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<title>Tourism in Chaiten volcano zone OK again</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Five months ago, Chaiten Volcano devastated some regions in the country after erupting. Today, the tourism officers in these same regions are now encouraging you to take a visit during this year's spring season. Officials say that the regions affected by the eruption are up, running, and ready for a new batch of incoming visitors. This already&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;volcanos&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;chaiten&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Chilean Voting</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Chile reserves the right to vote only for those who are genuinely Chilean. Expats are not included. In my opinion, this is just a good law since most of these expats are technically not citizens yet. Enlighten yourself with Chilean laws only here at the Santiago Times. Link: The Santiago Times - English Language Newspaper in Santiago, Chile -&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;voting&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;expats&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Chile s Ecomic Growth</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Chilean officials believes that their economy grew by almost 6.2 percent in a year ending in July but inflation hit 9.3 percent in a year ending in the month of August. According to Thursday's Central Bank report, gross domestic product for July was aided by 2 more working days as well as growth in commerce and communications. The government&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;gdp&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;economy&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Chilean stocks tumble</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Quite expectedly, the Chilean stock market fell by as much as 1.3% last Monday after the news of Lehman Brothers's bankruptcy came out. This followed a series of falls in stock markets around the world. For more details, please refer to this new article from Reuters. Link: Chile peso, stocks fall with global markets Industries &lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;stocks&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;lehman brothers&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Exotic Locations</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: If you want to go to a place with extreme beauty ranging for towering volcanic peaks to the ancient forests of the Lake District, try going to Chile. Chile has an elongated geography that stretches over 4,300 km. along the coast of South America so climate here is vastly diverse. If you want to know how to go, migrate, and work to Chile, click&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;immigration&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;volcanic peaks&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>All in the Family</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: What is that you expect to receive when you visit a new place or region to which you never have been before Well apart from other features, you certainly need a homely atmosphere and who could provide that better than a family. Here is a story of two brothers who take care of people visiting Chile, particularly the region of Patagonia and assist&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;rumbo patagonia&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;patagonia&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Santiago on Wikipedia</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Santiago is Chile's political and economic capital. Much of Chile's powers and wealth lies here. But that is not only what you have to learn about the place. The city is also rich in culture that shall never be experienced anywhere else. Come and learn more about this capital city through this Wikipedia entry. I am hoping that, soon, you will&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;santiago&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;wikipedia&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>By the Lake</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: A perfect view of a nearby lake and volcano. How many hotels can give you that kind of treat Certainly only a few of them, and Hotel Puerto Varas is one of them. It may seem that this hotel fits in nicely with the overall architecture of Puerto Varas. Traditional and white, that is how I can describe this magnificent mansion. See it with your&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;fishing&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;puerto varas&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Welcome to Puerto Varas</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Old houses with pretty gardens, all set up by the bay. This looks so old town to me, don't you think This is Puerto Varas in Chile. Nobody would ever think that such a town will exist in a place like Chile since many people thought it's all Spanish, but this side of the country was actually colonized by the Germans. It shows in the general&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;real estate&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;puerto varas&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>One Nation - Many Reasons</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Human activity is always backed by some motive, whether it is good, bad, selfish, selfless or whatever. So whenever you perform an action about which people are not able to guess a reason, you need to do quite a bit of explanation. Here is one such guy who explains why he moved to Chile, and more importantly, why should you consider moving to&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;living in chile&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;santiago&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Take the Chill pill in Chile</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Chile is a place which is economically reasonable, full of natural beauty as well has having the potential to invest since property rates have not touch sky high unlike area in USA. Here is a nice description by the author as he travels on his bike along coastal regions in Chile as well as explores regions where one could do golfing, buy some&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;coastal chile&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;real estate&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Earn and make them learn</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Those of us who are well versant with English might not consider it a great advantage. Of course all languages have their own benefits but English is the international language especially from a professional point of view. Hence no doubt countries such as Chile are trying their best to make their citizens learn English. You can apply if you want&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;teaching english&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;food&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Short-Term Apartment Rentals in Santiago</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Looking for an apartment in Santiago where you can stay in for around two months or less, then you have come to the right place. Below this article you will see a link leading to Contact Chile. There, you will see a listing of such apartments that are OK with such living terms. Just check out the list to get more information. Link: Rental&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;short term rentals&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;apart hotels&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>You will remember us</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Chile is a dream destination for any traveller, especially if you have the chance to stay in a good hotel during your stay. Here is a hotel named Monterilla (dont ask me what is means in the local language - for the simple reason that I dont know) which will give you special discount and a warm service so that your trip to the region is remembered&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;monterilla&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;hotels&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Apartment for Rent</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Are you going to Santiago, Chile for a business meeting, a honeymoon, or just a short leisure trip Well then, you'll have to find yourself a comfortable place to live in during your stay Here's one I know--Santiago 710. Link: Santiago Apartment Apartment for rent in Santiago, Chile &lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;short term rentals&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;santiago&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Real Estate in Chile</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Real Estate is real and big business in mostly all economies across the world. It requires the cooperation of several experts and partners to successfully run a real estate business especially in a country with booming opportunities such as Chile. RE/MAX is such a company run by experienced people whom you can see face to face on this page and&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;real estate&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;alto manquehue propiedades&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Sweet Honey from Chile</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Honey is something which we all like to savour with bread, milk or whatever way we like. After all the word itself arouses sweet feelings in your mind - just remember how your girlfriend/boyfriend or husband/wife reacted when you sweetly called her honey. They turned diabetically sweet at that time and you really enjoyed that moment of life. But&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;organic honey&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;organic products&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Organic Food at Chilean Harvest</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Chile also has its fair share of organic products. Some of these products are elephant garlic purees, Chilean golden papayas, and 100% organic avocado oil. These and more products are 100% organic and pure, symbolizing Chile's purity. Get more information about the organic products here at the website of Chilean Harvest. Link: Chilean Harvest&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;organic food&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;gourmet food&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>The Repurcussions of Mad Cow in Chile</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Some people eat to live but some just live to eat but one thing is common in both these types of human beings - they do not want to become ill. So people always want the best and safest things to eat whatever the motive namely to live or to eat. Hence when diseases such as Mad Cow arose their heads, organic food products gained popularity Link:&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;mad cow disease&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;organic good&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Spanish Lessons in University</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: There are a lot of institutions in Chile that offer Spanish courses to help you to directly communicate with the Spanish-speaking locales. However, some of the schools here are substandard, unable to teach you inadequate lessons. Now, the best way to learn such languages is of course in a full-blown university like the University of Vina del Mar.&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;spanish school&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;vina del mar&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Inside Petrohue</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Imagine yourself outside of the comforts of the home or of the city, trekking steep mountains, kayaking down some nasty rivers, and exploring jungles. Don't you think that such adventures are fun to have once in every while That kind of adventure is possible here in Petrohue, right in the middle of the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park. Cool,&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;recreational activities&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;petrohue&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Human Activity Affects Bird Assemblages</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Everything that we do has an impact on our surroundings. It just varies depending on what we do and where we are, but there's still an impact nonetheless. Sadly, human activities put a great toll on the environment. Many marine ecosystems, forest ecosystems, and the like have been destroyed due to continuous damage made by humans. Another kind of&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;bird assemblages&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;central chile&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Chaiten Volcano Eruption</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: I guess natural disasters is already part of everyone's life. It is not a matter of if. It is a matter of when. Volcano eruptions are one of them. What we have here is a video of the explosion of the Chaiten Volcano in Chile. Check it out. YouTube Video YouTube - ...::::::::::ERUPCION VOLCAN CHAITEN CHILE::::::::::&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;chaiten volcano&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;natural disasters&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>The attraction that is Chile</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: If you are a travel lover (which I assume you surely are for otherwise you wouldn't be reading this post) then you must have certainly heard about the attractions that Chile holds for you namely the Tara Salt Lake, Moon Valley and many similar sites. Well if you havent better get reading this interesting page where words are aided by pictures and&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;tara salt lake&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;moon valley&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>A Place to put your Head</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: When you go to a place to enjoy which is as beautiful as Chile what is the expectation of the best hotel or lodge that you have in mind A room worth tens of yards, hundres of yards or a place worth, yes I mean it and I am saying a place worth 3500 hectares of land which includes mountains, valleys and so on. Before you close this page in&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;cajon del maipo andes&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;santiago&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Chilean Landmarks</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Are you a newcomer If yes, then welcome to the Chile Expat and Travel Blog We here in this blog hope that this page will be of great value to you, bringing you the latest and the hottest in Chile. To start things off, I'd like to show you this article on Chilean landmarks. Both newcomers and 'veteran's in this blog will find this post&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;landmarks&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;desinations&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Get Out of that Bubble </title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Learning to learn the language of the land is one of the things you have to accomplish if you really desire to be a part of the land. Insisting to only know English in a land that speaks predominantly Spanish will essentially put you inside a social bubble, only able to go out of it with the help of an interpreter. Worry not. There are a lot of&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;spanish courses&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;santiago&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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