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Board of Directors, Senior Management and Key management personnel (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of information about Board of Directors Senior Management and Key management personnel [Abstract] |
Disclosure of information about key management personnel [text block] | As of December 31, 2018, there are 123 people occupying key management positions and 115 as of December 31, 2017.
|  | 12/31/2018 |  |  | 12/31/2017 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Key management personnel compensation (1) |  |  | 27,907 |  |  |  | 27,367 |
| (1) | Corresponds to a number of executives (see Note 7.1 number 3) a).

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