Interesting information about Chile that will surprise you

Chile is known as a tourist paradise in South America with beautiful scenes and many interesting surprises.

Surprising facts about Chile

The land of the vineyards

Chile is known the world over as one of the top wine producing countries, with exports ranking fourth only to France, Italy and Spain. The country produces an average of 1.3 billion liters of wine each year.

 Alcohuaz vineyard is located in the Elqui valley, at an altitude of 1750 to 2206m above sea level. The vines here are irrigated with meltwater in the mountains.

The most famous cherries

In 2020, Chile set a Guinness record for the largest cherry in the world, weighing almost 24 grams.

Chile is the number one exporter of cherries in the world. In the last decade, the total number of cherries sold in the market was 1,158,000 tons, of which more than 60% were sold in the Asia region. In 2020, Chile set a Guinness record for the largest cherry in the world, weighing almost 24 grams.

The Great Tower of Santiago

This tower is 300m high with a total of 64 floors, is the tallest skyscraper in South America and the second tallest among Latin American countries. From the observatory of this tower, visitors can admire the magnificent Andes mountains as well as the entire city of Santiago.

The main materials used to build the Great Tower of Santiago include steel, concrete, glass and aluminum. The building is designed to withstand intense earthquakes as well as high winds, with the top of the tower tilting up to 35cm.

Atacama Desert blooms

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is recognized by experts as the driest place on the planet, with a year's rainfall of only about 1.5 cm. Besides, July is the time when this desert is filled with flowers, and this is a magnificent scene for tourists.

Due to the effects of climate change, the phenomenon of flowers blooming in the Atacama Desert is taking place with a higher frequency than before.

Chile is the birthplace of great writers like Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda

Besides teaching and composing, Gabriela Mistral is also the first Chilean woman to hold the post of Consul. In 1932, she was appointed Consul of Chile in Naples (Italy).

These are two representative representatives and they respectively won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1945 and 1971. Gabriela Mistral is the first woman from the Iberian community in the Americas and the second Latin American woman to win the award. .

Dominador concentrated solar power plant number 0

The plant, located in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile, was inaugurated in 2021 with a total area of ​​over 700 hectares, with 10,600 solar panels transmitting energy to a 252m high receiver tower. The plant is expected to reduce its emissions to the environment by 400,000 tons of CO2 per year, and the entire complex will help cut 630,000 tons of carbon dioxide.

Dominador 0 will become the largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) with the capacity to store electricity in Latin America.

Million Star Village - Antarctic research station

This is one of two civilian areas located in Antarctica, belonging to the Presidential Base Eduardo Frei Montalva, including a school, a hospital, a post office, a bank and the Church of Our Lady of Peace.

Million Star Village was established in 1984 and is a research station in the Antarctic Autonomous Region, Antarctic Province, Magallanes and Polar regions of Chile.

Historical meeting

In the early morning of May 23, 1969, at the Presidential Palace, President Ho Chi Minh received a Chilean delegation led by the President of the Senate (and later Chilean President) Salvador Allende. Before parting, President Ho Chi Minh presented each guest with a picture of him with the words "Greetings cordially and determined to win." Later, when he became the President of the Republic of Chile, Salvador Allende placed Uncle Ho's photo on the desk at La Moneda Presidential Palace.

Five years after the historic meeting, Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Hac Bong presented his Credentials to President Salvador Allende.

The tallest active volcano in the world

 
Located in northern Chile, the Ojos del Salado volcano is a stratovolcano with a height of 6893m and the tallest active volcano in the world.

Located in the Atacama Plain in northern Chile, it has a very dry climate, with snowfall occurring only in winter and at the top of the mountain. So far, no eruption has been recorded on this mountain.

Easter Island and its guardian spirits

According to local legend, the Moai statues represent important ancestors and leaders of the people living in Rapa Nui, and they believe that after their death, these people have the ability to diffuse supernatural powers. nature to protect the tribe. Therefore, the statues are placed with their backs to the sea and towards the land of the tribe.

The Moai statues are composed of 3 parts: the large burgundy body; The head of the statue wears red hats called Pukao and white eyes made of coral.

The oldest mummies in the world

The first mummy of the Chinchorro culture was found to be a baby boy.

The oldest mummy in the world was found in Chile. In the northern part of the Camarones valley, mummies belonging to the Chinchorro culture have been discovered, dating to 5050 BC.

Wonderful sky

The sky north of Chile is considered the most pristine and purest place on the planet to observe the stars, and this area has become an ideal place to conduct scientific research. Therefore, the majority of observatories in the world are located in Chile, including some observatories such as Paranal, ALMA, La Silla. Currently, over 40% of facilities for astronomical observations are located in Chile and it is expected that in the next 10 years this number will increase to 60%.

La Silla Observatory of the European Astronomical Research Organization in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) is located at the edge of the Atacama desert, 600km north of the capital Santiago.

Torres del Paine National Park

This park in the Magallanes and Antarctic regions of southern Chile is known for its towering cliffs, giant granite mountains that are naturally shaped by the flow of glaciers. This park is recognized as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program.

Torres del Paine National Park wins South America's 'Best Natural Attraction' award at the latest World Travel Awards, also known as 'The Oscars of Tourism' .