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	Quechua Quechua Kechua , or Quichua , linguistic family belonging to the Andean branch of the Andean-Equatorial stock of Native American languages (mainly in South America). Encompassing far more native speakers than any other aboriginal language group in the Americas, the languages of the Quechuan... Read more
	Araucanians Araucanians , South American people, occupying most of S central Chile at the time of the Spanish conquest (1540). The Araucanians were an agricultural people living in small settlements. They are classified into three major cultural subdivisions, the Huilliche, the Picunche, and the Mapuche, the... Read more
	Juan Fernandez Juan Fernández , group of small islands, S Pacific, c.400 mi (640 km) W of Valparaiso, Chile. They belong to Chile and are administered as a part of Valparaiso prov. The two principal islands are Isla Robinson Crusoe (formerly Más a Tierra) and Isla Alejandro Selkirk (formerly... Read more
	South America South America fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries— Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , ... Read more
	Puerto Montt Puerto Montt, Chile Founded in 1853 and named after Manuel Montt (1809–80), President of Chile (1851–61).... Read more
	Graham Land Graham Land part of the Antarctic Peninsula , W Antarctica. This ice-covered, mountainous area was thought to be a group of islands but further exploration (1934) showed it to be peninsular. Claimed by Britain in 1832, it was also claimed by Argentina and Chile. Its name is sometimes used to... Read more
	monkey-puzzle tree monkey-puzzle tree evergreen tree ( Araucaria araucana ) native to Chile and widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. The symmetrical branches have an unusual angularity and are completely covered by the stiff, overlapping leaves. The monkey-puzzle tree and related species—e.g., the... Read more
	Dependency Theory Dependency Theory A RICH DEBATE EMPIRICAL CHALLENGES A LASTING LEGACY BIBLIOGRAPHY In the early 1950s, a group of economists stationed at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) in Santiago, Chile, launched a rigorous research program around one pressing question:... Read more
	Loa Loa , longest river of Chile, 275 mi (443 km) long, flowing S from the Andes, N Chile, then W and N through the Atacama Desert, before turning W to the Pacific Ocean. It is not navigable but affords some water supply and hydroelectric power for copper and nitrate-mining communities in its vicinity.... Read more
	Homestake Mining Company Homestake Mining Company 1600 Riviera Drive, 2nd FloorWalnut Creek, California 94596-3569U.S.A.Telephone: (925) 817-1300Fax: (415) 397-5038Web site: http://www.homestake.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1877Employees: 1,250Sales: $691.0 million (1999)Stock Exchanges: New York Australia... Read more