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Middlebury School in Latin America: Chile: Valparaíso: Universidad de Playa Ancha (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Valparaiso, Chile
  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: Middlebury Schools Abroad 
  • Restrictions: Swarthmore applicants only
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Housing Options: Homestay Language of Instruction: Spanish
Academic Program Components: Study Abroad Areas of Study: Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Educational Studies, Environmental Studies, French, Geographical Science, German, History, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Theater/Drama
Recommended Programs By: Spanish Program Type: Other Study Abroad Programs
Program Description:
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Sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains, and stretching 4,300 km 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.  The long, impossibly thin line of Chile boasts a magnificent Pacific coastline, Andean peaks with over 50 active volcanoes, the inhospitable Atacama Desert, and Chilean Patagonia.  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.

The Universidad de Playa Ancha affords students the opportunity to study art, literature, history, anthropology, sociology, political science, ecology, and music in a close setting where they have easy access to their professors.