1990, led by President Patricio Aylwin. That was the beginning of a reverse migration as the vast majority of exiles returned to Chile. But Germany still remains home to a Chilean community, the largest Latin American group after Brazilians and Cubans. An estimated 20,000 Chileans live in Germany, mainly concentrated in the cities of Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich. It includes second generation Chileans - those born in Germany to Chilean parents. Today, it’s no longer political refugees making their way to Germany. According to Felipe Ramírez, the Chilean Consulate General in Munich, the current Chilean migration is made up by students who attend German universities, Chileans whose partners live in Germany, and a temporary migration of professionals who work for German companies. Culture German values have influenced Chilean culture and economic development and vice versa. For example, The establishment of commercial houses and German shipping businesses in Valparaíso The foundation of the German Club in 1838 The exploration of the Patagonia by the German Bernardo Phillipi, and his participation in the Chilean possession of the Strait of Magallanes The German immigration to the south of Chile after World War II Colonization and development of the city of Valdivia and the outskirts The exploitation of the nitrate fields The close relations between the ports of Valparaíso and Hamburg The establishment of a number of Chilean-German fire companies. (Nearly 20) Migration of ethnic Germans into Chile from Argentina in the early 20th century. The Prussian Army had great influence on the Chilean Army. At the end of the 19th century, Chile adopted the Prussian military tradition, especially after the 1891 Chilean Civil War. A German military instructor, Emil Körner, reached the rank of commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army in 1900. Even today, the Chilean Army uses the Stahlhelm for ceremonial purposes, while the Chilean Military School still uses the Pickelhaube as part of the ceremonial uniform. Chilean medicine was influenced by Dr. Max Westenhöfer (1871-1957), a German scientist, physician and pathologist from the University of Berlin who is considered the founder of anatomic pathology in Chile. Prof. Westenhöfer established permanently in Chile as faculty member of the University of Chile, becoming an important figure in the intellectual Chilean environment. In Germany is it also possible to find testimonies of the links between Chile and Germany. The building Chilehaus (The House of Chile) in the port of Hamburg symbolizes the past trade