Tourism in Chile 2017 by the World Travel Awards, emphasizing its abundance of natural and eco-tourist attractions. Tourism for the year 2018 is projected to continue the increase in visitors, with more than 7 million international tourists estimated to travel to Chile. Online guidebook Lonely Planet has listed Chile as its number 1 destination to visit in 2018. Lonely Planet emphasizes visiting the city of Valparaiso, the northern Atacama Desert, and Patagonia to the south. Occupying the southwest part of South America, Chile is normally divided into three geographic areas: The latitudinal width of the country, which spans over 39° (over 72° if
Sport in Chile by Queen Elizabeth II of England in 2004, and a second title in 2007. Chile hosted the World Polo Championship in 1992, where it won second place, and received third place in the 2004 World Cup held in France. Chile will made its debut in Rugby league in 2015. Although there has been no games on home soil all players meet eligibility guidelines. Rugby union has been played in Chile since at least the 1880s, introduced by the British. The Chile Rugby Union was formed in 1935 and was renamed the Rugby Federation of Chile in 1948. At present, rugby