71 years (December 1, 1949)

Harvard University

Sebastián Piñera

December 1, 1949 (age 71 years)

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Chile

• World’s Biggest Swimming Pool is in Chile?
• In Chile, You Can Find the Driest Place on Earth, The Atacama Desert.
• Chile is a World Class Wine Destination, and the Ninth Largest Producer of Wine.
• Easter Island.
• Penguins in Chile.
• Valparaiso.

Chile’s government is a representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Chile is both head of state and head of government, and of a formal multi-party system.

Roman Catholics

Chilean peso

Unitary state

Economy of Chile

Chile is considered the safest travel destination in South America. The political situation is stable, and you can move freely throughout the country. You can safely travel alone as a single woman in the country.

Even though Chile is internationally known for its succulent red wines and its devilish pisco, Chile also has a strong and diverse beer culture!

Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Chile: Read the latest travel alerts to find out how COVID-19 restrictions may affect you. So long as you keep your wits about you, Chile is usually a very safe destination for travelers in South America.

Chilean specialties

• Pastel de Choclo: corn casserole with meat stuffing.
• Empanadas: pastry filled with meat, cheese or mussels.
• Cazuela: homemade stew with beef, chicken, corn, rice and potatoes.
• Asado: barbecue of beef, pork or chicken.
• Reineta, Congrio, Corvina: the most typical fish.
• Locos: a rare type of mollusks.

17 Interesting Facts About Chile

• Approximately 1/3 of Chile’s population lives in Santiago.
• Chile is one of the longest countries in the world.
• Chile is one of the most earthquake-prone countries.
• Easter Island isn’t close to the rest of Chile.
• Two Chileans have won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Chile is the longest narrow country in the world stretching from the north to the south over 4,300 km/ 2,670 miles. The Atacama desert in the country’s north is the largest dry desert in the world. The Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean off the Chilean coast is the most remote inhabited island of the world.

Spanish

Chileans are mostly diverse, their ancestry can be fully South European as well as mixed with indigenous and other European heritage. They commonly identify themselves as both Hispanic and white. Some Chilean-owned stores and restaurants advertise as French and Italian.

English is not widely spoken in Chile overall, with only around 10 percent of the population reported as being able to converse in English to some extent. Here are some of the areas in Chile where native or bilingual English speakers are likely to be more common: Central and touristy parts of Santiago.

“Patata” and “papa” means the same because they’re the same word, which is potato. Sweet potato is “batata”.

While some Latin countries such as Argentina have virtually dropped the usted verb form except in the most formal of occasions, Chileans use the usted form habitually. Waiters, doormen, strangers, and any new business associate should be greeted with usted until you become better acquainted.

Languages: Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2012 est.) Definition: This entry provides a listing of languages spoken in each country and specifies any that are official national or regional languages.

yes, if you have that kind of relationship. However it is not something the average person will do as it connotes a child/parent relationship. However some people are into that. Some young women call their older male partners “daddy”.

British English: dad /dæd/ NOUN. Your dad is your father. You can call your dad `Dad’.

1. ( colloquial) (attractive man) (Latin America) a. handsome.

By the late 1980s, chulo was an insult, referring to an effeminate man or a pimp. In the 1990s, when Mexican-Americans were referred to as chulos, the term carried with it overtones of class—lower-income gangsters and recent immigrant laborers were insultingly referred to as chulos.

“chica bonita” This means “beautiful girl”. If you use it like this: “bonita chica”

The literal translation of mamacita is “little mother” but the figurative and more accurate translation is “hot momma.” The moniker is never really used to describe an actual mother, a genuine mamá or mamita. Instead, the word is inextricably linked to a man’s perception of a woman as an object of sexual desire.