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Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by idontwantthis »

bwanab wrote: post #135

That is a really nice bit of information communication. Hat's off! I feel like I learned a lot and that always makes me happy. One quibble. At the end it mentions why Mexico's west was of interest to the Spanish, but neglects possibly the most important part - it was where the Spanish galleons from the Philippines first landed after the grueling trip across the Pacific as detailed beautifully in Neal Stephenson's "Ba…

And the real history in 1493 by Charles C. Mann.

Samurai were documented as guards on galleons brought to Mexico. It needs to be a movie.

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by russellbeattie »

albrewer wrote: post #76
prmoustache wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no idea. Also there is no standard spanish even in Spain. Like Andalucian spanish and Domenican spanish have a lot in common but vary greatly with other forms of spanish.

When I was getting my degree, two of my classmates spoke Spanish as a first language. One was a transfer student from Madrid, and the other was an immigrant from northern Mexico. I was in the room the first time they met and tried speaking Spanish to one another. They couldn't understand each other and communicated solely in English after about 10 minutes.

That's a very anecdotal experience.

I met my ex-wife in Madrid where I lived for 4 years and where she was from. That's where I learned Spanish as a second language. After we moved back to California, we obviously met and spoke to many Mexicans over the years. Zero problems communicating for her, ever. Spanish is still Spanish.

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by piuantiderp »

idontwantthis wrote: post #171
bwanab wrote: post #135

That is a really nice bit of information communication. Hat's off! I feel like I learned a lot and that always makes me happy. One quibble. At the end it mentions why Mexico's west was of interest to the Spanish, but neglects possibly the most important part - it was where the Spanish galleons from the Philippines first landed after the grueling trip across the Pacific as detailed beautifully in Neal Stephenson's "Ba…

And the real history in 1493 by Charles C. Mann. Samurai were documented as guards on galleons brought to Mexico. It needs to be a movie.

If I recall there were also some Aztecs or Mayans brought to fight in Phillipines and SEA

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Post by jaggederest »

fullstop wrote: post #61
throwup238 wrote: post #3

My key takeaway from this article is that the best place to go see the Milky Way is deep in the Amazon rainforest… where the tree cover is nearly 100% and there isn’t a single road for a hundred miles. That’s a neat collection of graphics. I’m curious how bespoke the creation process is for each graphic or if this is something everyone just does in ArcGis or similar. That last graphic about the Western US being the o…

> My key takeaway from this article is that the best place to go see the Milky Way is deep in the Amazon rainforest… where the tree cover is nearly 100% and there isn’t a single road for a hundred miles. Check out Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Springs_State_Park

Pine Mountain Observatory, if you're on the West coast, has some of the darkest skies, best weather and stable atmosphere for good seeing. 24 inch telescope, too.

https://pmo.uoregon.edu/

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Post by 29athrowaway »

aeyes wrote: post #170
29athrowaway wrote: post #21

Another interesting fact about Chile is: no compass is needed. The mountains show where the East is. If the East is to your right you are facing North, otherwise you are facing South.

The coastal mountain range reaches heights of 3000m, it's not as easy if you are in the valley in between these mountains and the Andes because you'll be surrounded by mountains. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_Coast_Range

But those don't have snow in them. It is easy to tell them apart.

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Post by [deleted] »

A_D_E_P_T wrote: post #154
dheera wrote: post #68

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I travelled to Chile earlier this year and visited Atacama and Torres de Paine. The thing that boggled my mind was that you can't drive between the two without a very long detour through Argentina. Chile has literally no road linking the northern part with the southernmost part without going outside the country. It is also mind boggling that rail is not more popular there. A long, slim country is ideal for high speed…

I tried to cross the border into Argentina north of Puerto Montt. I wanted to check out the Argentinian side for a day or two. But they wouldn't let me across the border with my rental car, and I got turned back. I suppose the rules are a little bit different in the far south?

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Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by [deleted] »

prpl wrote: post #112
dheera wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I travelled to Chile earlier this year and visited Atacama and Torres de Paine. The thing that boggled my mind was that you can't drive between the two without a very long detour through Argentina. Chile has literally no road linking the northern part with the southernmost part without going outside the country. It is also mind boggling that rail is not more popular there. A long, slim country is ideal for high speed…

The bus system is very cheap though, it’s very hard to compete with that

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Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by golergka »

__MatrixMan__ wrote: post #131
cassepipe wrote: post #14

No excuse for not building one giant high speed multi-tracks train line from North to South then :)

That sounds like the kind of investment in the commons that a socialist would make. In 1973 the US encouraged a coup to ensure that no such investments were made ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta... ). Instead, we applied guns to the affected area and ensured that they would part with their resources as "fair free-market prices" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Boys ). They've star…

That's why Chile is the most successful economy on the continent.
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