During and soon after the Armenian Genocide ; many Armenians boarded ships for " America " not knowing that the ships were heading to South America . The first Armenians to arrive to Chile settled in the town of Llay-Llay , close to the port of Valparaíso . In the 1940s , the Chilean government encouraged immigration to the country , and as a result , more Armenians arrived and settled in Chile . On 26 December 1991 , Armenia regained its independence after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union . On 15 April 1993 , Armenia and Chile established diplomatic relations
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenia–Chile relations