🇨🇱 Chile: top 10 must-try dishes and attractions
Chile is an unusual, interesting and mysterious country. But why does it attract tourists so much from year to year? Let's get acquainted and find out what you should pay attention to and what attractions you need to visit in order to have an unforgettable impression of the country. Let's start with some interesting facts.
- Chile is the most elongated country on Earth.
- Locals love palm honey, which is produced from the sap of local palm trees.
- The world's largest observatory is located in Chile.
- The famous Easter Island is also part of the Republic of Chile.
- The driest desert in the world, the Atacama, is located in this country.
- Penguins are found not only in Antarctica, but also in Chile!
National cuisine
Pastel de choclo – corn pie. It combines both spicy and sweet taste. They fall mainly during the corn ripening season.
Caldo de pata is a warming soup made with vegetables, pork trotters and thick broth.
Porotos Granados is also called Chilean village stew. It is prepared from beans, corn, and pumpkin. Other vegetables can also be added. Despite the fact that the dish is vegetarian, sausages can be served with it.
Ajiako is a soup made with meat broth. To prepare it, the meat is fried in advance on a parilla – a special grill. This way it absorbs the aroma of charcoal.
What to see?
Easter Island
Famous not only in Chile, but throughout the world. Anyone who decides to visit this country should see the mystical Moai statues. After all, the origin of the statues is still unknown, which adds mystery to the place.
Desert Hand
In one of the driest deserts in the world called the Atacama, there is a huge human hand. With the help of this statue, the author wanted to show how defenseless man is before nature.
Lauca National Park
This attraction is located on the border with Bolivia at an altitude of 4.5 kilometers above sea level. The park is also under the protection of UNESCO.
Andean Christ
For more than 100 years, the monument has been located on the territory separating Chile and Argentina. For a long time, countries could not determine their borders, which led to conflict. But then this monument was erected – and the ardor of the inhabitants of these countries cooled. They signed a peace agreement.
Magdalena Island
The island became famous due to the large number of penguins that live there. The only building on the island is an old lighthouse.