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The origin of Chile

Several concepts exist to the origin of the word Chile. One theory, the Incas of Peru, who had not became successful to conquer the Araucanians, called the valley of the Aconcagua by corruption of the name of a tribal chief called Tili. Tili who ruled the place during the period of the Incan conquest. One more theory traces to the similarities of the Aconcagua valley with that of the Casma in Peru. In Casma Peru there was a place and valley named Chili. Others think that Chile may have grabbed its name from the indigenous Mapuche word chilli, which means “where the land ends” or “the deepest point of the Earth”.

Early settlers of Chile

About 10,000 years ago, Native Americans migrating from the North occupied the fertile valleys of South America which is now Chile. The Incas for a moment extended their empire into what is current day northern Chile, but because of the distance of the area, and the strong opposition that existed at the time extensive settlement was prevented.

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