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1 day ago · Latin America [c] is a collective region of the Americas where Romance languages —languages derived from Latin —are predominantly spoken. [4] The term was coined in France in the mid-19th century to refer to regions in the Americas that were ruled by the Spanish, Portuguese, and French empires.
- 20,111,457 km² (7,765,077 sq mi)
- 31/km² (80/sq mi)
- 656,098,097 (2021 est.)
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3 days ago · The War of the Pacific (Spanish: Guerra del Pacífico), also known as the Nitrate War (Spanish: Guerra del salitre) and by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884.
- Chilean victory, Bolivia becomes a landlocked country.
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May 5, 2024 · An authoritarian military dictatorship ruled Chile for seventeen years, between 11 September 1973 and 11 March 1990. The dictatorship was established after the democratically elected socialist government of Salvador Allende was overthrown in a coup d'état backed by the United States on 11 September 1973. During this time, the country was ruled ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Guide to understanding Spanish in Chile including a dictionary of Chilean slang, swearwords and idiomatic expressions.
May 1, 2024 · This article is about the phonology and phonetics of the Spanish language. Unless otherwise noted, statements refer to Castilian Spanish, the standard dialect used in Spain on radio and television. [1] [2] [3] [4] For historical development of the sound system, see History of Spanish.
May 3, 2024 · Sebastián Piñera (born December 1, 1949, Santiago, Chile—died February 6, 2024, Los Ríos region, southern Chile) was a Chilean businessman and politician who served two terms as president of Chile (2010–14; 2018–22). He was the first conservative to lead the country since the end of the dictatorial rule of Gen. Augusto Pinochet in 1990.
May 2, 2024 · Don Francisco (born December 28, 1940, Talca, Chile) is a Chilean television personality who hosted the popular variety show Sábado Gigante (“Giant Saturday”), one of the longest-running programs in television history. Kreutzberger was born to German-Jewish parents who arrived in Latin America just prior to World War II.
