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Picture by: Rodrigo Vera Chile celebrates its bicentennial in 2010. You, too, can celebrate Chile’s 200th birthday wherever you are by living a little of the Chilean culture: 1. Eat an empanada. Here’s an easy cheese empanada recipe. 2. Dance la Cueca, Chile’s national dance 3. Attend a Cueca contest 4. Go to the Chilean [...]
Posted September 1, 2010 in Culture | Add Your Comment »
The national dance of Chile is the Chilean Cueca. Your best chance to see this traditional dance is during Chile’s independence celebrations known as las fiestas patrias. If you’ll be in Chile during this year’s bicentennial celebrations around September 18th, you should consider attending this world championship of the Chilean Cueca held just south of [...]
Posted August 25, 2010 in Culture | Add Your Comment »
Rayuela or tejo is a traditional Chilean game typical of rural Chile that has been played since colonial times. The game of Rayuela most resembles the game of horse shoes. It is important to note that there is another game called rayuela played by Chilean children which is really just hopscotch. However, the traditional Chilean [...]
Posted August 11, 2010 in Culture | 2 Comments »
Chile is home to two types of penguins. One is the black and white bird and the other is really a person. Penguins in Chile: The Birds Picture by Gerald5 As the Chileans like to say, Chile is at the end of the world. Because of this, Chile’s southernmost territories include part of Antarctica and [...]
Posted July 28, 2010 in Culture | Add Your Comment »
Pebre, or Chilean Salsa, is found on almost every table in Chile. It is the common condiment that accompanies bread and many other dishes. There are countless ways to make Chilean Pebre and each family seems to have their favorite recipe. I got the following recipe from a friend, Frank, who said he found it [...]
Posted July 7, 2010 in Food | Add Your Comment »
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