Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Colonial Brazilian Architecture

Iglesia Santo Domingo, Chile

Chile

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Semester Dates:

• Fall Semester: August-December (Second Semester)
• Spring Semester: March-July (First Semester)

School Facts:

• PUC was founded by the Archbishop of Santiago on June 21, 1888.
• PUC started its academic activities with a curriculum of law and mathematics, 50 students and 10 professors.
• PUC is a private, urban, multi-campus university that receives partial funding from the government (20% of its total budget).
• Foreign Language Program

Country Facts:

• Chile stretches like a ribbon from Peru to Antarctica for over 2,600 miles.
• The Andes Mountains, reaching more than 22,000 feet above sea level, separate the country from Bolivia and Argentina.
• Chile is home to about 15 million inhabitants, where the population is young: 52.6% are under 24 years of age.
   

Website Links for More Information:

• http://www.puc.cl/
• http://www.visit-chile.org/portada/home.phtml
• http://www.sernatur.cl
• http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cltoc.html
   

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