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| Argentina |
a country in the southern part of South America, between Chile and Uruguay. |
| Atacama |
a desert in northern Chile that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains. |
| Atacama Desert |
an extremely arid region of northern Chile that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains. |
| Cape Horn |
a cape on an island that belongs to Chile, at the extreme southern end of South America. |
| Chile saltpeter |
naturally occurring sodium nitrate, esp. as found in Chile and Peru. |
| Humboldt Current |
a cold current of the Pacific Ocean flowing north along the coasts of Chile and Peru. |
| mole1 |
any of the thick spicy sauces of Mexican origin having a base of unsweetened chocolate and chile peppers. |
| Peru |
a South American country on the Pacific coast between Ecuador and Chile. |
| peso |
the chief monetary unit of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equaling one hundred centavos. [1/3 definitions] |
| Santiago |
the capital of Chile. |
| sodium nitrate |
a white crystalline salt, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, explosives, and glass; Chile saltpeter. |
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