Descent

The Most Isolated Country in the World

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November 9th 2011
Chile is an incredible country - just look at a map. It's not the kind of country you would hear being used as a unit of area (like the more common Wales or Belgium standard sizes), in fact it's less than 10% of it's length at it's widest point. Is this the fewest dimensional country in the world? I would say, it's quite possibly the most isolated in the world. Despite it ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more