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Loco, a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk native to the coasts of Chile and Peru. Picoroco, a species of giant barnacles native to the coasts of Chile and southern Peru. Piure, a class in the Urochordata subphylum of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Cochayuyo, algae
In 1971 Chile re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba, joining Mexico and Canada in rejecting a previously-established Organization of American States convention prohibiting governments in the Western Hemisphere from establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba. Shortly afterward, Cuban premier Fidel Castro made a month-long visit to Chile.
Map of Latin America showing modern political divisions. Latin America as a region has multiple nation-states, with varying levels of economic complexity. The Latin American economy is an export-based economy consisting of individual countries in the geographical regions of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.
Some other major agriculture products of Chile include pears, onions, wheat, maize, oats, garlic, asparagus, beans, beef, poultry, wool, fish, timber and hemp. Due to its geographical isolation and strict customs policies Chile is free from diseases and pests such as mad cow disease, fruit fly and Phylloxera.
Other products exported included dry fruits, mules, wines and minor amounts of copper. [31] Trade with Peru was controlled by merchants from Lima that enjoyed protection by the Spanish authorities in Lima. [32] In addition to the exports to coastal Peru Chile also exported products inland to Upper Peru through the port of Arica. [31]
Dulce de leche, known in Chile as manjar Mote con huesillo. Chilean cuisine [1] stems mainly from the combination of traditional Spanish cuisine, Chilean Mapuche culture and local ingredients, with later important influences from other European cuisines, particularly from Germany, the United Kingdom and France. The food tradition and recipes in ...
Cuba is not included in the list due to lack of economic data. Of the countries listed, some are not independent: Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , and Puerto Rico is a United States territory with special status and thus is measured separately from the U.S. by the World Economic Outlook.