Claudio Arrau was a Chilean pianist who was known for his interpretations of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven. Isabel ALLENDE is a Chilean writer and politician who was the first woman to be elected president of Chile in 2006. The ANDES Mountains are a mountain range that runs along the western coast of South America and is the longest continental mountain range in the world. The Chilean PESO is the currency of Chile and is divided into 100 centavos. Punta Arenas is a city located in the extreme south of Chile, on the Strait of Magellan.