Part A.

1. In what year was South America discovered?

a) in 1498 b) in 1698 c) in 1492 d) 1452

2. Which strait separates South America from Antarctica?

a) Bass b) Drake c) Magellan d) Bering

3. Which ocean has the greatest influence on climate formation? South America?

a) Pacific b) Indian c) Atlantic d) Arctic

4. Which part of the continent of South America is flat?

a) northern b) southern c) western d) eastern

5. Which waterfall on the mainland is the tallest in the world?

a) Angel b) Niagara c) Iguazu d) Victoria

6. The Andes are home to the largest alpine lake peace?

7. Which plain is the largest?

a) Amazonian lowland b) Orinoco lowland c) La Plata lowland d) Brazilian plateau

8. Which river in South America is the deepest?

a) Orinoco b) Parana c) Amazon d) Rio Negro

9. Which natural area of South America is best preserved? animal world?

10. Which statement correctly characterizes the climate of South America?

11. What is the highest point in South America?

a) Illampu b) Ruiz c) Acongagua d) Chimborazo

12. Which scientist during his expeditions to the mainland in 1923-1933. established the geographical centers of ancient centers of agriculture and the origin of some cultivated plants?

a) M.P. Lazarev b) N.I. Vavilov c) A. Humbolt d) G.I. Langsdorf

13 . How many species of tiny hummingbirds are there on the mainland of South America?

a) 321 b) 258 c)698 d)500

14. What are the descendants of marriages between Europeans and blacks called?

a) mulattoes b) mestizos c) sambo d) creoles

a) Colombia b) Venezuela c) Peru d) Brasilia

16. Which city has been declared by the international organization UNESCO as a cultural heritage humanity?

a) Peru b) Chile c) Colombia d) Brasilia

Part B.

Arrange the landforms of South America in order of their placement from south to south

A) Amaz lowland

B) Brazilian plateau

B) Guiana plateau

D) La Plaska lowland

2. Match natural area and animals characteristic of this natural area.

A) moist evergreen equatorial forests 1) rhea ostrich

B) savannah 2) orangutan

B) steppes 3) Pampas deer

D) semi-desert 4) tapir

5) whiskey

3.What is selva, patagonia, pampa?

Part C.

Determine the type of climate from the climatogram and characterize this climate.

Final test on the topic “South America”

Option

a) A. Humboldt b) N.M. Albov c) H. Columbus d) N.I. Vavilov

2. Which canal separates South America from North America?

a) Panamanian b)Eri c) Suez d) Tsar's

3. Which winds bring the most precipitation to South America?

a) trade winds b) western c) monsoons d) breezes

4. Which part of the South American continent is mountainous?

a) northern b) western c) eastern d) southern

5.Which mainland waterfall is the widest in the world?

a) Angel b) Victoria c) Iguazu d) Niagara

6. The highest mountain lake in South America and the world?

a) Air North b) Patus c) Maracaibo d) Titicaca

7. Does the relief correspond to the elevated areas of the South American Platform?

a) Amazonian lowland b) Orinoco lowland c) La Plata lowland d) Guiana plateau

8. Which river in South America is longer than the Volga?

a) Orinoco b) Iguazu c) Parana d) Amazon

9. Which natural area of South America has the least preserved fauna?

a) steppe b) savanna c) semi-desert d) equatorial forests

10.Which statement correctly characterizes the climate of South America?

a) the hottest b) the driest c) the wettest d) the coldest

11. When is the Amazon River high?

a) in winter b) in autumn c) in summer d) throughout the year

12. At the turn of the 18th-19th centuries, one of the first scientific explorers of South America made an expedition to study nature?

a) H. Columbus b) A. Humboldt c) A. Vespucci d) G. Langsdorff

13. What is the name of the savannas of the Brazilian plateau?

a) campos b) llanos c) pampa d) selva

14. What are the descendants of marriages between Indians and blacks called?

a) mulattoes b) mestizos c) Quechua d) sambo

15. What is the largest country in South America by area?

a) Colombia b) Brasilia c) Peru d) Colombia

16.Which World Heritage Island belongs to Chile?

a) Madagascar b) Greenland c) Easter d) Wrangel

Part B.

1. Distribute the states of South America in increasing order of the area of their territories.

A) Argentina

B) Brasilia

B) Peru

D) Suriname

2. Establish a correspondence between a natural area and a plant characteristic of this natural area.

A) moist evergreen equatorial forests 1) kebracho

B) savannas 2) velvichia

C) steppe 3 wild millet

D) semi-desert 4) ceiba

5) cactus

3. What is Patagonia, Ceiba, Selva.

Part C.

1. Determine the type of climate from the climatogram and characterize this climate.

Keys.

option 1

Part A.

Part B.

1. VABG

2. A-4, B-3, C-3, G-5

3.Selva - forests of South America

Patagonia - semi-deserts of South America

Pampa - South American steppe

Part C.

Equatorial climate. Average annual rainfall is between 2000 and 3000 mm, and high temperatures throughout the year.

option 2

Part A.

Part B.

1. VGBA

2. A-4, B-1, B-3, G-5

3. Patagonia - semi-deserts of South America

Selva - forests of South America

Ceiba - cotton tree of South America

Part C.

Subequatorial climate. The annual precipitation exceeds 2000 mm.

The average monthly temperature rises to +28... +30°C.

Easter Island(Spanish: Isla de Pascua) - an island of volcanic origin, belonging to, lying in the southern part Pacific Ocean, between Chile and the island of Tahiti (French Tahiti). Together with the small uninhabited o. Sala y Gomez (Spanish: Isla Sala y Gómez) forms the commune and province of Isla de Pascua (Spanish: Provincia de Isla de Pascua) within the region (Spanish: Region de Valparaíso). Local name, given to the island Polynesian whalers: Rapa Nui(Rapa Nui).

The only city of Hanga Roa (Spanish: Hanga Roa) is the capital of the island.

About 6 thousand people live on the island, about 40% of them are Polynesians or Rapanui, indigenous people, the rest are mainly Chileans. The Rapanui people speak the Rapa Nui language, and believers profess Catholicism. The island's area of about 165 km² is home to 70 extinct volcanoes. They have not erupted even once in the 1,300 years since its colonization. The island has the shape of a right triangle with sides of 24.18 and 16 km, at the corners of which rise the cones of extinct volcanoes: Rano Kao (Rano Kao; 324 m), Pua-Katiki (Puakatike; 377 m) and Terevaka ( rap Terevaka; 539 m - highest point islands). Between them lies a hilly plain formed by volcanic tuffs and basalts. Lava tubes and flows have created many underwater caves and a bizarre, steep coastline.

There are no rivers on Rapa Nui; the main sources of fresh water here are lakes that arose in the craters of volcanoes.

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The climate is subtropical, with average monthly temperature from +18°С to +23°С. Mostly herbs grow here, as well as a few eucalyptus and banana plants.

Along with the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, Rapa Nui is considered the most remote inhabited island in the world: the distance to the continental Chilean coast is almost 3514 km, and to the nearest inhabited place, the Pitcairn Islands (owned by Great Britain) - 2075 km.

Basically, Rapa Nui became famous for its stone giants, in which, according to legend, local population, contains the mystical power of the ancestors of Hotu Mato-a, the first king of the island.

Easter Island is undoubtedly the most Mysterious Island on globe. With its wonders and inexplicable mysteries, it magnetically attracts the attention of historians, geologists and cultural experts.

Story

In 1722, a squadron of 3 ships under the command of the Dutch traveler, Admiral Jacob Roggeveen (Dutch. Jacob Roggeveen; 1659-1729), heading from South America in search of the riches of the Unknown Southern Land (lat.Terra Australis Incognita), on Sunday April 7, the day of Christian Easter, discovered a small island in the South Pacific Ocean. At the council assembled by the admiral, the ship captains signed a resolution proclaiming the opening of a new island. Surprised travelers discovered that on Easter Island (as the sailors immediately dubbed it) three different races coexist peacefully: red-skins, blacks and white people. Local residents greeted the travelers differently: some waved their hands in a friendly manner, while others threw stones at the uninvited guests.

Polynesians, the inhabitants of Oceania, call the island "Rapa Nui" (rapa Nui - Big Rapa), however, the islanders themselves call their homeland "Te-Pito-o-te-Henua" (rap.Te-Pito-o -te-henua, which means " the center of the world»).

Formed by a series of large volcanic eruptions, the secluded island has been home to colonies of seabirds for millions of years. And its steep, steep banks marked the navigation route for the ships of Polynesian sailors.

Legends say that about 1,200 years ago, King Hotu Mato-a descended on the sandy beach of Anakena and set about colonizing the island. Then, for many centuries, a mysterious society existed on this island lost in the ocean. For unknown reasons, the islanders were engaged in carving giant statues, known as "moai". These idols are today considered one of the most inexplicable ancient artifacts on Earth. The islanders built villages from houses of unusual, elliptical shape. Presumably, the newly arrived settlers adapted their boats for temporary housing by turning them upside down. Then they began to build houses in a similar way; most of the hundreds of such buildings were destroyed by missionaries.

By the time the island was discovered, its population was 3-4 thousand people. The first settlers found lush vegetation on the island. Giant palm trees grew here in abundance (up to 25 m in height), which were cut down for the construction of houses and boats. People brought various plants here, which took root well in the soil enriched with volcanic ash. By 1500, the population of the island was already 7 - 9 thousand people.

As the population grew, separate clans formed, concentrated in different parts of Easter Island, connected by the common construction of statues and the cult that arose around them.

In 1862, Peruvian slave traders took away most of the inhabitants of the island and destroyed their original culture. In 1888, Rapa Nui was annexed to Chile. Today, the islanders are engaged in fishing, farming - growing sugar cane, taro, sweet potatoes, bananas, and also work on cattle farms and make souvenirs for tourists.

Sights and mysteries of Rapa Nui

Despite its small size, Easter Island has many attractions, both natural and man-made. In 1995 National Park Rapa Nui (Spanish: el Parque Nacional de Rapa Nui National) was included in the register World Heritage UNESCO.

The entire territory of the island is an archaeological reserve, a single amazing open-air museum.

Easter Island has 2 sandy beach: located in the northern part of the island, Anakena Beach (Spanish: Playa Anakena), one of the few beaches where swimming is officially allowed, is an excellent place for surfers. The second beautiful deserted beach located along south coast island, this is a real pearl called Ovahe (Spanish: Playa Ovahe). Ovahe is surrounded by picturesque cliffs and is much larger than Anaken.

The main attraction of the island and an unsolved mystery that has haunted the minds of scientists for centuries, of course, are the Moai sculptures. Almost everywhere along the southern part of the island there are huge ancient statues.

It is not known why the islanders began to create gigantic sculptures en masse. Their incomprehensible obsession subsequently led to a catastrophic depletion of forest resources. The forest needed to transport the giant moai was mercilessly cut down. The first monolithic sculptures, as tall as a person, were made from basalt. Then the islanders began to make huge statues (more than 10 m high, weighing up to 20 tons) from soft volcanic tuff (compressed volcanic ash), an ideal material for sculpting. Located slightly inland, the Rano Raraku crater (Spanish: Rano Raraku; small dormant volcano up to 150 m high) is the place where famous giants were carved. Hundreds of islanders worked on their creation from morning to evening. Today you can see all the stages of painstaking work here, and unfinished figures are scattered here. Probably, the making of statues by skilled sculptors took place in compliance with numerous ceremonies and rituals. If a defect occurred during the making of a statue, which was considered a sign of the devil, the carvers abandoned the work and began another.

When the statue was carved and the lintel connecting it to the crater rock was cut off, the figure rolled down the slope. At the base of the crater, the statues were installed in a vertical position, and here their final modifications were carried out. How were the massive moai then transported to various places on the island? The statues weighed up to 82 tons with a height of up to 10 m. Sometimes they were moved and installed at distances of over 20 km!

As Easter legends say, the moai... walked to their places on their own. Some researchers believed that they were moved by dragging. Later they came to the conclusion that the figures moved in a vertical position. What it all really looked like remains another unsolved mystery of the Easter Island civilization.

In 1868, the British tried to take one of the statues home. However, they abandoned this idea, limiting themselves to a small bust (2.5 m high). It was installed in the British Museum in London. Hundreds of natives and the entire crew of the ship took part in the process of transporting and loading the “baby”.

At the location of the statue, they were installed on ahu (rap. Ahu) - polished stone platforms of different sizes, slightly inclined towards the sea. Next came the final stage of creating iconic figures - installing eyes made of volcanic glass or coral. The heads of many stone idols were decorated with “hats” (rap. Pukao) made of reddish rock.

Moai pedestals are more than 3 m high, up to 150 m long, and the weight of their constituent stone slabs is up to 10 tons. Near the crater of the volcano, about 200 unfinished figures were found, among which there are giants more than 20 m in length.

Over time, the number of moai reached 1000, which made it possible to build an almost continuous line of monuments along the coast of Rapa Nui. The reason why the inhabitants of the tiny island spent time and effort creating numerous giants remains a mystery today.

It is believed that the Easter Island sculptures were images of noble representatives of the clans. The statue's typical design—no legs, with an angular, grim face, prominent chin, tightly compressed lips, and low forehead—remains one of greatest mysteries Easter Islands. All the statues (except for the seven moai located in the middle of the island) stand on the coast and “look” into the sky towards the island. Some experts consider them to be guardians of the dead, who protected the deceased from natural elements with their powerful backs. Mysterious giants silently lined up on the coast, turning their backs to the Pacific Ocean - like a powerful army guarding the peace of their possessions.

Despite the somewhat primitive nature of the moai, the statues are mesmerizing. The giants look especially impressive in the evening, in the rays of the setting sun, when only huge, blood-chilling silhouettes appear against the sky...

So, the Rapa Nui civilization reached its peak, then something terrible happened.

A sinister story of merciless exploitation has emerged natural resources and the destruction of the island. The Europeans who first set foot on Easter Island were amazed at how people could survive in such a deserted place. This ceased to be a mystery when recent research showed that in ancient times the island was covered with dense forest and was an abundant tropical paradise.

Apparently, the island’s resources seemed inexhaustible, trees were cut down to build houses and canoes, and giant palm trees were cut down to transport moai.

The destruction of the forest has led to soil erosion and depletion. Poor harvests and lack of food led to armed conflicts between island clans, and the moai, symbols of power and success, were overthrown. The struggle became more severe over time; according to legend, the victors ate their enemies to gain strength. In the southwestern part of Rapa Nui there is a cave “Ana Kai Tangata”, the name of which is ambiguous: it can mean “cave where people eat”, or maybe “cave where people were eaten”. The Rapa Nui culture, formed over the past 300 years, collapsed.

Due to the lack of forest, the islanders found themselves even more cut off from the outside world than before. Even fishing turned out to be difficult for them. Easter Island was reduced to a devastated, desolate piece of land with depleted soils, with only about 750 inhabitants left alive. Under these conditions, the cult of the bird man arose here. Over time, it acquired the status of the dominant religion on the island, practiced until 1866-1867.

Due to the lack of material for building a canoe and the possibility of sailing away from the island, the Rapanui people watched with envy the birds soaring in the sky.

On the edge of the Rano-Kao crater, the ritual village of Orongo was founded, where the god of fertility MakeMake was worshiped and unique competitions were held between men of different clans.

In the spring, each clan selected the most physically prepared warriors, who had to descend from steep slopes to the sea infested with sharks, swim to one of the islands and bring from there an unharmed egg of a seabird, the dusky quack (lat. Onychoprion fuscatus). The warrior who managed to deliver the egg first was proclaimed the Bird Man (the earthly incarnation of the deity Makemake). He received awards and special privileges, and his tribe received the right to rule the island for a year, until the next competition.

Also unique to Orongo are the hundreds of petroglyphs that have survived centuries, carved into the solid basalt rock by the Bird Men. It is believed that the petroglyphs depict the winners of annual competitions. About 480 such petroglyphs have been found around Orongo.

The culture of the Rapanui people began to revive, perhaps the inhabitants of the island could once again reach their peak, but in December 1862, ships of Peruvian slave traders landed on the island and took away all the able-bodied inhabitants of the island. At that time, the economy was booming and needed labor. Due to poor nutrition, unbearable working conditions and disease, no more than a hundred islanders survived. And only thanks to the intervention of France, the surviving inhabitants of Rapa Nui were returned to the island. At the time of the island's annexation by Chile in 1888, about 200 indigenous people lived here.

Missionaries arriving on the island found a society in decline, and it did not take long for its inhabitants to convert to Christianity. Changes were immediately made to the clothing of the indigenous population, or rather, its complete absence. The inhabitants of the island were deprived of their ancestral lands, they lived in a small part of the island, while the arriving farmers used the rest of the land for agriculture.

Tattoos were banned, houses and ritual shrines were destroyed, and Rapa Nui works of art were destroyed. All wooden sculptures of the island, religious artifacts, and, most importantly, “” (rap. Rongo Rongo) - wooden tablets of the “talking tree”, covered with unique writing, were destroyed. Easter Island is the only island in Polynesia, whose inhabitants developed their own writing system. Ancient legends, traditions, and religious chants were carved with shark teeth on tablets of dark toromiro wood, only a few of which have survived to this day. Kohau tablets with images of a winged bird-man, frogs, turtles, lizards, stars, crosses and spirals inscribed on them are another mystery of the strange island, which scientists have not been able to decipher for more than 130 years. Now there are only 25 left rongo-rongo, scattered throughout museums around the world.

In 1988, Rapa Nui presented scientists with another surprise. During excavations in a small swamp in the interior of the island, Australian scientists found the remains of a medieval knight in full equipment, sitting on a war horse. The knight and horse were well preserved in peat, which has preservative properties. Judging by his armor, the knight was a member of the German Catholic Livonian Order (1237-1562). The belt wallet contained gold Hungarian ducats minted in 1326; these coins were in circulation in Poland and Lithuania. Scientists could not explain how the rider ended up thousands of kilometers away on a remote Pacific Island. More than 150 years remained from 1326 until the discovery of America (1492)! One involuntarily thinks about the existence of the phenomenon of teleportation. To this day, no more convincing arguments have been found to explain the appearance of the medieval crusader knight on Easter Island.

A little sad digression

The phenomenal Easter Island, which is a small piece of land (only 165 m²), was 3-4 times larger than before at the time of the construction of the mysterious giants. Some of it, like Atlantis, disappeared under water. In calm, sunny weather, areas of flooded land are visible through the water column. There is even such an incredible version: the mysterious Easter Island is a tiny surviving part of the ancestor of humanity, the mythical continent of Lemuria, which sank about 4 million years ago.

And the pearl island, located in Oceania far from civilization, prompts certain thoughts and conclusions. The history of Easter Island is a miniature copy of the history of our time. She is able to teach an object lesson to us, the inhabitants of planet Earth. We are all, in essence, residents of an island floating in an endless ocean.

On a tiny piece of land, which is Easter Island, the consequences of a barbaric attitude towards nature and ruthless deforestation are clearly visible. The inhabitants, continuing their monstrous actions, probably prayed to their gods to make up for the damage done to their land. To continue to abuse her.

What could the gods do? There is only one thing - to bring some sense into the person who cut down the last tree. The man understood that this tree was the last, nevertheless, he cut it down. This is the most terrible tragedy of our time...

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TO CHILE
ОL9; island PaL9; схы (Dutch. Paasch-Eyland, Spanish. Isla de Pascua) - an island in the South Pacific Ocean, territory of Chile. The local name of the island is Rapa Nui. Area - 163.6 km². Coordinates - 27°07R42; Yu. w. 109°21R42; h. d. (G).
Along with the archipelago, Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited island in the world. The distance to the continental coast of Chile is 3703 km, to Pitcairn Island, the nearest populated area, - 1819 km. The island was discovered by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen on Easter Sunday 1722.
The capital of the island and its only city is Hanga Roa. In total, 3.7 thousand people live on the island (2005).
Rapa Nui is largely famous for its moai, or stone statues made from compressed volcanic ash, which, according to locals, contain the supernatural power of the ancestors of the first king of Easter Island, Hotu Matu'a. In 1888, Chile was annexed. In 1995, Rapa Nui National Park became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Interestingly, Easter Island is projected through the center of the Earth onto Lhasa (Rasa) in Tibet.

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Now owned by Chile, since 1988
Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world, and thanks largely to its isolation, Rapa Nui's history is unique. There are many scientific hypotheses and guesses regarding the time of settlement of Rapa Nui, the racial background of the local residents, the cause of the death of a unique civilization, whose representatives built huge stone sculptures (moai) and knew writing (rongorongo), which has not yet been deciphered by linguists. With the discovery of the island in 1722 by the Dutch traveler Jacob Roggeveen and the appearance of the first Catholic missionaries, fundamental changes took place in the life of the Rapanui people: the hierarchical relationships that existed in the past were forgotten, and the practice of cannibalism was stopped. In the middle of the 19th century local residents became the object of the slave trade, as a result of which most of the Rapanui people died, and along with them many elements of the unique local culture were lost. On September 9, 1888, the island was annexed by Chile. In the 20th century, Rapa Nui became an object of great interest for scientific researchers trying to unravel the secrets of the disappeared Rapa Nui civilization (among them was the Norwegian traveler Thor Heyerdahl). During this time, there were some improvements in the island's infrastructure and the quality of life of the Rapa Nui people. In 1995, Rapa Nui National Park became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the 21st century, the island continues to attract tourists from all over the world, and tourism has become the main source of income for the local population.

Millions of tourists come to Chile every year. Easter Island, the driest Atakami desert in the world, as well as many other natural monuments and ancient culture make this country a Mecca for curious travelers.

Main attractions of Chile

Lauca National Park

The title of one of the most visited and interesting attractions in Chile rightfully belongs to national park Lauca, located at an altitude of more than 4,500 km above sea level, almost at the very border with Bolivia. This biosphere reserve contains a rich collection of rare representatives of flora and fauna.

Le Page Museum

IN Chile attractions, belonging to different eras can be found at almost every step, but this museum has no analogues. The Le Page Archaeological Museum, which is located in the Atacama Desert, contains more than 380 thousand rare exhibits, some of which are up to 10,000 years old. This is where the most large collection mummies (about 400), which are almost three millennia older than the embalmed remains of the famous Egyptian pharaohs.

Active volcano Maipo

The Maipo volcano, one of the southernmost peaks of the Andes, is located on the border with Argentina, 90 km from Tupungato and 100 km from Santiago. As already noted, attractions, including natural ones, are not uncommon in Chile, but this active volcano can safely be called the most striking miracle of the region. Maipo became popular due to its unusual, absolutely symmetrical conical shape.

La Portada - the largest natural arch

As you know, Chile is a country whose attractions can be divided into natural and man-made. La Portada is one of the most interesting structures created by nature. Unique monument, which is a giant stone arch 43 meters high, is located in the northern part of Antofagasta.

Andean Christ - symbol of peace

At the Bermejo Pass, on the border of Chile and Argentina, in honor of the truce of the two countries in 1904, a monument to Christ the Redeemer was erected at an altitude of 3900 meters above sea level. This monument is made of bronze, which was obtained by melting down old cannons left over from the Spanish colonists. For both Argentina and Chile, this landmark is a symbol of eternal peace, as eloquently evidenced by the inscription on the pedestal: “The mountains would sooner crumble into dust than we would violate the armistice agreement.”

Atacama Desert: Valley of the Moon

This desert is notable for the fact that there is nothing living here: only stones, salt lakes and absolute silence. And, despite the fact that Chile is a country whose attractions are unique, the Atacama Desert is the most unusual place on the ground. In the entire history of meteorological observations, not a single rain was recorded in this area. It’s not for nothing that the desert is called the lunar valley - the local landscapes are very reminiscent of the surface of the Earth’s satellite.

Los Flamencos Nature Reserve

The reserve, whose total area is approximately 80,000 hectares, is very popular among lovers wildlife, history and archaeology. Here tourists can see the ruins of a village whose age exceeds 3 thousand years. The main feature of this ancient settlement Experts believe that the shape of the buildings is unusual - the walls of the clay houses are round. Los Flamencos has stunningly beautiful lakes, incredible mountain landscapes and surreal sculptures created by nature itself.

Chiloe Island

One of the attractions that has made Chile popular is the island of Chiloe. It has a wonderful climate, wonderful beaches and a lot of monuments of ancient culture and architecture. The island is home to the unique Church of St. Mary, which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Lake Chungara - mysterious splendor

On southwest coast Chile, at an altitude of 4570 meters above sea level, is one of the most mysterious and beautiful lakes in the world - Chungara. This natural reservoir, surrounded by Mount Guayatiri and the Payachata volcano, is a safe haven for endangered species of fish and birds. On the picturesque banks of Chungara, along which people leisurely stroll pink flamingos, more than 130 species of rare herbs, flowers and shrubs grow, and not far from the lake there are ruins of ancient settlements.

Easter Island is one of the most mysterious places on the ground

The South Pacific Ocean has the most mysterious island on earth, one of the most famous and popular attractions in Chile. Tourists are attracted here not only azure beaches and beautiful landscapes, but also many mysteries that haunt many generations of researchers and travelers. The most famous monuments unknown civilization- huge statues. The height of stone idols is from 3 to 21 meters. The weight of each statue ranges from 10 to 25 tons, but among them there are real giants weighing about 90 tons.