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In the Santiago area, the average monthly temperatures are about 19.5 °C in the summer months of January and February and 7.5 °C in the winter months of June and July. The average monthly precipitation is no more than a trace in January and February and 69.7 millimeters in June and July.
Many Chileans travel during the Fiestas Patrias to visit family, friends and relatives in other parts of the country and join the celebrations there. In Santiago, many people travel to resorts on the Pacific coast, especially Viña del Mar and the Litoral Central region. It is estimated that 2 million Chileans—nearly one-eighth of the country ...
15 (Friday) Assumption of Mary: Asunción de la Virgen: 20 (Wednesday) Nativity of Liberator Bernardo O'Higgins: Nacimiento del Prócer de la Independencia: This is a local holiday, valid only in the communes of Chillán and Chillán Viejo. September: 18 (Thursday) Independence Day: Fiestas Patrias: Mandatory holiday.
Santiago (/ ˌ s æ n t i ˈ ɑː ɡ oʊ /, US also / ˌ s ɑː n-/; [3] Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo]), also known as Santiago de Chile (Spanish: [san̪ˈtja.ɣo ðe ˈtʃi.le] ⓘ), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas.
Servicio Meteorológico Nacional announced that the cold wave had begun in Argentina on June 21 through its official Twitter account. By 30 May, the City of Buenos Aires registered a relevant drop in temperature, the SMN said that the wave "advanced from Patagonia to the central zone of the country, and when combined with nights of little cloudiness, favored values of low temperatures and frosts."
Days of Santiago (Spanish: Días de Santiago) is a 2004 Peruvian drama film directed by Josué Méndez. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated.
Vitacura and El Golf host most of the city's high-rise buildings and are also home to the Latin American headquarters of several United Nations organizations. [1] Though Santiago's expansion has caused newer vineyards to move to more rural locations, many of the country's oldest wineries, built in the 19th century, have preserved cellars in the ...
The origin of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival was modest. Thanks to the initiative of the mayor Gustavo Lorca [12] and Carlos Ansaldo, director of the Department of Tourism and Public Relations of the Municipality of Viña del Mar, between February 21 and 28, 1960, a unique competition was organized, in which the contestants had to present an original song whose theme was the ...