2. LITERATURE
Pablo Neruda: famous poet,
Nobel Prize winner in literature
his collection “Twenty Poems of
Love and a Song of Despair” .
Gabriela Mistral: famous poet,
was the first Latin American to
win the Nob el Prize, her best
know poems are: Piececitos de
Niño, Balada, Todas Íbamos a ser
Reinas, La Oración de la
Maestra, El Ángel Guardián,
Decálogo del Artista and La Flor
del Aire.
3. MUSIC
Cuenca is Chile most famous
dance, Folk music represent the
three different zones.
“La Nueva Canción Chilena" (The
New Chilean Song). In the mid-
1960s appeared singers and
composers such as Ángel, Isabel
and Violeta Parra that began
playing in Santiago, popularizing
Aymara and Quechua music.
Electro-music is nowadays very
popular. Chilean DJ’s such as
Ricardo Villalobos have gain
international popularity.
Rock is also very popular.
4. CHILEAN CUISINE
Seafood: due its coastline
Chile is famous for its sea
food:
Paila Marina it’s most
popular dish.
Cazuela de ave ( chicken soup
with two piece of meat,
potatoes, green beans, rice or
noodles)
Curanto en Hoyo (fish, clams,
potatoes and some meat)
Empanada de pino ( typical
turnover filled with diced
meat, onions, olive, hard
boiled eggs, baked in earthen
or plain over.
5. SPORTS
Soccer (Futbol) the most popular
worldwide sport and practiced by
Chileans from all economic
backgrounds. In 1962 Chile host
its first World Cup, which they
finish in third place, (Brazil were
the Champions).
Marcelo Salas, Ivan Zamorano
are Chile most recognizable
players.
Skiing due its location in the
Andes skiing has became
popular.
Surfing its coastline is famous for
great waves. Its possible to surf
all year long water temperature
average between 15 to 20 degrees
Celsius.
