Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'
The Chilean potato vine is just the thing to give a sunny wall an exotic look. It has wiry stems, which need tying up to wires or trellis for support, clad in small semi-evergreen leaves which remain on the plant in all but bad winters. The ... [... more]
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Abutilon vitifolium 'Tennant's White'
Slightly less hardy than its cousin A. megapotamicum, this handsome and vigorous Chilean shrub is best planted in late spring to give it time to mature before winter. A sunny warm wall with good shelter from frosty winds is the best position for ... [... more]
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Eccremocarpus scaber
The Chilean glory flower is an exotic-looking climber with wiry stems and sparse, dark, evergreen foliage which acts as a perfect backdrop to the bright red, orange or yellow tubular flowers, which appear from early summer into autumn. Its speed ... [... more]
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Araucaria araucana
Known as 'Chilean pine' but more commonly as the 'Monkey puzzle' tree. It has long spidery branches, densely and geometrically arrayed with rigid, leathery, spine-tipped leaves. Incidentally, the all too rare perfect mature specimen, with ... [... more]
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Vegetarian Recipes Around the World - Empanadas
Empanadas are a traditional food in many countries of Latin America. I have seen them in Peru and others, but our empanadas, the chilean empanadas are so special. Obviously most of people eat empanadas with meat, or shellfish, but we do them with ... [... more]
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Pastel de Papas (Potato pie)
After a while, the top of the pie changes colour (because of cooking it) and it taste really good. Here you are the recipe of a typical Chilean food. 1 pice of red pepper cut in little pieces (don't use hot pepper) 1.- The "pino" (we call " [... more]
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Margaret Sayers Peden
Josefa Ferrer, a famous Chilean singer and star, awakens one morning to read in the Santiago newspaper that her best friend, Violeta, has been involved in a brutal act of violence. Overwhelmed with regret and plagued with guilt for not having ... [... more]
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Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende is Chilean and worked for many years as a journalist. She now lives in the San Francisco Bay area and has recently published her fourth novel. An exotic dance that beguiles and entices... The enchanted and enchanting account of a ... [... more]
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Snail Face Gel-50ml Pack
 New skincare delight, De Tuinen Snail Gel, is currently whipping up a storm in Holland! Now it's here and exclusively available at Holland & Barrett; it's hard to believe that this sophisticated solution, is sourced from the slime of Chilean snails. [... more]
£19.98
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