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"Education is an admirable thing, but nothing that is worth knowing can be
taught. " Oscar
Wilde
"La educación es algo
admirable, pero nada que valga la pena saberse puede ser enseñado.
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CHILE
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GENERAL INFORMATION
(in concise sentences) |
| Type of
government: |
Emergent Democracy |
| Capital City: |
Santiago de Chile |
| Currency: |
Chilean Peso |
| Languages
spoken: |
Spanish, Indian, and English |
| Motto: |
Por la razón o la fuerza
("By reason or by force") |
Refranes or
Dichos
(sayings/phrases from that place): |
Éco ( École) Yeah, that's right. .
Adonde la viste? Where in the world did
you hear that?!
¡Anda a freir monos! .Go jump in the lake!
¡Buena onda! ............Cool!
¿Cachay? ¿Cachay la
onda?¿Cachay la mote?
You know?
¿Cómo está la pega? ..... How's work?
¡Nada que ver! ................. No way!
¡No estoy ni ahí! .........I don't even give a darn!
¡Oye, mi 'jito(a) rico(a)! ¡Oye, guachito(a)!
.Hey, babe!
¡Qué fome! That's terrible! What a shame. Too bad.
¡Qué lata! What a pain! What a shame. How boring.
¿Qué onda? ...........What's up?
¡Qué plancha! ........How embarrassing!
¿Quién
se cree? .....Who do you think you are? |
| Religion: |
Roman Catholic 80, Protestant 13, atheist and nonreligious 6 |
| Climate: |
Temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region;
cool and damp in south |
Festivals/Celebrations/Holiday traditions
(list by month): |
Holidays
January 1
New Year's Day-Año
Nuevo
March/April
Good Friday-Viernes
Santo
March/April
Easter-Pascua
de Resurrección
May 1
Labour Day-Día
del Trabajo
May 21
Navy Day-Día
de las Glorias Navales
June
Corpus Christi
June 29
Saint Peter
and
Saint Paul-San
Pedro y San Pablo
August 15
Assumption of Mary-Asunción
de la Virgen
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| Time
differences from Alaska (e.g. hours of difference between
the country and Alaska; daylight savings): |
5 hours
ahead, after daylight saving times 6 hours |
| Cost,
total travel time, and mileage for a round trip to that
country from Alaska on December 21-28 and June 12-19: |
Dec 21-28- $1,726,
23 hrs one way, 8080 mi
June 12-19-$1,692,
23 hrs one way, 8080 mi |
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Nelson Sierra,
Adjunct Professor - University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Drive, Admin Building ~ Anchorage, Alaska 99508 ~
907-786-4037 ~
nelson@uaa.alaska.edu
© Copyright 2004, Nelson Sierra. All
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