Chile Culture
Chile (04/05)
About 10,000 years ago, migrating Indians settled in fertile valleys and along the coast of what is now Chile. The Incas briefly extended their empire into what is now northern Chile, but the area's barrenness prevented extensive settlement. The first Europeans to arrive in Chile were Diego de Almagro and his band of Spanish conquistadors, who came from Peru seeking gold in 1535. The Spanish encountered hundreds of thousands of Indians from various cultures in the area that modern Chile now occupies. These cultures supported themselves principally through slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting. The conquest of Chile began in earnest in 1540 and was carried out by Pedro de Valdivia, one of Francisco Pizarro's lieutenants, who founded the city of Santiago on February 12, 1541. Although the Spanish did not find the extensive gold and silver they sought, they recognized the agricultural potential of Chile's central valley, and Chile became part of the Viceroyalty of Peru. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
List of Unit Numbers for APO AA 34033: Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) 4100 Executive Offices (Ambassador/ DCM) 4101 Admin Section 4102 Economic-Political 4103 RSO 4104 Consular 4105 CLO [Read More]
Passport Alert System To Be Developed by U.S., Australia, Chile - US Department of State
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Community of Democracies - US Department of State
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V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Guinea is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Guinean girls are trafficked internally for forced labor as domestic servants and boys for shoe shining and street vending. Some children are also trafficked for forced labor in agriculture and diamond mining camps. Women and girls are trafficked to Cote dIvoire, Benin, Senegal, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain, and Greece for sexual exploitation. On a smaller scale, men are trafficked for forced labor in agriculture. Guinea is a destination country for forced child labor from Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, and Senegal. The Government of Guinea does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Guinea is placed on Tier 2 Watch List for its fail ... [Read More]
Chile
Approximately 1.2 million persons identify themselves as indigenous. The Mapuches, from the south, constitute about two-thirds of the indigenous population, but there are small Aymara, Atacameno, Huilliche, Rapa Nui, and Kawaskhar populations in other parts of the country. A committee composed of representatives of indigenous groups participated in drafting the 1993 law that recognizes the ethnic diversity of the indigenous population and gives indigenous people a voice in decisions affecting their lands, cultures, and traditions. It provides for eventual bilingual education in schools with indigenous populations, replacing a statute that emphasized assimilation of indigenous people. Of the population that identifies itself as indigenous, about one-half remain separated from the rest of society, largely because of historical, cultural, educational, and geographical factors. In practice, the ability of indigenous people to participate in governmental decisions affecting their lands, cul ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. To Contribute $2.5 Million to Anti-Corruption Program
The United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, and Korea announced their commitment to help the developing economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) fight corruption. In support of the APEC Leaders' initiative on fighting corruption, the United States will contribute $2.5 million over four years to assist APEC efforts in promoting the rule of law and a culture of integrity. ... (APEC initiative will promote rule of law, "culture of integrity") (330) ... [Read More]
Support for the Anticorruption and Transparency (ACT) Capacity Building Program
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Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - US Department of State
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