About Chile:

Chile's coastline stretches over 2,700 miles, and runs from the world's most arid desert in the north to the Antarctic Circle in the south. In between, the land passes through forests, mountains, valleys, volcanoes, lakes, glacier fields and a wide range of climate zones. Still, for all its diversity in geography and climate, Chile is never more than 110 miles wide

Chile's unique geography gives its fruits plenty of natural barriers to insects and disease. Protected by the Andes Mountains to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atacama Desert to the north and the Antarctic ice cap to the south, Chile's fruit regions feature long, healthy growing seasons

Since Chile's fruit-growing season is opposite that of the US, Americans can enjoy their favorite summertime fruits even in the cold winter months. Every year, Chile ships nearly 1 billion pounds of fruit to North America, with a retail value of over 3 billion US dollars When you consider the hundreds of thousands of US jobs that depend on the import and sale of Chilean fruit, and the fact that North America is just one of the world's markets that depends on Chile for its fresh fruit, it's easy to understand just how important this unique country is to the world's economy and food supply.