Middlebury School in Chile: Temuco

Sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains and stretching 4,300 kilometers from the Peruvian border in the north to Cape Horn and the Strait of Magellan in the south, Chile encompasses every kind of environment from tropical to desert to sub-Antarctic. Since the end of military rule and the return of a stable democracy in 1990, Chile has proven an attractive site for university-level study. Chilean history covers all phases and models that students may have studied and wish to learn about first-hand. One of the best-kept secrets of the southern universities, the Universidad de la Frontera is well known for its programs in Sociology and Anthropology, and especially Indigenous Studies. There are very few international students enrolled at the university, making it ideal fo...