Chile May 2013 Vol 1

Chile Map
Geography
Chile is a beautiful country , with attractions like the Andes and the forests of the Lake District . Chile stretches over 2,700 miles along the southwestern coast of South America , a distance roughly the same as that from San Francisco to New York . At the same time , its width is 150 miles making the country more than eighteen times longer than its widest point .
The most obvious factor in Chile is the massive wall of the Andes , a mountain range that contains more than fifty active volcanic peaks . The western border is the Pacific Ocean . In the center of the country is a long and expansive river valley , where Santiago , the capital , is located . Also part of Chile is Juan Fernandez Islands and the famous Easter Island , both of which are national parks .