The Mapuche also known as Araucanians are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who share a common social, religious, and economic structure, as well as a common linguistic heritage as Mapudungun speakers. Their homelands once extended from Choapa Valley to the Chiloé Archipelago and later spread eastward to Puelmapu, a land comprising part of the Argentine pampa and Patagonia. Today the collective group makes up over 80% of the indigenous peoples in Chile and about 9% of the total Chilean population. The Mapuche are concentrated in the Araucanía region. Many have migrated from rural areas to the cities of Santiago and Buenos Aires for economic opportunities, more than 92% of the Mapuches are from Chile.
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Walter Orlando Ayoví Corozo is a former Ecuadorian professional footballer who last played for the Monterrey Flash in the Major Arena Soccer League. He previously played as a left winger for Club Deportivo El Nacional in the Ecuadorian league and in the Ecuador national team, primarily in left defense. He is the cousin of fellow footballer Jaime Ayoví, who also plays in the Ecuador national team. He also holds Mexican citizenship.
Nelson Antonio Tapia Ríos is a former Chilean football goalkeeper and current football manager. He is the current assistant manager of Audax Italiano.
Daniel Gastón Montenegro Casella is an Argentine former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.
Palestinians in Chile are believed to be the largest Palestinian community outside of the Arab world. There are around 6 million Palestinians living in diaspora, mainly in the Middle East. Estimates of the number of Palestinian descendants in Chile range from 450,000 to 500,000.
Walter Gastón Coyette is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Huracán's youth setup.
Cable News Network Chile is a Chilean pay television news channel launched on 4 December 2008. It was originally a joint venture between VTR Chile and WarnerMedia. The channel is based in Santiago, Chile.
Paila marina is a traditional Chilean seafood soup or light stew usually served in a paila. It usually contains a shellfish stock base cooked with different kinds of shellfish and fish. These are complemented with a variety of herbs and spices such as paprika and parsley.
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean military officer who was the dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the military junta, which in 1974 declared him President of the Republic and thus the dictator of Chile; in 1980, a referendum approved a new constitution confirming him in the office, after which he served as de jure president from 1981 to 1990. His time in office remains the longest of any Chilean ruler.
Mario Antonio Núñez Villarreal is a Chilean former footballer well remembered for his spell at O'Higgins. He played as a striker.
Graduados, historias que no se olvidan is a 2013 Chilean telenovela, a remake of the 2012 Argentine telenovela Graduados. It was aired by Chilevisión, and the man actors are Marcial Tagle, Fernanda Urrejola, Ricardo Fernández and Bárbara Ruiz-Tagle.
The team rosters for the 2001 South American U-20 Championship football tournament held in Ecuador. The ten national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Cannabis in Chile is illegal for all production and public consumption, though private at-home consumption, grow and selling is allowed for medical use. It is widely consumed, with the highest per-capita use in Latin America. In 2014 Chile began clinical trials on medical marijuana, and in 2015 a decriminalization bill successfully passed the lower house of the Chilean Congress.
The 2019 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato AFP PlanVital 2019 for sponsorship reasons, was the 89th season of top-flight football in Chile. The season started on 15 February 2019. Universidad Católica were the defending champions, having won the previous tournament.
Óscar Daniel Jadue Jadue is a Chilean architect, sociologist and Marxist politician. A member of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh), Jadue served as Mayor of Recoleta since 2012 until his dismisal in July 22, 2024.
Walter Benjamín Ponce Gallardo is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Unión La Calera.
Fox Sports was a group of sports television channels available in Latin America. Several years after acquiring 20th Century Fox in 2019, The Walt Disney Company announced its decision to unify its sports broadcasting operations in Latin America exclusively under the ESPN brand. As a result, all Fox Sports channels were rebranded as ESPN by February 2024.
