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The information on this site may not be reproduced in any form including on the Internet without express permission from the EDC. Chile Presented by the Wine Association of Chile The information on this site may not be reproduced in any form on the Internet without express written permission from EDC. Rounding the bend from Israel and Gifts from the World is Chile. The giant stone Moai of Peace stands at the entrance and represents the hundreds of similar monuments on Easter Island (which became a part of Chile in 1888). These statues are the remnants of a mysterious ancient culture. According to the Epcot 2000 Commemorative Program, this particular statue was created in 1991 for the Easter Island Non-Profit Association. It was flown to Epcot from Chile. Further information about these statues (including pictures of its installation at Epcot) can be found at www.easterislandmoai.com. Clouds line the top of the back wall of the display with the Chile sign in the middle and grapes underneath. The Chile exhibit also features two interactive game terminals and a display about the Chilean fogcatching invention which catches fog and turns it into drinking water. Above a rotating Chile sign are clouds that emit fog. The fogcatcher is an Expo 2000 Project from Around the World. Millennium Village Green Presented by AARC Across from Chile, Millennium Village Green allows children the opportunity to learn about renewability - making products out of things that can be grown and then when finished with the product returning it to the earth for new products. Guests pick up red, green, and yellow plastic balls and put them into slots on a storefront. Then through a series of motions, mazes, and tasks, the balls are moved from storefront to storefront until they reach the yard where they are tossed into holes in tires and windows sitting in what is like a giant compost pile to start the process over again. A tally is kept to identify the number of resources (balls) that have been renewed that day. The Maizey Lube storefront uses a stationary bicycle's power to convey the balls through it. It also shows how oil made from corn can be used for cars. Another storefront is about renewable lumber for furniture. A road sign at the entrance identifies the red ribbon road as Millennium Aisle while the Village Green is on Renewable Way. World Marketplace World Marketplace features artisans and products from eight more countries. It is entered by passing through a red yurt. What's a yurt? Well, according to the sign outside the yurt, it is a tent-like wooden structure invented by Turkish and Mongolian nomads more than 2500 years ago. It is usually covered by a woolen fabric to keep the inhabitants warm but was kept open here to allow easy viewing of the structure and the crafts inside. Normally the two large archways cut into its sides would not be there either. The real doors to the yurt are located on the backside and are much smaller. The yurt was provided by the Kyrgrz (pronounced ker-geez) Republic in central Asia. Inside the yurt are masks, dolls, and boxes from Korea. Leaving the yurt, on the left is Peru. Small pieces of pottery and miniature instruments are some of the many items found here. An example of an instrument is a wooden insect that when blown into makes different tones depending on which holes your fingers are covering. To the right is Venezuela featuring hand painted clay and hand-woven blankets. We might even see an artisan using the real loom. Further along the path and next to Venezuela is Egypt. This display carries Egyptian jewelry, glass perfume containers, drums, and gold covered plates. Illustrations on papyrus paper are also available. Across from Egypt is Greece. Sometimes guests can see pots being created on the potting wheel. Grecian urns and plates, miniature columns, and statues are some of the items found here. Next to Greece is the World Culture Game presented by The World Bank. Guests can compete to answer questions about the gifts cultures have brought to the world. Every hour, The World Bank presents a video at this location. Tucked away behind Greece and to the far left of the World Culture Game is a large mural with The World Bank logo and this text: "Our dream is a world free of poverty." Across from the World Culture Game is Thailand which features elaborate paper origami dragons and insects, jewelry, wooden noise makers, and chopsticks. Lebanon sits next to Thailand. One can browse through blankets, jewelry, dolls, chess boards and pawns, and mosaics. Nestled between these two countries is where the public phones and restrooms are located. These cavernous restrooms, which can also be accessed from the outside of the pavilion, must be the largest restrooms on Disney property. Across from Lebanon is the cash registers. When buying a craft from an artisan, the cast member fills out a form which the guest then takes to the register, pays for the item, and then returns with the form to the artisan. By then, the item is wrapped and ready for the guest to take home. Continue on the path or choose an exhibit from the list below:   Experience Brasil Seeing Scotland in a New Light The Spirit of Saudi Arabia World ShowPlace Sweden Eritrea Folk Art The Gift of Cuisine Gifts from the World Journey to Jerusalem / Inspired by Israel Chile Millennium Village Green World Markeplace What's Your Gift? 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