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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RT @POTQ Justice en Chile @ 7 de diciembre 2009// 100% confirmado???? :O hahahaha q sea q siiiii T-T
Yellow_Point (Daniela Mardoñez) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:30:03 -0000
RT @POTQ Justice en Chile @ 7 de diciembre 2009// 100% confirmado???? :O hahahaha q sea q siiiii T-T
RT @infolatam Chile: Bachelet's approval rating hits a record 80% http://bit.ly/QFnwu
bloggingsbyboz (boz) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:29:56 -0000
RT @infolatam Chile: Bachelet's approval rating hits a record 80% http://bit.ly/QFnwu
Argentina presenta su nueva camiseta Adidas... y Chile sigue con esa ordinaries de Brooks.
MiguelACid (Miguel Angel Cid) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:29:40 -0000
Argentina presenta su nueva camiseta Adidas... y Chile sigue con esa ordinaries de Brooks.
@ricky_martin CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CUANDO :( .... TE EXTRAÑOOO
Miss_KaryMartin (Karina ) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:29:27 -0000
@ricky_martin CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CUANDO :( .... TE EXTRAÑOOO
@AdrianFrg Almorzando en alguna "picada" aledaña a la U ? Mi U está re cerca de la Chile, y hay haaaaartoos de esos boliches jajaja!!
maca_ilabaca (Maca Ilabaca Burrows) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:29:09 -0000
@AdrianFrg Almorzando en alguna "picada" aledaña a la U ? Mi U está re cerca de la Chile, y hay haaaaartoos de esos boliches jajaja!!
Chile: Movistar pondrá a venta equipos con TV Digital el 8 d Noviembre. A partir d 8 d Noviembre Movistar pondrá a… http://ff.im/-b2cwA
canal_movil (Dios es inalámbrico) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:29:01 -0000
Chile: Movistar pondrá a venta equipos con TV Digital el 8 d Noviembre. A partir d 8 d Noviembre Movistar pondrá a… http://ff.im/-b2cwA

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