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Chilean Food Preparation and Consumption

Katie writes:

Hi, I am writing a paper on chile for school and I was hoping you could answer some questions. First, Who, where and when is food normally prepared? Where and when is food normaly consumed? Who shared the meals? Finally, what food taboos are there in Chile? I hope you can help!
I’ve got […]

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Posted August 6, 2007 in Culture | Add Your Comment »

Chilean Flag Day - July 9th

Pilar asks:
When does Chile celebrate Flag Day?
Flag Day is celebrated on July 9th of every year. According to icarito.cl:
Flag day, celebrated every July 9th, corresponds to the anniversary of the battle of La Concepción where 77 Chileans, under the command of Captain Ignacio Carrera Pinto, died in a small Peruvian town in 1882 during the […]

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Posted July 9, 2007 in Ask Pepe, Culture | 3 Comments »

Chilean Universities

I got an email from a student in Ecuador:
I’d like to have some information on the Chilean universities and their specialties, majors, and main areas of study.
Chile has numerous universities, offering both public and private institutions.
I have a short list of Chilean universities here on my site.
The following sites are in Spanish but have lots […]

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Posted July 3, 2007 in Ask Pepe, Culture | Add Your Comment »

Chilean Communication Methods

Anthony wrote:

I am currently enrolled in a Intercultural Communications Course at Texas State University which is located in San Marcos Texas. I am doing an assignment over communication practices in the country of Chile. Could you provide me with any information or resources over Chilean communication norms (nonverbal, group comm., social norms, […]

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Posted May 7, 2007 in Ask Pepe, Culture | Add Your Comment »

2007 Chilean Holidays

Pablo writes and asks:
Hi. I need to know what days will be holidays for the 2007 calendar year.
I am doing a project for school and am making a calendar. I know some holidays that are on weekends are officially celebrated on Monday.
I have not been able to find a 2007 calendar that shows which days […]

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Posted January 17, 2007 in Ask Pepe, Culture | 3 Comments »