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Chile is unlike any other country on the planet. It s the world s longest, narrowest country and it has climates from freezing to desert to tropical and everything in between. The animals that live there also vary greatly, from Andean condors to pink flamingos, hummingbirds, and penguins. Find out what it s like to live in a country where the scenery, wildlife, and weather differ so dramatically from one place to the next. Follow Chileans in their daily lives, and find out how they celebrate holidays. Make a delicious bowl of quinoa soup and a project that brings the soothing sound of rain whenever you want it. All of this and more wait for you in Chile so come and explore! ... Read more

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Chile is frequently cited as a remarkable success story of neoliberal economic restructuring. In fact, countries around the world are encouraged to follow the Chilean model so that they can reap the extraordinary benefits of rapid growth and expanding export markets associated with the drastic economic reform in Chile. But the Chilean experience is extremely complicated and contradictory. ... Read more

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There is always a second side to a story
Chile: the Great Transformation
The pendulum of opinion in this matter has not finished swinging yet. The authors happen to be a little to far to the left.

Great book on Chile
This book is an excellent analysis of what happened to Chile under Pinochet and beyond. Both authors are experts on the country and their knowledge clearly shows here.By looking at how the reforms and changes made went beyond Pinochet to long term economic factors. The authors both use their knowledge of economics to show how the long term trends affected the country and what changed from a political economy perspective.It is very well written and despite how short it is the information packs a punch. Highly recommend for those who want to understand modern Chile. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Chapters: Santa Bárbara, Chile, Negrete, Chillán Viejo, San Rosendo, Contulmo, Antuco, Chile, Arauco, Chile, Curanilahue, San Nicolás, Chile, Los Álamos, Bulnes, Chile, Ninhue, Yumbel, Cabrero, Cañete, Chile, Santa Juana, Chile, Pinto, Chile, Coelemu, Treguaco, El Carmen, Chile, Mulchén, Yungay, Chile, Pemuco, Quillón, Ránquil, Quirihue, Penco, Mocha Island, Nevados de Chillán, Dichato, Callaqui, Andalicán, Laja River, Copahue, Marihueñu, Catirai, Talcamávida, Quiapo, Chile, Nuestra de Senora de Halle, Pilmaiquén, Lanalhue Lake, Hualqui, Tucapel, Lleulleu Lake, Bay of Concepción, Vergara River, Milarupu, Hualpén, Cayucupil, Rere, Chile, Sierra Velluda, Santísima Trinidad, Antuco Volcano, Espíritu Santo, Santa Fe, Itata River, Quiapo River, Bay of Arauco, Coihueco, Valle de La Mocha, Ñiquén, Laraquete, Marihueño, Andalién River, Laja Falls, Paicavi, Antihuala, Bío-Bío Canal, Playa de Colcura, Estero Bureo, San Fabián de Alico, Estero Calbuco, Tucapel River, Lonquimay River, Chillán River, Lirquén River, Lleulleu River, Duqueco River, Paicavi River, Quidico River, Ranquil River, Queuco River, Rahue River, Tirua River, Tubul River. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 185. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Laja Falls (Spanish: ) is a waterfall located in the Laja River in southcentral Chile. It lies next to the old Pan-American Highway, between the cities of Los Ángeles and Chillán. It flows into a rocky canyon which has become very commercialized because of its location. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20185815 ... Read more

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The Mapuche Indians, although continually under greatpressure from Chilean social forces, have managed to retainsignificant traditional characteristics despite centuries of contactand conquest. In this vivid, consciousness-raising account, the authordetails the conflict between the forces for change and those forstability. Within the framework of this struggle, the complexrelations between the Mapuche and the Chileans, and the adaptation ofthe Mapuche to their contemporary economic, political, and socialenvironment are emphasized. ... Read more

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An inaccurate description of Chile
I did this review in 2005 for one of my MLS classes. After three years, and one working as a teacher-librarian, I decided that it was about time to make it more public. This book is awful and librarians should be aware of its bias. I am originally from Chile and I really dislike the idea that American children can get such an inaccurate view of my country. It's true that I carry my own personal bias, but this book doesn't deserve to be in any school library shelf.

Summary: An inaccurate description of the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, arts, and people of Chile. Includes color illustrations, a table of contents, timeline, fast facts, bibliography and index.

Evaluation: When I learned about the Enchantment of the World Series, I decided to read the one about Chile for two main reasons: I was curious to know how my country is depicted for children and how close of a picture it is, and also because I felt I can tell by first hand the accuracy of its content. When I saw the book I had big hopes. I thought the illustrations were very realistic and did represent a fairly close idea of what Chile is about and what the people look like. But then I start reading...
First I checked the bibliography, and I was not very impressed. I was disappointed to see in the books section "to find out more" that the sources were mostly of a tourist scope or if historical, of a very narrow view. I think the author should have cited also the sources she used to come up with her particular statements.

Second, from the four websites the author cites, the first one is from one of Andrew W. Donoho's students. Donoho is an adjunct professor from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Texas at Austin, and the website cited is from one of his 1994 Information Design Class student's project. (http://www.ddg.com/LIS/InfoDesignF94/aurelia/chile.htm (visited November 19, 2005). The site is Ok, but poor on graphics and there are so many other websites more appealing for children, that I don't know why McNair decided that this site deserved to be mentioned.

Focusing on the content of this book, I have to say that contains many clichés, inaccuracies and overstatements. Saying that the four geographic zones for the entire country are the coastal mountain range, the pampa, altiplano and the Andes (p. 16); that 20% of Chile's people live in the Archipielago (that means further south of Puerto Montt); that the Santiago Zoo "is about the only spot in the Central Valley where one can see wildlife" (p. 40); that "an estimated 5 million people live in a ring of shantytown called poblaciones callampas around the edge of Santiago" while next to it is a chart that states that the entire Santiago population is of 4,295,593 inhabitants (chapter Los Chilenos, p. 91); that the Chilean wine industry began with the first settlers (p. 72); or that "Neruda's poetry was openly left-wing and critical of conservative politics" (p.109), is inaccurate if not completely wrong.

The part that talks about the history of Chile and its political development is bias and full of contradictions and overstatements. The authors starts saying that "Chile has been struggling toward democracy for nearly 200 years" (p. 10), and calls chapter four "a long and rocky road to democracy" to summarize Chilean political history which gives the impression that Chile has being unstable for over 200 years, and then starts chapter four by saying that "Chile is a representative democracy, one of the oldest in the Americas" (p.61). Chilean 20th century history is oversimplified, and even in the timeline given in page 129, nothing happen between 1925 and 1970. Even though it is true that Chile is known in the US mostly because of the last 35 five years because of the failed intent of Salvador Allende's socialist government and Pinochet's dictatorship as its aftermaths, the scope in this book seems to be simplistic and derogatory, especially knowing the fact that in most of these events the US government was closely involved. The author argues that the main reason Allende's fall was the fear of the right wing and moderate elements of Allende's reforms (p.57)(which sounds great according to McNair) or saying that the opposition to Pinochet's dictatorship grew because of economical reasons (p.59).

All these statements indicate lack of research or more accurate information. It seems that the author based her observation only from her own experiences while traveling in the country or facts that she heard from word of mouth or tourist pamphlets and brochures. In no part of the book one can see the author relying on Chilean sources, besides some materials that the embassy of Chile in Washington made available to her.

The languages she uses leave the reader the impression Chile is a very exotic and wild country. For example, when she describes celebrations of funerals and weddings, she writes "when a person dies, people gather together to socialize. The occasion is a celebration in honor of a person's life, and food and drink are served. Weddings are another good reason for parties, which often go on for three days" (p.126). The truth of the matter is that funerals and weddings in Chile are celebrated very similarly as in the US, if not more plainly and briefly.

I skimmed other books of the Enchantment of the World Series (Norway and Bolivia) and got the impression they were not as bad as the one of Chile. All of them have the same lay-out, but the content varies depending on the person who writes it. For books on Series like this I would suggest to check closely each book of the Series. The quality of one book does not assure the quality of the whole series.
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Title: Declaración de Santiago (Santiago, Chile, 10 de noviembre de 2006): conclusiones, sugerencias y recomendaciones.
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Chapters: Concepción, Chile. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 184. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Concepción (·)) is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción (Gran Concepción, including Talcahuano, San Pedro de la Paz, Hualpén, Chiguayante, Penco, Tomé, Lota, Coronel, Hualqui and Concepción) is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants (2002 census). Individually, it is the 11th largest commune in the country, with a population of 212,003. Plaza de la Independencia, the Plaza de Armas of Concepción, in 1910Concepción was founded by Pedro de Valdivia in 1550 north of the Bío-Bío River, at the site which is today known as Penco. At that time it was given the name Concepción del Nuevo Extremo. The new settlement of Concepción was just a few kilometers north of La Frontera (The Frontier), the boundary between Spanish territory and the land of the Mapuche, an American Indian ethnic group that remained independent until the 1870s. The settlement was formally recognized by the Spanish authorities as a town two years later by a royal decree. It was given a coat-of-arms that is still in use today. Although Concepción was a significant military settlement for the Captaincy-General of Chile, it was overrun and destroyed by Mapuche armies in 1554, and once again after being refounded in 1555. Concepción was restored during the governorship of García Hurtado de Mendoza when he landed there and built a fort on the Alto de Pinto in 1557. The town was refounded once more on January 6, 1558, by captain Jerónimo de Villegas. It became the headquarters of the military forces engaged against the Mapuche in Araucanía over the next two centuries, growing to a population of 10,000 despite a siege in 1564 and...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=75735 ... Read more

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Title: James Wheeler, Yuko Aoyama y Barney Warf (2000). Cities in the Telecommunications Age: The Fracturing of Geographies.(Reseña de libro)
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Chapters: Chihuío, Liquiñe, Punucapa, Niebla, Chile, Coñaripe, Riñihue, Chile, Antilhue, Malalhue, Puerto Pirihueico, Puerto Fuy, Torobayo, Calafquén, Choshuenco, Mehuín, Llifén, Mocho-Choshuenco National Reserve, Cruces River, Riñihue Lake, Isla Teja, Panguipulli Lake, Pirihueico Lake, Huahum Pass, Huishue Lake, Isla Del Rey, Chile, Valdivian Coastal Reserve, Nilahue River, Guapi Island, Ranco Lake, Maihue Lake, Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve, Tralcán, Carrán-Los Venados, Valdivia River, Neltume Lake, Huilo-Huilo Fall, Cerro Maltusado, Enco River, Nevado Las Agujas, Calle-Calle River, Pellaifa Lake, Pullinque Lake, Cordillera Negra, Seven Lakes, Lilpela Pass, Tornagaleones River, Huahum River, Corral Bay, San Pedro River, Calcurrupe River, Fui River, Pillanleufú River, Llanquihue River, Mancera Island, Cutipay River, Hueinahue River, Chaihuín River, Futa River, Neltume River, Llancahue River, Lingue River, Salto Del Nilahue, Cerro Oncol, Valdivia National Reserve, Cerros de Quimán, Cau-Cau River, Futrono Fault, Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 146. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Punucapa (from Mapudungun Cunucapi, black/fertile earth for legumes) is a hamlet (Spanish: ) of pre-Hispanic origin in Los Ríos Region, Chile. Its isolated location by the Cruces River and the Valdivian Coastal Range has make the village an ecotourism attraction. The wetlands of the river is the home to thousands of birds; the Black-necked Swan is the most emblematic. Punucapa is inhabited by 75 people according to INE's 2002 census. Apart from ecotourism, Punucapa is also known for its old tradition of chicha beverage that started with the first appletrees introduced by the Spanish. There is also a brewery run by the chilean actor Andrés Waas. Close to the hamlet lives...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24093795 ... Read more

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Chapters: Bahia Del Carnero, Bay of Concepción, Bahia Wulaia, Bahia Possession, Bay of Arauco, Corral Bay, Ainsworth Bay, Chile, Yendegaia Bay, Caulín Bay. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bahía del Carnero (Spanish: Bay of the Sheep) is a cove with little shelter on the coast of the Arauco Province to the south of the Punta de Lavapié and north of Lebu at 37° 25' S. At its northern end it contains the mouth of Caleta Yani (Yani Creek) and at the southern end, the Caleta Ranquil where it is protected by the promontory of Millonhue. Its coast is low and little forested, and drains the Quiapo River. It was given its name by the crew of the ship of the expedition of Francisco de Camargo, that visited it in March 1540, and obtained from the Indians there a "sheep", the name they gave to the chillihueque or domesticated guanaco. The Mapudungun name of this cove was Alauquén, from av, "end", and lauquen, "the sea". ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19928971 ... Read more