Chile, officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: ), is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It borders Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast and Peru to the north.

Origin of the name

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There are various theories about the origin of the word Chile. According to one theory the Incas of Peru, who had failed to conquer the Araucanians, called the valley of the Aconcagua "Chili" by corruption of the name of a tribal chief ("cacique") called Tili, who ruled the area at the time of the Incan conquest. Another theory points to the similarity of the valley of the Aconcagua with that of the Casma Valley in Peru, where there was a town and valley named Chili. Other theories say Chile may derive its name from the indigenous Mapuche word chilli, which may mean "where the land ends" or "the deepest point of the Earth," or from the Aymara tchili meaning "snow"; another meaning attributed to chilli is the onomatopoeic cheele-cheele—the Mapuche imitation of a bird call. The Spanish conquistadors heard about this name from the Incas and the few survivors of Diego de Almagro's first Spanish expedition south from Peru in 1535-36 called themselves the "men of Chilli."

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@ladygaga come to chile *-*
jokerxagressive (Felipe Cubillos) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:34:58 -0000
@ladygaga come to chile *-*
¿Estamos hablando con el país vecino de Chile? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeEJd1sf2sM
_amater (cliquea y sabrás) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:34:34 -0000
¿Estamos hablando con el país vecino de Chile? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeEJd1sf2sM
@puntoticket no se si es muy tarde pero ¿michael bubble viene o vino a chile?? gracias
sofia_land (Sofia Ilabaca) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:33:27 -0000
@puntoticket no se si es muy tarde pero ¿michael bubble viene o vino a chile?? gracias
RT @flashmobchile: VIDEO: Batalla de agua en Santiago de Chile... http://doo.ly/59f0 | Lastima que en conce no funko :/
Transgenic (Franz Hedebrant) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:33:19 -0000
RT @flashmobchile: VIDEO: Batalla de agua en Santiago de Chile... http://doo.ly/59f0 | Lastima que en conce no funko :/
RT @flashmobchile: VIDEO: Batalla de agua en Santiago de Chile... http://doo.ly/59f0 (esperamos fotos y videos de otras ciudades)
Transgenic (Franz Hedebrant) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:32:47 -0000
RT @flashmobchile: VIDEO: Batalla de agua en Santiago de Chile... http://doo.ly/59f0 (esperamos fotos y videos de otras ciudades)
@Danmont tu #17E jejeje. @joseluisrivas ese dia estare en Chile celebrando que @sebastianpinera le gano al fome del Frei
csancheznieto (Carlos Sanchez Nieto) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:32:20 -0000
@Danmont tu #17E jejeje. @joseluisrivas ese dia estare en Chile celebrando que @sebastianpinera le gano al fome del Frei

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