Easter Island Moai Headstones
Isla Mocha
Chile Industry
Sight Seeing In Chile
Tourism is another big industry for Chile . Some popular tourist sites include :
Easter Island Moai Headstones
Easter Island was discovered by the Dutch Admiral Jacobs Roggeveen on the Easter of 1722 , hence the name . It is 2,300 miles off the west coast of Chile and is very isolated . On Easter Island there are more than 800 Moai
Isla Mocha
Torres del Paine National Park
Isla Mocha is located island located west of the coast of Arauco Province in the Pacific Ocean . It has a mountain range that has a large native rainforest that covers most of the island . Along the coast there are white sand beaches . The mountains have few tails and if tourist would like , there are a couple camp ground areas . To get to the island you must take a boat , and once on the island there is only one road that surrounds the island .
Torres del Paine is a national park that has everything a tourist would want to see . It has mountains , glaciers and lakes . Being about 598,593 acers , Torres del Paine is one of the largest national parks in chile . Due to its many site-seeing surroundings , it is also the most visited park in chile . Of the 150,000 visitors a year , 60 % of them are not from Chile . A famous mountain range is in Torres del Paine and it is called Cerro Pine . One of the highest peaks reaches to 3,050 meters above sea level .