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Curicó ("Black Water" in Mapuche Language originally meaning "Land of Black Water") ) is the name of a city and capital of province of Curico, concern of a Region del Maule in the central valley Chile. The province lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier; area, 2978 sq. m.; pop. (2005) 102,439 inhabitants. Is characteristical of the city, the cakes, fruits and wines for exportation of international quality.
The capital is Curicó, on the Guaiquillo river, in lat. 34 58' S. long. 71° 19' W., 114 mi. S. of Santiago by the Chilean Central railway, which crosses the province. The city stands on the great central plain, 748 ft. above sea-level, and in the midst of a comparatively well-cultivated district. The eastern and western sections are mountainous, and are separated by the fertile valley of central Chile. The mineral resources are undeveloped, but are said to include copper, gold and silver. Cattle, wheat and wine are the principal products, but Indian corn and fruit also are produced. On the coast are important salt-producing industries. The climate is mild and the rainfall more abundant than at the northern part of the valley, and the effects of this are to be seen in the better pasturage. Irrigation is used to a large extent.
Curico has a mild Mediterranean climate: relatively hot dry summers (November to March) with temperatures reaching up to 32 degrees Celsius on the hottest days; winters (June to August) are more humid, with typical maximum daily temperatures of 15 degrees Celsius, and minimums of a few degrees above freezing. Mean rainfall is 760 mm per year.
It was founded in 1743 by Jose Manso de Velasco during a spanish regime in the Americas, and is one of the more cultured and progressive provincial towns of Chile. Pop. (1895) 12,669. Vichuquen, on a tide-water lake on the coast, is a prosperous town, the centre of the salt trade. The most old and valuable building of the city is La Iglesia San Francisco developed 1731 and came 1758 to its current point of view.
The strongpoint of the activities development in the city are related with the agriculture, because the climate mediterranean and his adventages in the business, creating comparative advantages with other markets such as apples, wines, and cherries. In the industrial sectors of most relevants are wine industries, agroindustries, stand out cement and sugar.
Between 15 and 20 March celebrates the city each year a large wine celebration, the ' Fiesta de la Vendimia '. In the region there is its own crying race, the Ruta del Vino in Curico Valley. Potrero Grande is appropriate for about 30 km of Curicó far away. A hilly area ideally to moving and Campen with large forests and waterfall. The rivers around Curicó are with Trekking friends like.
Curico is know such as cyclism`s capital of Chile, because so many cyclists of international level started in the city to rode, such as: Roberto Muñoz, Manuel Aravena and anothers. In the chilean sports, The Rodeo is too figurative in the national competitions, stand out the horsemen such as Ramon Cardemil, Pablo Quera and anothers.
The capital is Curicó, on the Guaiquillo river, in lat. 34 58' S. long. 71° 19' W., 114 mi. S. of Santiago by the Chilean Central railway, which crosses the province. The city stands on the great central plain, 748 ft. above sea-level, and in the midst of a comparatively well-cultivated district. The eastern and western sections are mountainous, and are separated by the fertile valley of central Chile. The mineral resources are undeveloped, but are said to include copper, gold and silver. Cattle, wheat and wine are the principal products, but Indian corn and fruit also are produced. On the coast are important salt-producing industries. The climate is mild and the rainfall more abundant than at the northern part of the valley, and the effects of this are to be seen in the better pasturage. Irrigation is used to a large extent.
Curico has a mild Mediterranean climate: relatively hot dry summers (November to March) with temperatures reaching up to 32 degrees Celsius on the hottest days; winters (June to August) are more humid, with typical maximum daily temperatures of 15 degrees Celsius, and minimums of a few degrees above freezing. Mean rainfall is 760 mm per year.
It was founded in 1743 by Jose Manso de Velasco during a spanish regime in the Americas, and is one of the more cultured and progressive provincial towns of Chile. Pop. (1895) 12,669. Vichuquen, on a tide-water lake on the coast, is a prosperous town, the centre of the salt trade. The most old and valuable building of the city is La Iglesia San Francisco developed 1731 and came 1758 to its current point of view.
The strongpoint of the activities development in the city are related with the agriculture, because the climate mediterranean and his adventages in the business, creating comparative advantages with other markets such as apples, wines, and cherries. In the industrial sectors of most relevants are wine industries, agroindustries, stand out cement and sugar.
Between 15 and 20 March celebrates the city each year a large wine celebration, the ' Fiesta de la Vendimia '. In the region there is its own crying race, the Ruta del Vino in Curico Valley. Potrero Grande is appropriate for about 30 km of Curicó far away. A hilly area ideally to moving and Campen with large forests and waterfall. The rivers around Curicó are with Trekking friends like.
Curico is know such as cyclism`s capital of Chile, because so many cyclists of international level started in the city to rode, such as: Roberto Muñoz, Manuel Aravena and anothers. In the chilean sports, The Rodeo is too figurative in the national competitions, stand out the horsemen such as Ramon Cardemil, Pablo Quera and anothers.
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