By Autumn Spredemann “We are going to take back our country,” newly minted Chilean President José Antonio Kast told a crowd of thousands as he took office March 11. Some say Kast’s leadership signals a shift in the country’s approach to economics and security, bolstering the new wave of conservative dynamism in the region. During […]
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Chile is a long, narrow country stretching along South America’s western edge, with more than 6,000km of Pacific Ocean coastline. Santiago, its capital, sits in a valley surrounded by the Andes and Chilean Coast Range mountains. The city’s palm-lined Plaza de Armas contains the neoclassical cathedral and the National History Museum. The massive Parque Metropolitano offers swimming pools, a botanical garden and zoo.
