This book is Indispensable. The terrain is desert in the north with a fertile central valley, giving way to a rugged and complex coastline.
Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands and has a string of volcanoes and lakes.
The southern extreme of this region is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands. The Andes Mountains form the eastern border. The climate is arid in north, Mediterranean in the centre and cool and damp in the south. History Chile's human history apparently began about 10,000 years ago, when migrating Indians followed the line of the Andes and settled in fertile valleys and along the coast. The Incas briefly extended their empire into the north, but the area's remoteness prevented significant impact.