With stunning, high-quality photos that reflect the richness of cultures around the globe, the Enchantment of the World series earns its name. Each title gives a thorough overview of a country, highlighting its geography, flora and fauna, government, economy, religions, arts and entertainment, and sports and pastimes. Chapters on the history of each nation and its peoples reveal struggles (some still ongoing), triumphs, and the diverse traditions that helped shape it.Chile explores how the thin but lengthy shape of the country results in the driest desert in the world in the north to temperate rain forests in Patagonia in the far south. This book also discusses the political crisis that led to the military rule of General Augusto Pinochet. Numerous maps and charts and concluding "Fast Facts" round out the series, making it complete for country reports.