Culture of Chile

culinary traditions of Chile

type of sport

thumb|Huaso in a Chilean [[wheat field, 1940]] thumb|"The Huaso and the Washerwoman" by Mauricio Rugendas (1835). thumb|Espuelas, or silvered steel spurs, of a Chilean huaso A huaso () is a Chilean countryman and skilled horseman, similar to the American cowboy, the Mexican charro (and its northern equivalent, the vaquero), the gaucho of Argentina, Uruguay and Rio Grande Do Sul, and the Australian stockman. A female huaso is called a huasa, although the term china is far more commonly used for his wife or sweetheart, whose dress can be seen in cueca dancing. Huasos are found all over Central a

thumb|A couple dancing Cueca at Palacio de La Moneda during El Dieciocho thumb|People dancing Cueca in 1906

species of fish

literary works produced in Chile or by Chilean writers

national chess championship of Chile

Filmmaking in Chile

pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Chile and its people

Chilean painter (1853-1933)

Chilean national holiday, in commeration of the First National Government

thumb|Chupallas (Chile) thumb|Huaso wearing a chupalla while singing in the Fiestas Patrias celebrations

feminism in the country

coffee shop style popular in Chile

Chilean painter (1839-1899)

thumb|right|200px|Monument to the Chilean roto, Plaza Yungay, Santiago thumb|350px|right|Example of recent expressions of Bolivian irredentism over territorial losses in the War of the Pacific (1879–1884). In the mural it is written; "What once was ours, will be ours once again", and "Hold on rotos (Chileans), because here come the Colorados of Bolivia" Roto, f. rota, (literally "torn" or "broken") is a term used to refer to Chilean people and in particular to the common Chilean. In Chile, from the start of the 20th century, it was applied with a negative classist connotation to poor city-dwel

The tonada is a folk music style of Spain and some countries of Hispanic America (mainly Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela). In modern-day Spain, the traditional piece known as tonada is considered as having been originated in Asturias and Cantabria, although tonada (from "tone") is a Spanish word which can mean anything sung, played or danced, musicological usage in Spanish and English is more specific. ==Baroque Peru== The baroque tonada is distinct from the tono humano or tonado, secular song, a main genre of 17th-century Spanish and Portuguese music. Examples of the baroque ton

international book event in Santiago, Chile

right|thumb|Many of today's Pais vineyards are located in the Bío-Bío river valley. Pais is a red wine grape that has played a prominent role in the Chilean wine industry. Up until the turn of the 21st century, it was Chile's most planted variety until it was overtaken by Cabernet Sauvignon. Today it is most commonly used in the production of jug wine in the Bío-Bío, Maule and Itata River regions in the south. The grape is sometimes known as Negra Peruana. In Argentina the grape is known as Criolla Chica.

The wekufe, also known as huecufe, wekufü, watuku, huecufu, huecubo, huecubu, huecuvu, huecuve, huecovoe, giiecubu, güecubo, güecugu, uecuvu, güecufu; is an important type of harmful spirit or demon in Mapuche mythology. The word wekufe comes from the Mapudungun word wekufü meaning "demon, outside being".