The San Alfonso del Mar Resort on Chile’s coast has built the world’s largest swimming pool:
Wired magazine shares some details of the massive recreational accomplishment:
… this $3.5 million, 20-acre, half-mile-long, 66 million gallon leviathan [was] recently certified by Guinness as the largest pool in the world. Located in Algarrobo, Chile, about 70 miles west of […]
Posted October 29, 2007 in In the News | 3 Comments »
Keiandra wrote and asks:
I was wondering if you could tell me a little about your country and how it got its name and any other important things I should know
You can find lots of information about Chile on my site:
Interesting facts about Chile
Chilean culture
According to Wikipedia, there are numerous ideas of how Chile’s name originated:
According […]
Posted October 23, 2007 in Ask Pepe, Culture | 1 Comment »
Cecilia wrote me looking for some Chilean directed films on DVD.
You may be able to find some Chilean films in the Internet Movie Database:
http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=chile
http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=chilean
I also found a list of Chilean Directors on wikipedia.
You should hopefully then be able to find movies from those directors on Amazon.com or even Netflix.com for DVD rentals.
You can browse […]
Posted October 17, 2007 in Ask Pepe, Culture | Add Your Comment »
Geoffrey wrote and asked for some contacts of Chilean exporters that export almonds, raisins, and some other fruits.
You can search for Chilean exporters of almonds, raisins, or any other typical Chilean exports via the ProChile website:
Chile Export Directory
The search results will give you detailed information on companies along with contact names, phone numbers, and more.
Posted October 10, 2007 in Ask Pepe, Business | Add Your Comment »
