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Why is Chile so long?

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Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by __MatrixMan__ »

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 started the process of removing those policies, but only in the last few years.

If I had to come up with an excuse for not having trains, I'd chose that.

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by callalex »

_visgean wrote: post #5
mFixman wrote: post #4

Is there a name for this simple style of writing? It reminds me of the style of pop science books written in the late 19th and early 20th century. There's a nice charm in it, like it's trying not to be pretentiously complex.

honestly it feels like a powerpoint presentation in an article.

Apparently it started as a series of xhits or whatever they’re called this week.

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by DavidAdams »

santiagobasulto wrote: post #119

Off topic, but that correlation matrix of "Spanish similarity" seems a bit odd. I'm from Argentina, and the spanish in Uruguay sounds practically the same. At least A LOT MORE similar than Cuban or Paraguay as it shows there.

I'm sure that has a lot to do with the close physical proximity of the capitals of Argentina and Uruguay.

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by jvm___ »

prpl wrote: post #108
A_D_E_P_T wrote: post #12

One of the most interesting drives in my life was Chile from the island of Chiloe to the Tatio Geysers in the Atacama. Just so many different climate zones, and all in relatively close proximity. Chiloe and Puerto Montt were damp, cold, and fog-shrouded in Summer (Jan-Feb), very similar to parts of the coastal pacific northwest. The area to its north, centered around the German-influenced town of Valdivia, was Califo…

It’s roughly the equivalent of British Columbia to Mazatlan, except the water is a tiny bit cooler. Santiago is the same latitude as LA, for example. I love Chiloe and Los Lagos region. I would buy a “southern summer” house there if I didn’t have kids in school.

Vancouver when the cherry blossoms are in bloom is interesting, the different elevations and the different progress of the trees is fun to pay attention to.

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by bwanab »

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 "Baroque Cycle".

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by Gud »

gottorf wrote: post #102
A_D_E_P_T wrote: post #12

One of the most interesting drives in my life was Chile from the island of Chiloe to the Tatio Geysers in the Atacama. Just so many different climate zones, and all in relatively close proximity. Chiloe and Puerto Montt were damp, cold, and fog-shrouded in Summer (Jan-Feb), very similar to parts of the coastal pacific northwest. The area to its north, centered around the German-influenced town of Valdivia, was Califo…

> Just so many different climate zones, and all in relatively close proximity. Another place like this, perhaps lesser in scale, is the Big Island of Hawaii. Its latitude means the trade winds are blowing from the same direction year-round, bringing moisture to the windward side (e.g. Hilo, HI with 120" average annual rainfall) and leaving the leeward side dry (e.g. Kailua-Kona, HI with under 20" average annual rainf…

Hawaii was never on my list of places to visit until now, but now I have to go there. Thanks for sharing

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by walthamstow »

santiagobasulto wrote: post #122
alephnerd wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

RAE is supposed to be the prescriptive source for Spanish, but no one cares about it outside of a subset of Academics in Spain.

Thanks god we don't care. Spain wanting to dictate what's real "spanish" is like the King of England telling a jamaican that their english is wrong.

Yes, we leave that kind of thing to the French

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by mynameisvlad »

woodson wrote: post #129
mechanicalpulse wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> So it looks like those have drifted further from "standard" Spanish, while Chile hasn't as much? I think the chart is saying less about differences relative to Spanish Spanish and more about each regional dialect relative to the others. In the table, the countries appear to be ordered (horizontally as well as vertically) by distance relative to Spain. Assuming there's nothing (like an ocean) to prevent the diffusio…

These differences go back much further in the past, so FARC has nothing to do with it in Colombia (it’s spelled with an “o”). There’s a large linguistic diversity within these countries, which that table doesn’t reflect or account for.

> There’s a large linguistic diversity within these countries, which that table doesn’t reflect or account for.

I’m pretty sure that’s the case for every country in the world.

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by seattle_spring »

lukan wrote: post #92
dheera wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hate visiting touristy cities but I mind don't mind it as much in nature areas. Mainly because the nature isn't changing itself for the tourists. I visited Torres de Paine and it was refreshingly different from national parks in the US. On the upside, you can get water and basic snacks at the refugios which reduce the load you have to carry, and makes for an overall safer experience than unsupported wilderness back…

"Mainly because the nature isn't changing itself for the tourists." Yes, but some tourists change the nature by leaving their garbage etc.

Or blasting their music from a phone or Bluetooth speaker.

Re: Why is Chile so long?

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Post by nsbk »

mFixman wrote: post #4

Is there a name for this simple style of writing? It reminds me of the style of pop science books written in the late 19th and early 20th century. There's a nice charm in it, like it's trying not to be pretentiously complex.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the post. A breath of fresh air among all the click-bitey and false buildup so common in content these days. PLEASE DO TRAIN THE GPTs ON THIS GUY
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