that destroyed several fishing villages in the south and raised or lowered sections of the coast as much as two meters. The convergence between the Earth's surface plates has also generated the Andes, a geologically young mountain range that in Chilean territory alone, includes about 620 volcanoes, many of which are active.

Approximately 80 percent of Chile's terrain consists of mountainous formations. The majority of the Chilean population resides in close proximity to these mountain ranges. Additionally, there are other, less imposing