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Plaza in Olmué. Olmué is a Chilean town and commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region.The commune spans an area of 231.8 km 2 (89 sq mi). [2] Olmué is located 42.8 miles northwest of Santiago and 42 kilometers east northeast of Valparaíso.
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern Chile.They were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, as a testament to the historical importance of saltpeter mining in Chile and the culture and social agenda that developed around it in the late 19th century.
Olmué Airport (Spanish: Aeródromo de Olmué), (ICAO: SCOM) is an airport serving Olmué, a city in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. There is nearby mountainous terrain northwest through east, and more distant mountainous terrain in other quadrants.
The Plaza de Armas is located in Santiago, the capital of Chile. In 1541 Pedro de Valdivia built the city of Santiago and then ordered the construction of a plaza in the centre of the city. [11] According to Spanish practice, the location of the squares of cities established in the Americas needs to be flat and open.
The climate in Chile has been described as a fusion of the climates in California and France. The most commonly grown grape variety in the country are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Carmenère. Chile is also fortunate to remain free of the phylloxera louse, which means that its grapevines do not require grafting with phylloxera-resistant ...
The islands of Chile encompass the various islands that the government of Chile has sovereignty over. By far the majority of these are the islands in the south of the country. Chile has one of the world's longest coastlines, and one of the most dangerous for boats; it is more than 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) long and has at least 43,471 islands ...
The Chilean land reform (Spanish: Reforma agraria chilena) was a process of land ownership restructuring that occurred from 1962 to 1973 in different phases. For much of the 20th century agriculture was one of the most backward sectors of Chilean economy.
Alberto de Agostini: Zona Austral: 14,600 km 2 (5,637 sq mi) 2000 Alerce Andino: Zona Sur: 393 km 2 (152 sq mi) 1982 Alerce Costero: Zona Sur: 139 km 2 (54 sq mi) 2012 Archipiélago de Juan Fernández: None: 96 km 2 (37 sq mi) 1935 Bernardo O'Higgins: Zona Austral: 35,259 km 2 (13,614 sq mi) 1969 Bosque de Fray Jorge: Norte Chico: 100 km 2 (39 ...