Love to Travel Chile

Elongated along the mountain slopes, it is the narrowest country in the world. In addition, it is easy to remember much about the country, bearing in mind that it is the southernmost country in the world. It is located just 900 km from the Antarctic. Chile is famous for its town of Puerto Williams. After all, this city - is the southernmost city of the planet. In general, in Chile there are many things that can be called the most-most.

The most arid desert in the world is also located in this country. Its name is known to almost everyone: Atacama. Mountainous plateau creates an unusual terrain. Differences of elevation in the country are such that the amplitude again the greatest in the world. There is a 14 km difference between the highest and lowest point of the country according to the sea level. What other country can boast such numbers? And since there are many mountains and high altitude areas, it is unlikely that you'd be surprised if we said that Chile was a mountain lake of land. This is the Chungará Lake, its height is 4517 km above sea level. Chile - is one of Latin America's countries which has the most dynamical development in economic relations. Mining and processing industries (41% of the total exports).

Chile is a leader in the world in copper production (approximately 40% of world volume), iodine, lithium and molybdenum. In addition, silver, gold, coal, natural gas and oil (only for domestic consumption) are produced here. metal forming also takes place in the country. Forest and wood-processing industry is the second largest source of foreign currency earnings in the state treasury. Wood and products of its processing (pulp, paper, lumber, etc.) are in demand in more than 100 markets, the largest of which are the markets U.S., Japan and China. Chile is the world-renowned manufacturer of frozen and fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and dairy products, and grape wine. The main buyers of this category of product are South Korea and China, fresh fruits and vegetables - the USA. Chile takes the second place after the Norwegian production of salmon and trout and a leading position in the world exports. Chilean salmon is exported to the USA, Britain, China, Japan, Argentina, Brazil.

In the formation of Chile's GDP the part of exports is about 40%, while its volume is increased annually by 9%. In many respects it is provided by the export-oriented economy and active government policy aimed at ensuring the free access of Chilean products to world markets. That is why the Chilean legislation guarantees the absence of any interference on the import and export of goods, including tariff barriers, subsidies and licensing. Chile supplies its products in more than 170 countries, and its major partners are the U.S., Japan, China, South Korea, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, France and others. The range of exported products has about four thousand titles. Chile exports today more than 3800 different products, representing different industries and different levels of processing, which shows the tremendous business opportunities existing in the country.

Mineral products accounting for 41% of total Chilean exports, followed by industrial goods, agricultural, fruit and cattle industries. Chile's soil has a great variety of minerals. Chile takes the first place in the world (excluding socialist countries) in supplies of copper (94 tons) and ammonium nitrate, 2nd - molybdenum (2 million tons) and the third - native sulfur (100 tons); there are deposits of ores of iron, manganese, lead, zinc, barite, etc., as well as oil, gas and coal. Among the ore deposits - there is the world's largest copper porphyry deposits (Chukikamata, El Salvador, El Teniente, etc.) associated with the Cretaceous-Paleogene volcano-plutonic complex.

Chile has the world's largest copper mine - El Teniente, which is located at an altitude of 2,800 meters above sea level. Recently, tourists have the opportunity to visit the El Teniente mine, and mine Chukikamata in numerous excursions, which were organized by the order of the enterprise management. Processing of copper ores they get significant quantities of molybdenum, silver, gold, rare and trace elements. The deposits of saltpeter (mainly sodium), together with common salt, gypsum, borates are confined to the dry lake (Salares) graben of Longitudinal Valley. Deposits of sulfur (El Tacora, Konkol, etc.) - are of volcanic origin, located along the border with Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. The oil and gas are confined to the Late Jurassic deposits Magellan fore-deep (Tierra del Fuego).