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	Santiago Province, Chile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Santiago is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile.
		With the pass of centuries, there was generated in the Province, as in the whole country, an identity of predominantly European character together with hints of native character, thus setting in motion a process of homogenization of the population.
		According to the census of 2002, Santiago Province has 4,728,443 inhabitants, of whom 2,244,497 are male and 2,483,946 female, meaning that the number of males is 92,39% that of females.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santiago_Province,_Chile (1226 words)

	CHILE - LoveToKnow Article on CHILE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The central agricultural provinces are traversed by several important rivers, all of them rising on the western slopes of the snow-clad Andes and breaking through the lower coast range to the Pacific after being extensively used to irrigate the great central valley of Chile.
		In the desert provinces the population is limited to the mining communities, and to the ports and supply stations maintained for their support and for the transport, smelting and export of their produce.
		The twelve provinces first mentioned, which include the celebrated Vale of Chile, comprise only 17% of the area of the republic, but the census of 1895 showed that 72% of the total population was concentrated within their borders.
	10.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHILE.htm (20427 words)

	Chile
		Northern Chile, including the recently occupied Peruvian province of Tacna and the Bolivian province of Tarapacá, etc. are arid along the coast, and the soil is alkaline; south of these provinces fertile valleys abound; the timbered southern extremity is cold, and glaciers reach the seashore.
		The latter are elected directly in the provinces for a term of three years, one deputy for every 30,000 inhabitants or fraction thereof, not less than 15,000.
		At the head of each province stands an intendant, who is directly dependent on the president; the departments have their governors, under whom are the subdelegates, who control the inspectors of each district.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/c/chile.html (2723 words)

	Chilean wine: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Within it are two subregions, the Copiapó Valley and the Huasco Valley, both of which are coterminous with the provinces of the same names.
		Viticultural Region of the Central Valley, which spans the VI (More than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States) and VII (The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one) Administrative Regions and the Administrative Metropolitan Region (additional info and facts about Administrative Metropolitan Region).
		Within it are four subregions: the Maipo Valley, the Rapel Valley, the Curicó Valley and the Maule Valley.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chilean_wine.htm (374 words)

	Maipo Volcano & Laguna del Diamante
		In the XIX and XX centuries volcanic activity has been reported four times about the Maipo, the last one in 1912, but they've been enduring fumes emissions and nothing more.
		Maipo is isolated in the middle of a basaltic plateau some 3,300 mts/10,800 ft over sea level, an enormous crater of about 18 km/11 miles of diameter that some suppose to be a volcanic cauldron, while others believe it to have been originated from a glacier.
		This basin is crossed away in many directions by remnants of solidified lava, silent witnesses of elderly eruptions of the Maipo.
	www.ulyssestrekk.com.ar /paginas/english/MaipoDescription.htm (329 words)

	Augusto Pinochet - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Two years later, in 1939, then with the rank of sub-lieutenant, he moved to the "Maipo" Regiment, of the Valparaíso garrison.
		In 1968, he was named Chief of Staff of the II Division of the Army, in Santiago, and at the end of the year he was appointed Brigade General and Commander in Chief of the VI Division of the Iquique Garrison.
		In January 1971, he rose to Division General and was named Commander General of the Santiago Army Garrison.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Augusto_Pinochet (3144 words)

	The Wine News Magazine - South American Cabernet - High-Altitude Sites Yield The Cream Of The Continent's Crop
		On the eastern side of the Andes, in the semi-arid Mendoza province of Argentina, vineyards are as far as 900 miles from the climatic influence of the Atlantic Ocean, relying instead on higher elevations as a moderating force in day-to-night temperature fluctuations.
		The largest city in each of Argentina's 23 provinces is named for the province and also serves as the provincial capital.
		Situated in the southern part of the Maipo Valley, near the point where the Andes and the coastal mountain range meet, the property's calcareous, rocky soils and the maritime climate funneled through the mountain gap were ideal.
	www.thewinenews.com /augsep03/feat.asp (3620 words)

	TANGO PERSONALITIES and their MUSIC
		Much later, while touring the towns of the province, performing to very appreciative audiences, the couple were discovered by Alfredo Pelaia, one half of the Pelaia-ltalo duo, a combination very popular on radio at the time.
		Her success was such that impresarios were soon calling her to perform in the many different quarters of Buenos Aires, and her being booked to appear at the following theaters: the Maipo, the Florida, the Porteño and the Hindu, all of where she was accompanied by two guitarists: Pablo and Reinaldo Baudino.
		An authentic symbol of the tango, Mercedes Simone forms, together with Rosita Quiroga, Azuzena Maizani and Libertad Lamarque, an integral part of the golden age of the Argentine tango whenever feminine voices are being referred to.
	www.tango.montreal.qc.ca /cbc/TANGO_PT1/Tango_1b.html (357 words)

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		The area lies in the vegetational province of “matorral” and thorn forest.
		Of the birds, 71 are wetland species.Hydrological/Physical notes: A low sand terrace related to the present position of the Río Maipo extends south of the bay.
		The El Yali swamp basin lies around the mouth of the river; this is the most important and largest body of water between the Río Maipo in the north and the Río Rapel in the south.
	www.wetlands.org /RDB/Ramsar_Dir/Chile/CL007D02.doc (831 words)

	Gang of Pour - Alan Kerr's Tasting Notes
		There are a number of restaurants across this province that carry mediocre wines and sell them for an overly inflated price.
		Fortunately there are many eateries that apply a fair and reasonable mark up to their wine list, and therefore charging the consumer a corkage fee should compensate for the loss of revenue.
		The rich and forward layer of plum, currant and violet on the nose is trodden by the overpowering degree of sweetness on both the palate and its finish.
	www.gangofpour.com /kerr/vintagestns/june2004 (1462 words)

	Historical Text Archive: E-Books : Chile: A Brief Naval History: 3: The Sea and Chilean Expansion
		A revolt by the Maipo Regiment resulted in the arrest of Portales, who was inspecting the troops.
		New provinces, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Arica and Tacna were incorporated and the need to supply nitrate workers, occupation troops and new civil authorities meant that the number of ships under Chilean flag multiplied fivefold.
		With the province of Tarapacá in Chilean hands, the squadron established a blockade of the Peruvian coast from Arica to Mollendo.
	historicaltextarchive.com /books.php?op=viewbook&bookid=16&cid=3 (12036 words)

	Chile: Reports: Truth Commissions: Library & Links: U.S. Institute of Peace
		The military authorities in each province were as follows: in Quillota, the Commander of Engineers Regiment No. 2-Aconcagua; in San Felipe, the Commander of Infantry Regiment No. 3-Yungay; in San Antonio, the commander of the Tejas Verdes Military Engineering School.
		There has been no word on Juantok since the moment he was taken from the "Maipo." A check of the relevant government agencies indicates that he has conducted no official business since the time he disappeared nor is there any other evidence that might suggest he is still alive.
		Eyewitnesses to his death say that he was tortured that day on board the "Maipo," taken to naval headquarters to be tortured again, and returned to the "Maipo." The next day he was ordered to walk around on the deck.
	www.usip.org /library/tc/doc/reports/chile/chile_1993_pt3_ch1_a2_f.html (5826 words)

	Life is a Cabernet
		The vast majority of Argentina's vineyards are in the western province of Mendoza, in the foothills of the Andes.
		The most important wine growing areas of Chile are the Aconcagua and Casablanca valleys in the northern part of the country and the Maipo, Rapel, Curicó and Maul valleys, all found in the center of the country.
		Of all the central valleys it is the oldest, Maipo, that is the most prestigious and is the area that produces the finest Cabernet Sauvignon.
	home.earthlink.net /~marknjoey/id19.html (2267 words)

	Chile National Parks Guide: Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary (Río Cruces) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This sanctuary is an aquatic reserve with approximately 4.877 hectares at the end of the "Rio Cruces" (Crosses River), in the province of Valdivia.
		In 1981 this sanctuary was put under the category of a `nature sanctuary´, and in the same year was put on the roster of the Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar Convention), making it the first piece of land in Chile to be included in this plan to protect wetland areas, especially aquatic habitats.
		The sanctuary is placed at the end of the "Rio Cruces" (Crosses River), in the province of Valdivia, Tenth Region.
	www.gochile.cl /eng/Guide/ChileNationalParks/RioCruces/Rio-Cruces-1.asp (338 words)

	Taste: Argentina's vineyards ripen
		Being on the southern side of the equator is not unique; the Aussies, Chileans and South Africans pick in March, too.
		However, Argentina's vineyards are centered in the province of Mendoza and along the east side of the Andes, far from Buenos Aires and the big-city pollution of the Atlantic coast.
		Along the Andes to the north are the warmer vineyards; to the south toward Patagonia, La Rioja has a few cool climate vineyards.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/10/01/Taste/Argentina_s_vineyards.shtml (1546 words)

	Calendar of the month - April
		Among other things, in 1854 he founded the first agricultural colony in the Province of Santa Fe that he called Esperanza (Hope), initially populated by some 1,000 European immigrants, whose passage to the country he paid for.
		Adelantado and Governor Juan de Torres de Vera y Aragón funded the city of Vera at the Seven Currents (Siete Corrientes), current capital of the Province of Corrientes.
		Born in Spain in 1506, he had arrived to the city of Asunción in the Province of Paraguay in 1587.
	www.cdtradition.net /calendar/april_01.php (1099 words)

	Santiago -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Santiago, created a province in 1826 and a metropolitan region in 1974, is divided into the provinces of Santiago, Chacabuco, Cordillera, Maipo, Melipilla, and Talagante.
		It was called Sabaneta until 1936, and it was named capital of the newly created province in 1951.
		The capital of the province of the same name, Santiago de Cuba is situated in southeastern Cuba.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9065628 (723 words)

	USGS P 1386-I -- Chile and Argentina - Dry Andes - Surging and Old Glaciers
		Thus, contrary to Kuhle's assertion, the lowering of the air temperatures was small and might only have compensated for the somewhat lower elevation of the Andes.
		As already suggested by Viers (1965) and by Caviedes and Paskoff (1975), the main factor of the "Ice Age" was a northward shift of the rainy province.
		Lower mean temperatures on a global scale might have caused this shift of the general atmospheric circulation.
	pubs.usgs.gov /prof/p1386i/chile-arg/dry/surge.html (2031 words)

	Gourmet Delish - Smoked Oysters, Salmon, Trout, Foie-Gras - Dishes and Appetizers
		Its vineyards are located in Cauquenes, in the South of the Maule Valley, 350 Km Southwest of Santiago, Chile’s capital...
		Located in the Maipo Valley, this family owned winery produces approximately 10,000 cases of Cabernet, Merlot, Cab Franc, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and blends of these wines.
		Viña Santa Eliana is a small winery, founded in 2001 with the expertise of a Spanish winery, Castillo de Maluenda, and a grape growing family in San Fernando, Chile.
	www.gourmetdelish.com /wines.htm (2364 words)

	Néstor Marconi
		His fingering, speed and synchronization are virtues accepted even by his critics who say that so much virtuosity leads to an absence of feelings, a sort of emotional coldness.
		He was born in the town of Álvarez, near Rosario city, province of Santa Fe, 300 km far from Buenos Aires.
		His father's support was essential in his career, so much so that he asked his transfer to a branch that the cold storage plant had in the neighborhood of El Once.
	www.todotango.com /english/creadores/nmarconi.asp (969 words)

	Chile Provinces
		Chile is divided into regions, which are subdivided into provinces.
		Since the book was published, I've learned that the number of provinces was increased to 51, no later than 1993.
		~1991: Chile reorganized from 40 provincias (provinces), which were further subdivided into 334 comunas (municipalities), into 51 provinces.
	www.statoids.com /ycl.html (114 words)

	THE CHILEAN CONNECTION / Carlos Cardoen -- arms dealer to Iraq, former friend of the U.S. government, and now fugitive ...
		In a remote province of Chile where air force planes used to bring prisoners to a concentration camp, a hidden winery equipped with a landing strip naturally raises suspicion.
		Tucked within a horseshoe-shaped mountain range in the Maipo Valley, it sprawls across 1,052 acres.
		Rows of grape-laden vines surge to the foot of a stately century-old manor house, and the cellars are furnished with the latest fermentation equipment.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/02/CM89478.DTL&type=printable (4714 words)

	Alberto Soifer
		e was was born in Coronel Suárez, a small city in the Buenos Aires province that was not deprived of having a compact Jewish colony, its synagogue, its Hebrew library and its severe rabbi who used to hit the students with a ruler.
		His father, José Soifer, married and with two children, that had arrived in 1902 from Kayanka, near Odessa, had a general store where he sold cheap brandy or harvesters, besides trading in fruits of the country.
		The first one was "Noches de Buenos Aires", with the homonymous Soifer's tango that Alberto Gómez, Charlo and Alberto Vila, among others, recorded.
	www.todotango.com /english/creadores/asoifer.asp (1461 words)

	Hostel Internacional Mendoza - Argentina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Both Tupungato and Maipo volcanos are located in the Central Andes and are a part of the high mountains.
		Volcán Maipo is 5323 meters and Volcán Tupungato, 6800 meters is the second highest volcano in the world.
		Transportation from the airport to San Carlos province, 100 km south of Mendoza city
	www.hostelmendoza.net /en/turismo/tupungato_ascensoymaipo.html (182 words)

	General Jose Martenes
		San Martin was born on Feb. 25, 1778, at Yapeyu, near present-day Paso de los Libres, Argentina (Corrientes Province).
		The army appeared before the astonished Spaniards in Chile and won the Battle of Chacabuco near Santiago on February 12.
		The patriot army won a second victory near the Maipo river in north-central Chile in April 1818.
	www.nacriollo.com /People/Martnes.htm (314 words)

	Places the Hearing Can Serve
		This ring amplifies sounds and transmits them directly to the hearing aids of the hearing impaired, allowing them to fully enjoy the shows presented.
		This association, set to promote the program "Without Barriers," has installed more than a dozen of these systems in several places in Argentina since 1998, when they installed the first in the Teatro Maipo of Buenos Aires.
		The association estimates the cost to loop small rooms at $400, while it is $1,000 for the larger ones.
	www.hearingloop.org /ArgentinaArticle.htm (280 words)

	The Brew Doctor. Great Wine and Beer Made Easy!
		Just south of the capital of Santiago, the Maipo Valley is Chile’s most famous growing area for Bordeaux-style grapes, including Carmenère and Cabernet Sauvignon.
		Sicily is a growing region steeped in history and tradition and has always played a huge role in agriculture and winemaking in the Mediterranean.
		Sambuca di Sicilia, in the northwest of Agrigento province is blessed with a typical Sicilian climate—long hot summers, plenty of sunshine and mild winters with enough rainfall to keep the vines strong.
	www.thebrewdoctor.com /selectlimited.php (599 words)

	Chapter 2.CHILE: The Eviction of Low-income Residents from Central Santiago de Chile: Centro Internacional de ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The municipality of Santiago is one of the 34 administrative sectors that make up Greater Santiago: 32 municipalities of Santiago province, plus the municipality of Puente Alto of Cordillera province and the municipality of San Bernardo of Maipo province, both of which are physically and socioeconomically integrated parts of Santiago (CED 1990).
		The municipality of Santiago, the administrative and financial centre of the city, saw a continuous loss of population in recent decades.
		In May 1981, 16 new municipalities were created in Santiago province, and in 1992, the central municipality was divided into three municipalities.
	ribm.net /es/ev-32021-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html (12063 words)

	Newsletter
		The People at Kokoda and Buna will be writing to the Australian Government to ask them to take their medals and monuments back and give them the right of recognition.
		It is very important that the awareness must go to our other Papuan Provinces, as we can get moral and financial support from them to.
		Alotau has set up their Interim Committee and sent a letter of support to the Australian High Commission and are Campaigning and planning for my next trip back to Milne Bay Province.
	www.angelfire.com /jazz/sony/newsletter.htm (3742 words)

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