Chile

General
The Search Beat . . . Online Chile Resources: regional.searchbeat.com/chile.htm
Cámara de Comercio de Santiago: www.ccs.cl
Nobel Prize: www.nobel.se

Tourism
Chile: www.turismochile.com/
Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua) - Complete information about Easter Island: www.rapanui.cl
Secrets of Easter Island: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter
Easter Island: www.mysteriousplaces.com/Easter_Island
Easter Island: www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html
Easter Island Foundation: www.islandheritage.org
Wine and wineries of Chile: www.vino.com/wines/country.asp?CID=3
Vino de Chile: www.haciendalosandes.com/photos/gallery/chilewine.php3?language=esp
Ruta del vino: www.gochile.cl/spa/tour/Chile-Ruta-del-Vino.asp
Guía del vino chileno: www.quepasa.cl/sitios/especiales/vinos2/reportajes/rep03.htm

Newspapers
El mercurio: www.emol.com
La prensa austral: www.laprensaaustral.cl/lpa/default.asp
Santiago Times: www.santiagotimes.cl

Actividad cultural
Use the Web links on this page or others to answer the following questions.

1		A Chilean Nobel laureate preceded Pablo Neruda. Who was she, and when did she win the Nobel prize? What are the defining aspects of her life?
2		The Chilean wine industry has consistently gained respect and popularity. Chilean wines are exported not only to the United States, but to Europe as well. What is the history of the wine grape and wine making in Chile? Where are most of the wineries in Chile located? How did Chile help another wine-producing country during a crisis on the vine?
3		One of Chile's geographical and historical treasures is not on the mainland. Locate Isla de Pascua or Easter Island. Why is it called Isla de Pascua? What does Te Pito O Te Henua mean? Why is this the nickname for Isla de Pascua? Who are the Rapa Nui? What are some of the conflicting theories regarding the statues on this island?