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	Region
		Koshin'etsu region Kōshin'etsu (甲信越) is a subregion of the Shinano and Echigo provinces.
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	Atacama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Atacama Desert is the driest desert on Earth (except perhaps for the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica) and is virtually sterile because it is blocked from moisture on both sides by the Andes mountains and by coastal mountains.
		The average rainfall in Antofagasta — a region in Chile which is part of the Atacama — is just 3mm per year, and there was a period of time where no rain fell there for 40 years.
		The Atacama has rich deposits of copper and other minerals, and the world's largest natural supply of sodium nitrate, which was mined on a large scale until the early 1940s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atacama (504 words)

	Republic of Chile - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Republic of Chile
		Although the Atacama region of Chile is mostly arid, in the Pan de Azúcar National Park high cliffs produce dense coastal fogs that support a rich flora and fauna, especially cacti.
		Chile is one of the most important fisheries in the world, and in addition to line- and-net caught fish such as mackerel and anchovy, fish farming is now increasingly practised.
		Chile established a reputation as the strongest naval power along the Pacific coast, and until the 1880s its navy was larger than that of the USA.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Republic+of+Chile (2643 words)

	atacama desert chile-viajes explora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Chile is in a geologically unstable zone and periodically undergoes the effects of the seismic activity and volcanic
		Rains are increased in the southern region and the Mediterranean climate is characteristic of the central region.
		REPUBLICA OF CHILE, republic whose territory extends by the west and southwest of South America; it limits the north with Peru, the northeast with Bolivia, the east with Argentina and the south and the west with the Pacific Ocean.
	www.explora.com /atacama_desert/chile.htm (2111 words)

	Chile - explora / Patagonia Region
		Atacama is extraordinary in its beauty, geographical scope, and in the diversity of its natural and cultural attractions.
		To the North lies the Pampa del Tamarugal, to the East, the Altiplano and the Cordillera de los Andes, the Salar de Atacama and the Cordillera de Domeyko to the south, and to the west, the Pampa, the Cordillera de la Costa and the Pacific Ocean.
		In San Pedro de Atacama, the average winter temperature is 71 degrees F during the day and 39 degrees F at night.
	www.geographia.com /chile/explora/expatac.htm (373 words)

	Atacama desert of Chile offers salt lakes and geysers.
		The Atacama Desert, running over 600 miles between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains is the most driest desert in the world.
		In the Atacama stay at the elegant Explora Atacama where no detail has been forgotten or at the Hotel Terrentai for more basic accommodations and a closer proximity to the town of San Pedro.
		At dawn, powerful spurts of steam erupt out of the ground through various blowholes, and the vision of the steaming geysers against the deep blue desert sky may be one of your most enduring memories of your visit here.
	www.lostworldadventures.com /countries/chile/regions/atacama_desert.htm (272 words)

	Atacama -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Its limits are not exact, but it lies mainly within Antofagasta and Atacama administrative regions between the south bend of the Loa River and the mountains separating the Salado-Copiapó drainage basins.
		The region may be defined as the southernmost portion of the Andean Altiplano (or Puno) and is separated from the Atacama Desert...
		Middle Chile is a transition zone between the desert north and the rainy south.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9010023?tocId=9010023 (717 words)

	Atacama Crossing (Chile) 2004
		Continuously inhabited for some 10,000 years, San Pedro de Atacama was coveted by the Tihuanaco and Inca empires for its mineral wealth and importance as a crossroads of desert commerce.
		San Pedro de Atacama (San Pedro) is a small village located in one of the many oases which are founded in the altiplano of the second region of Chile.
		This small town is considered to be the archeological capital of Chile and is important for its extreme geographic position, the beauty of the landscape and its eternal blue sky.
	www.racingtheplanet.com /atacamacrossing/live/atacamenos.htm (522 words)

	Copiapó on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		An industrial city at the southern edge of the Atacama Desert, Copiapó has industries that ship and process the copper, gold, and silver of the surrounding region.
		The city was founded in 1540 by Pedro de Valdivia, the Spanish conqueror of Chile.
		CHILE: The resumption of gold mining operations are expected to require an investment of $101,000,000 to enable the restart COMPANIA MINERA MERICUNGA (CMM) [Chile/Canada] - Order #: 029304.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Copiapo.asp (283 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Chile 2002
		The first railroad of Chile was established in Copiapo, and the original Norris Brother locomotive is on exhibit in the gardens of the University of Atacama.
		The port city of Caldera is the center of the tourism activity of the Atacama Region, particularly to its south, where the pristine beaches of Las Piscinas and Bahia Inglesa are located.
		Nevertheless, the Atacama Region will be the host of a new tourism project called Bahia Cisne that will feature the first Thalasso-therapy center in Chile surrounded by a village of hotels, apartments and many other amenities.
	www.internationalreports.net /theamericas/chile/2002/copianpos.html (544 words)

	Atacama Desert
		The desert itself, c.2,000 ft (610 m) above sea level, is a series of dry salt basins flanked on the W by the Pacific coastal range, averaging c.2,500 ft (760 m) high, and on the E by the Andes.
		Antofagasta and other regional ports are without protected anchorages and are subject to frequent and severe earthquakes.
		Economically, the Atacama is declining, as reserves are depleted and the desert expands southward into once arable land.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0805151.html (323 words)

	Chile.com: III Region: Technical Data of Atacama.
		This Region constitutes a transition area between the desert and the transversal valleys projecting from Cordillera de Los Andes.
		Average rainfall of the Region is 100 mm.
		Copiapó is the Capital of the Region and a mining and fruitgrowing center.
	www.chile.com /tpl/articulo/detalle/ver.tpl?cod_articulo=1787 (775 words)

	Atacama Desert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Murrayâs performance is as arid as the Atacama Desert, and it is interesting to watch his character deal with doubt, regret, and the worry that his life has...
		Chile's Atacama Desert - the world's driest - is a test bed of another sort.
		The field tests have taken place in Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, and, consequently, a region where life is extremely scarce.
	www.conservation.mongabay.com /news/Atacama_Desert.htm (2474 words)

	ref
		Tectonic and magmatic evolution of the Andes of northern Argentina and Chile.
		Stratigraphy of the marine Neocomian in the region of southern Copiapo, Atacama Province.
		Upper Cenozoic volcanism and tectonism in the Andes of northern Chile.
	www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~tarcuri/ref.html (3451 words)

	Northern Chile Atacama tour and travel package in San pedro de Atacama
		The vast and colorful Atacama Desert is said to be the driest desert in the world.
		San Pedro de Atacama and numerous oases along the río Loa and río Salado served as way-stations on pre-Inca trade routes linking the Amazon, the Altiplano and the coast.
		From north to south, the principal destination cities in northern Chile are Arica, Iquique, Calama, San Pedro de Atacama, and Antofagasta.
	www.chileantourism.cl /dw/northernchile_dw.htm (335 words)

	Ancient Chile Migration Mystery Tied to Drought
		Summary Researchers studying prehistoric human migration patterns in Chile's Atacama Desert have long been perplexed by a pattern of occupation, abandonment, and recolonization in the region and what accounted for it.
		Researchers studying prehistoric human migration patterns in northern Chile's Atacama Desert have concluded that a mysterious pattern of early occupation and abandonment of the region was related to climate change.
		View a dynamic map of the Atacama Desert region of Chile.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2002/10/1024_021024_ChileAtacama.html (618 words)

	Encyclopedia: Atacama Region of Chile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		III Region of Atacama of Chile is situated in the north of the country.
		XI Region of Aisén of General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
		XII Region of Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Atacama-Region-of-Chile (113 words)

	April GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
		Evidence for the topographic development of the range is based on an investigation of the timing and extent of the development of the rain shadow in eastern Washington.
		In this study, areas in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile, are identified as the oldest landscape surfaces on Earth.
		This has important implications for the verification of a recent hypothesis that suggests that the aridity in the Atacama Desert is the cause, rather than the reason, for the uplift of the Andes in this region.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-03/gsoa-aga032405.php (3605 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Chile 2003
		The North of Chile has one of the greatest collections of untouched tourist zones in the country, where the magic of ancient cultures of the coast and the plateau meet their present heirs, through the valleys of ancient archaeological artifacts that portray their histories.
		Although they may seem to be contradictory, the region of Tarapacá allows that they coexist, as they are the focus point for development in the area.
		The Region of Tarapacá has been always one of the Southern Cone’s more attractive destinations, particularly for Peruvians, Bolivians and Chileans, who come to enjoy their beaches and perfect climate.
	www.internationalreports.net /theamericas/chile/2003/beltline.html (1066 words)

	Flowering Desert from Copiapo to La Serena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		On top of that, the occasional rainy winters bring forth an explosion of flowers that cover huge swaths of the parched ground with a colorful carpet, in a phenomenon known as the "flowering desert" that attracts visitors from far and wide.
		Region IV: Chile's Coquimbo Region, is a transitional area between the northern deserts and Chile's greener heartland.
		Fast developing into one of Chile's favorite holiday destinations, it is rapidly gaining ground on the beach resorts of the central part of the country.
	www.chileoutdoors.com /altue/english/about_chile/flowering_desert_copiapo_laserena.htm (326 words)

	ESA - Observing the Earth - The Atacama Desert, Chile
		The landscape of the Atacama Desert is no less stark than its meteorology: a plateau covered with lava flows and salt basins.
		The conspicuous white area below the image centre is the Atacama Salt Flat, just to the south of the small village San Pedro de Atacama, regarded as the centre of the desert.
		The Atacama is rich in copper and nitrates — it has been the subject of border disputes between Chile and Bolivia for this reason - and so is strewn with abandoned mines.
	www.esa.int /export/esaEO/SEM3PIWJD1E_index_0.html (333 words)

	Arsenic-Induced Skin Lesions among Atacameño People in Northern Chile Despite Good Nutrition and Centuries of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Cases of arsenic-induced skin lesions were also reported in the major northern city of Antofagasta in Region II of Chile, where high concentrations of arsenic (approximately 800 µg/L) were present in water sources until the 1970s, when a treatment plant was installed to remove arsenic (10,11).
		However, a study we conducted in San Pedro de Atacama demonstrated that arsenic metabolism as assessed by methylation patterns in urine was similar in the Atacameños as compared to that in other populations, both during exposure and after exposure was reduced (12,21).
		In 1998, we became aware of a small village called Chiu Chiu in the region [population 247 (26); elevation 8,000 ft; average rainfall approximately 1 inch/year; the main economic activity is growing fruits and vegetables].
	ehp.niehs.nih.gov /members/2000/108p617-620smith/smith-full.html (4385 words)

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		Environmental concerns have gained clout in Chile in recent years, as its top industries are forced to meet stringent standards in the markets they export to, including Europe.
		Chile's environmental regulatory agency originally approved the project in 2001, but Barrick resubmitted a revised and expanded version of the project for permitting on both sides of the Chile-Argentina border, and which meant moving parts of the glaciers.
		The Regional Environmental Commission of Chile's Atacama region asked Barrick in May to submit a redesign of the project, to leave glaciers intact and make the mine partly underground.
	feeds.theeuropenews.net /?rid=0894d21dbc53d16b&cat=88176adfdf246af5&f=1 (341 words)

	Vacation Properties For Sale in Chile - Available Properties - Viviun the Leader in International Property Listings
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	Chile: The Lakes Region
		The survivors of the Mapuche nation currently live on small reservations close to Temuco and Villarica and on islands in the middle of the lakes, preserving their customs and traditions.
		Hot springs and pools are common in the area around the lakes, and the rivers which drain them are superb for fishing (trout and salmon), or for shooting rapids.
		The natural jungle flowered on this volcanic and porous soil, unique in the world for the quantity and variety of beautiful trees and plants, many of which are at present listed in international botanical studies.
	www.travelvantage.com /chi_lake.html (904 words)

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		Atacama large submm telescope workshop Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:32:43 -0600 (CST) --- Workshop to be held at Boulder during/after URSI meeting.
		To identify and discuss promising approaches to the technological challenges, the study team is organizing a workshop about the proposed telescope in Boulder on Saturday January 8.
		Simon Radford Deputy Project Manager Large Submillimeter Atacama Telescope Caltech PS: Apologies for the overlap with the URSI commission J session on Saturday morning.
	www.cv.nrao.edu /~awootten/mmaimcal/ALST.txt (253 words)

	ESO and NSF sign agreement on ALMA
		Known as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), the future facility will encompass sixty-four interconnected 12-meter antennae at a unique, high-altitude site at Chajnantor in the Atacama region of northern Chile.
		The recent Presidential decree from Chile for AUI and the agreement signed in late 2002 between ESO and the Government of the Republic of Chile (cf.
		The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) will be one of astronomy's most powerful telescopes - providing unprecedented imaging capabilities and sensitivity in the corresponding wavelength range, many orders of magnitude greater than anything of its kind today.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2003-02/eso-ean022503.php (1213 words)

	4**** Chile Tours, Flights and Travel to Chile - Wine Tours, Patagonia, Santiago, Atacama Desert
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		Chile: Wines and Lakes Travel from Santiago de Chile to Puerto Varas and tour the spectacular Lake District.
		The Chile to Argentina Wine Tour Santiago de Chile, the Mendoza wine country, Córdoba and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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	Atacama Desert
		The driest place on earth: in Chile's Atacama Desert the dead live forever, and hope never dies.
		It's earth, Jim, but not as we know it The desolate beauty of Chile's Atacama desert does strange things to people.
		Atacama desert, Valley of the Moon in northern Chile.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0805151.html (453 words)

	U.S. Commercial Service Chile: Sanitary Sector Projects
		In 1999, the Government of Chile began privatizing its sanitary companies and awarded 65 percent ownership to the private sector.
		Regulations passed in 2002 require that industrial manufacturers and sanitary (water and sewage) companies in Chile must treat all wastewater by September 2006.
		The Superintendence for Sanitary Services (SSS) is the government office responsible for the control and enforcement of water regulations throughout the country.
	www.buyusa.gov /chile/en/93.html (1502 words)

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