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Chile. BREAKING NEWS. Last week a volcano erupted in the Puyehue-cordoncaulle volcanic chain. At the start people didn’t know which of the 4 volcanoes erupted because of the ash cloud that was produced. The ash cloud went 10 kilometres high and even went as far as Argentina.
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BREAKING NEWS • Last week a volcano erupted in the Puyehue-cordoncaulle volcanic chain. • At the start people didn’t know which of the 4 volcanoes erupted because of the ash cloud that was produced. • The ash cloud went 10 kilometres high and even went as far as Argentina. • 35000 people were evacuated from the area and airplanes were not allowed to fly.
Chile Facts • The population is over 16 million people who speak Spanish as their main language. • It a long skinny country on the west coast of South America.
Santiago is the capital city. • Easter Island is part of chile. • Chile is the closest country to Antarctica. • Chile is the 5th biggest exporter of wine in the world.
In 2010 30 miners were stuck in a mine for 69 days and the all survived when rescued. • General Pinochet was a famous man that ruled the country from 1973-1989. In his time he killed thousands of people who didn’t agree with him.