Chile

Chile is quickly becoming a paradigm of economic development for Latin America and is a leading candidate to join NAFTA. Economic successes in diversification of the copper industry have enhanced political progress. The wounds of the Pinochet dictatorship are beginning to heal, as the former dictator will stand trail for the human rights abuses that occurred during his regime. The traveler will also find much adventure in Chile. Because of its unique location and strange elongated shape, Chile has an unusual combination of desert, artic glaciers, and tropical savanna, lest one forget the Easter Islands! The future of Chile seems to be boundless with its economic model and political tranquility. Indeed, Charles de Gaulle once called Chile , the pilot country of Latin America.,