller General of Chile
- Constitutional Court
- National Statistics Institute
- Central Bank
Maps
[edit]- General Map Of Chile
- Situation on South-America
- Orthographic Projection
- Topographic Map
- Chilean Territories and Reclamations
- Blank Map of Chilean Regions
- Blank Map of Chilean Provinces
- Blank Map of Chilean Communes
- Administrative Map with Cities
- Population Density Map (2006)
- Human Development Index Map (2010)
- Satellite Image of Chile
- Mt. Osorno and Mt. Calbuco
- metal exports
- earthquake fault

Click on some regional coat to see its respective gallery page
Chilean Cities
[edit]
(Listed on north-south order)
Universities
[edit]
- Inacap, National
- University of Talca
Companies
[edit]- CCNI, Valparaíso
- Aguas Andinas, Santiago
- Teléfonica Chile S.A., Santiago
- Bethia Holdings, Santiago
Chilean Gastronomy
[edit]
- Caldillo de congrio
- Paila marina
- Ajiaco
- Almejas a la parmesana
- Charquicán
- Empanadas de horno
- Pan batido/
Marraqueta/
Pan francés - Cazuela
- Umu (Isla de Pascua/Easter Island)
- Porotos
- Curanto (Chiloé)
- Asado
- Sopaipillas
- Chorrillana (Valparaíso)
- Chacarero
- Completo
- Pastel de choclo
- Terremoto (Santiago)
- Piscola
- Borgoña
- Cola de mono
- Chicha con vino pipeño
- Jote
- Cerveza
Old Pictures
[edit]
- Main Square of Santiago, 1850
- View of Valparaíso about 1852
- Mapuche Family, 1860
- Firemen of Valparaíso on 1861
- Puerto Montt, 1862
- Chañarcillo Station, 1862
- De la Compañía Church After Fire of 1863
- San Francisco Square, Valparaíso, 1863
- Valparaíso stock exchange, 1867
- Alameda, Santigo, 1867
- Arica, 1868
- Regiment Nº5 of Chilean army, Antofagasta, 1879
- Easter Island, 1880
- Take of the Morro de Arica, 1880
- Inauguration of the Navy Memorial in Valparaíso, 1886
- Voting table for deputies in Valparaíso, 1888
- Arturo Prat Funeral on Valparaíso, 1888
- Balmacedists imprisoned in Valparaíso Jail, 1891
- Mapuches and Europeans, 1897
- Puerto Montt, 1899
- Hug of the Magelly Strait, between Chilean President Errázuriz and Argentinian General Roca, 1899
- Saltpetre Workers, 1900
- Prat square, Iquique, 1901
- Family of Italian Inmigrants, 1905
- Viña del Mar, 1906
- Pulpería (Shop) on nitrate camp in Tarapacá, 1906
- Mapuche Family, 1908
- Transandine Railway
- Vadivia, 1908-1919
- Concepción Independence Square
- Punta Arenas, 1910
- Selknam People on 1930
- Bombardment of Coquimbo, 1931
- Talcahuano, 1933
- Sewell, 1942
- Coup d'Etat of Santiago, 1973
Earthquakes in Chile
[edit]- Arica 9,0 MW Earthqueake, 1868
- Valparaíso 8,2 MW Earthquake, 1906
- Vallenar 8,5 MW Earthquake, 1922
- Talca 7,6 MW Earthquake, 1928
- Chillán 7,8 MW Earthquake, 1939
- Algarrobo 8,0 MW Earthquake (Photo of San Antonio), 1985
- Punitaqui 7,1 MW Earthquake, 1997
- Tarapacá 7,8 MW Earthquake, 2005
- Cauquenes 8,8 MW Earthquake (Photo from Concepción), 2010
Chileans
[edit]
- José Miguel Carrera, military, politician
- Manuel Rodríguez, lawyer, politician, military
- Bernardo O'Higgins, military, politician
- Diego Portales, businessman, politician
- Manuel Blanco Encalada, sailor, politician
- Agustín Edwards Ossandón, businessman, politician
- Patricio Lynch, sailor, military, diplomat
- Eusebio Lillo, poet, journalist, politician
- José Manuel Balmaceda, lawyer, politician
- Arturo Prat, sailor, lawyer
- Gabriela Mistral, poet, pedagogue, diplomat, feminist
- Alberto Hurtado priest, saint of the catholic church.
- Vicente Huidobro, poet, author, screenwriter
- Salvador Allende, politician
- Augusto Pinochet, military and politician
- Pablo Neruda, poet, politician
- Nicanor Parra, (anti)poet, physicist, professor
- Violeta Parra, singer, composer, painter, poet
- Alejandro Jodorowsky, filmmaker, actor, author, musician, spiritual guru, etc.
- Víctor Jara (Cat.), singer, composer, poet, academic, etc.
- Mario Kreutzberger (Don Francisco), TV host, philanthropist
- Antonio Skármeta, author
- Elías Figueroa, former footballer
- Isabel Allende, author, journalist.
- Michelle Bachelet, politician
- Sebastián Piñera, politician
- Manuel Pellegrini, engineer, football coach
- Roberto Bolaño, author
- Cecilia Bolocco, former Miss Universe, TV host, fashion designer, etc.
- Miryam Hernández, singer, composer
- Iván Zamorano, footballer
- Marcelo Ríos, tennist
- Leopoldo (DJ)Méndez, singer, composer, producer, celebrity, etc.
- Leonor Varela, actress, model
- Benjamín Vicuña, actor
- Tonka Tomicic, TV host, model
- Américo, singer
- Tomás González, artistic gymnast
- Nicolás Massú, tennist
- Arturo Vidal, footballer
- Alexis Sánchez, footballer
- Denise Rosenthal, singer, composer, actress
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
[edit]- Humberstone
- Santa Laura
- Easter Island
- Valparaíso
- Sewell
- Chiloé Wood Churches
Promotional videos
[edit]- Chile
- Atacama
- Easter Island
- Chilean Patagonia
Observatories
[edit]
High definition images
[edit]- Abandoned room, Humberstone
- Achauta Church interior
- Barón Elevator, Valparaíso
- Discobolus
- Dog Head
- Rano Raraku, Easter Island
- Perquilauquén Railway Bridge
- Achao Church
- París-Londres street
- Clock Tower, Iquique
- Parinacota Church
- Fort Bulnes
- San Pedro de Atacama Church
- Cemetery Nº 1, Valparaíso
- Factory of Giants, Easter Island
- Pereira Palace
- Gabriela Mistral House
- Pablo Neruda
National Railroad Museum - Tupungato volcano, Andes
Nature
[edit]Mountains
[edit]Peaks
[edit]
-
La Junta Hill, Cochamó Valley -
Dientes de Navarino, Navarino Island -
Las Peinetas Hill, Villarrica National Park -
Colmillo del Diablo, Siete Tazas National Park -
Demetrio Hill -
Picacho or Puntiagudo Hill -
Fitz Roy Mount
Volcanoes
[edit]
-
Ojos del Salado Volcano, the highest volcano of the world -22608 ft- -
Llullaillaco Volcano -
Tupungato Volcano -
Parinacota Volcano -
Licancabur Volcano -
Descabezado Grande and Cerro Azul Volcanoes -
Copahue Volcano -
Llaima Volcano -
Osorno Volcano -
2011 Eruption Puyehue-Cordón CaulleVolcanoes -
Tres Cruces Volcano -
Incahuasi Volcano
Rivers
[edit]
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Mapocho River -
Andalién River -
Negro River -
Los Palos River -
Maule River -
Bio-Bío River -
Calle-Calle River -
Blanco River -
Aysén River -
Báker River -
Serrano River
Waterfalls
[edit]
-
Tocoihue Waterfalls, Dalcahue, Chiloé -
Queulat Glacier Waterfall -
Princess's Fall, Malalcahuello -
León Fall, Pucón -
Laja Falls, Los Ángeles -
Bride's Veil -
Huilo-Huilo Falls -
Las Chilcas Falls
Lakes
[edit]
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Chungará Lake -
Rapel Lake -
Caburga Lake -
Conguillío Lake -
Llanquihue Lake -
Todos Los Santos Lake -
Puyehue Lake -
O´Higgins/San Martín Lake -
Yelcho Lake -
San Rafael Lake -
Cisnes Lake -
Espejo Lake -
Grey Lake -
Dickson Lake -
Northern Ice Field, 4 200 km² (1,600 sq mi) -
Southern Ice Fields, 16 800 km² (6,500 sq mi)
Glaciers
[edit]
-
Brüggen/Pio XI Glacier, biggest glacier on southern hemisphere outside Antarctica -
Holanda Glacier -
Gabriel Quiroz Glacier -
Nef Glacier -
Nena Glacier -
Piloto Glacier -
Oriental Glacier -
San Quintín Glacier -
Italia Glacier -
Viedma Glacier -
Amalia Glacier -
Marinelli Glacier -
Grey Glacier
Fjords
[edit]
-
Puyuhuapi Fjord -
Comau Fjord -
Última Esperanza Fjord -
Reloncaví Fjord -
Queulat Fjord
Islands
[edit]
- Tierra del Fuego
- Islas Gordon, Hoste, O'Brian, London, Londonberry, Darwin, Thompson, Olga, Waterman, Tomás, Carolina, Morton, Henderson, Juaréguiberry e islas Ildefonso.
- Islas Navarino, Button, Mascart, Edwards, Bertrand, Slipe, Solitario y Hermanos.
- Islas Picton, Lennox y Nueva
- Isla Grande de Chiloé
- Islas Quinchao, Chelín, Lemuy, Quehui, Chaulinec, Apiao, Alao, Linlín, Lingua, Quenac, Meulín, Teuquelín, Cahuach.
- Islas Coldita, San Pedro, Laitec, Cailín, Chaullín, Tranqui, Acuy.
- Islas Chulín, Chuit, Imerquiña, Nayahué, Autén, Talcán, LLahuén.
- Isla de Pascua
- Isla Sala y Gómez
- Isla Mocha.
- Isla Robinson Crusoe.
- Isla Quiriquina.
Atacama Desert
[edit]
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Atacama Valley -
Desert, Near Tal-Tal -
ALMA Observatory on Chajnantor Plateau -
Ice Penitents -
Flowered Desert -
Observatory on Paranal Hill -
Chuquicamata Mine -
Talar Salar -
Atacama Salar -
Moon Valley -
Tatio Geysers -
Laguna Verde -
Rock Formation -
Observatory on a snowy La Silla Hill -
Desert after rain -
La Portada, Antofagasta -
Desert Hand -
Morro de Arica -
Atacama or Martian Landscape?
Other Countryside
[edit]-
Chile from the Space -
Robinson Crusoe Island -
Cape Horn Lighthouse, the southernmost lighthouse in the american continent -
Diego Ramírez islands and it's lighthouse, last place before the Antarctic. -
Ancud Cliffs, Chiloé -
Beagle Channel -
Strait of Magellan -
Cape Horn -
Milodón Cave -
Marble Cathedral -
Rainbow Valley -
Tinoco Tunnel -
Malleco Viaduct -
Villa Las Estrellas (Stars Town), Antarctica - Rebolledo bridge
Flora
[edit]
- Español: Araucaria AraucanaEnglish: Araucaria Araucana
- Español: AlerceEnglish: Fitzroya
- Español: Palma ChilenaEnglish: Chilean Palmtree
- Español: RaulíEnglish: Raulí
- Español: CopihueEnglish: Copihue or Chilean Bellflower
- Español: Azara PetiolarisEnglish: Azara Petiolaris
- Español: Papas de ChiloéEnglish: Potatos from Chiloé
- Español: Frutillas/FresasEnglish: Strawberries
Fauna
[edit]
Mammals
[edit]- Español: PumaEnglish: Puma/Cougar/
Mountain Lion - Español: HuemulEnglish: South Andean Deer
- Español: Pudú
(Pudu puda)English: Southern Pudu (Pudu puda) - Español: GüiñaEnglish: Kodkod
- Español: Gato MontésEnglish: Geoffroy's Cat
- Español: Zorro ChiloteEnglish: Darwin's Fox
- Español: Zorro CulpeoEnglish: Culpeo
- Español: VicuñaEnglish: Vicuña
- Español: AlpacaEnglish: Alpaca
- Español: LlamasEnglish: Llamas
- Español: GuanacoEnglish: Guanaco
- Español: Murciélago VampiroEnglish: Common Vampire Bat
- Español: Quirquincho AndinoEnglish: Andean Hairy Armadillo
- Español: QuirquinchoEnglish: Piche
- Español: QuiqueEnglish: Lesser Grison
- Español: VizcachaEnglish: Southern Viscacha
- Español: Chinchilla Cola LargaEnglish: Long Tailed Chinchilla
- Español: Ballena AzulEnglish: Blue Whale
- Español: OrcaEnglish: Killer Whale
- Español: Delfín OscuroEnglish: Dusky Dolphin
- Español: Lobo FinoEnglish: Lobo Fino
Marsupials
[edit]- Español: Monito del MonteEnglish: Monito del Monte
Birds
[edit]- Condor.