Title: Chile/ Teo Zapateo

Print Description: The current flag of Chile was officially adopted on October 18, 1817. The blue represents the color of the high-mountain skies, white is symbolic of the snow in the Andes Mountains, and red symbolizes the blood shed during the long fight for freedom. The national dance is the cueca. Another form of traditional Chilean song, though not a dance, is the tonada. In the mid-1960s musical forms like La Nueva Canción became popular for it’s lyrics of protest, poverty and social empowerment. Some of the instruments used feature the Chilean guitarrón, guitar, quena,
zampoña, charango or cajón.