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The dramatic televised rescue of the 33 miners, and Chile’s speedy recovery from a devasting earthquake highlight the dogged spirit of the nation

From its national airline to flagship shopping centers to copper mining, examples of success span the range of Chile’s commerce and industry... Even the nation’s unique pension system has found international acclaim and has been emulated, either in whole or in part, by other countries

Foreign direct investment reached US$15 billion last year in Chile

Corfo aims to turn Chile into the regional hub of entrepreneurship and innovation

Several hotels, resorts and adventure companies offer the chance to experience Chile’s considerable natural beauty at first hand

Since its creation, InvestChile has brought US$2.4 billion in foreign investment to the country and US$143 million last year alone. The outlook for 2011 looks even better, with a growing network of foreign offices and specialized support team helping to strengthen Chile’s growth capacities

According to UNESCO, the beautiful city of Valparaiso “is an exceptional testimony to the early phase of globalization in the late 19th century, when it became the leading merchant port on the sea routes of the Pacific coast of South America” and therefore its historic quarter fully deserved the organization’s protection in 2003.

Located in northern Chile in the remote Pampa desert, one of the driest areas on Earth, Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries that processed the largest deposit of saltpeter in the world.

Famous for its giant stone statues, known as moai, and reputedly one of the most isolated inhabited places on Earth, Rapa Nui – the indigenous name for Easter Island – was also Chile’s first inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, being admitted in 1995.

Around 112 miles long and just over 30 miles wide, the Isla Grande de Chiloe (Big Island of Chiloe) is the second-largest island in South America after Tierra del Fuego and is the biggest in the Chiloe archipelago.