Foreign Stocks You Can Actually Buy: Chile

As markets become more globalized and economies become more entwined, it's impossible to ignore the importance of investing in international stocks. Mutual funds, index funds, and exchange-traded funds have all combined to make your international choices simpler, quicker, and in many cases, more efficient.

But for many of you, investing in a passive index fund just isn't enough, because you're interested in country-specific stocks. You want to invest in companies on the ground -- not in a basket of companies in a mutual fund. Maybe you want direct exposure to Chinese agriculture, Spanish communications, or German banking -- and this is where you'll find it.

In a country-by-country rundown, we're taking a tour across the globe, finding out which foreign stocks are traded on major U.S. indexes. Hopefully it will get your engine going.

Today, we'll take a look at seven companies whose headquarters are in Chile.

Company	Industry	Market Cap (millions)	Recent Price
Banco de Chile (NYSE: BCH  )	Regional bank	$8,560	$62.25
Banco Santander-Chile (NYSE: SAN  )	Regional bank	$12,070	$66.57
Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile (NYSE: SQM  )	Basic materials -- synthetics	$9,260	$35.10
Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE: CCU  )	Consumer goods -- beverages	$2,900	$45.45
Embotelladora Andina (NYSE: AKO-A  )	Consumer goods -- beverages	$2,410	$19.05
LAN Airlines (NYSE: LFL  )	Regional airlines	$6,590	$19.44
Vina Concha y Toro (NYSE: VCO  )	Beverage wholesaler	$1,590	$42.70

Source: Yahoo! Finance.*Does not include stocks with a market cap below $100 million.

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