Many Christians fast or abandon pleasurable habits during Lent. More people have immigrated to Argentina from Europe than any other Latin American nation. Juan Peron was a nationalist leader who ruled Argentina in the 1940s and the 1950s and again briefly in the 1970s. Thousands of people disappeared after opposing the military in South America from 1976 to 1983. Britain defeated Argentina in 1982 after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands off the Argentine coast.
Chile is the size of Texas but has a very different shape.
It is 2,600 miles long, but only about 110 miles wide. Mining is a very important industry in Chile. Chile recently surpassed the United States toi become the world s largest exporter of copper. Easter Island is located off the coast of Chile. It is famous for its large stone statues.