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Valparaíso - World Cultural Heritage
(Reads: 9648, 22-Ene-2004)

On July 2nd 2003, Valparaíso was declared a part of World Cultural Heritage by the United Nations Education, Science and ...

History of Arica
(Reads: 2774, 26-Ene-2004)

It is known that the first inhabitants of this zone belonged to the Chinchorro culture, the distinguishing feature of which ...

History of Iquique
(Reads: 2005, 26-Ene-2004)

The date of the foundation of Iquique is uncertain; all we have is an approximate date of 7,000 BC. Iquique, whose name ...

History of Antofagasta
(Reads: 1795, 26-Ene-2004)

The early history of the city was that of its first inhabitant, Juan López, better known as "Chango López", who began his ...

The History of San Pedro de Atacama
(Reads: 1736, 23-Ene-2004)

In years gone by, San Pedro was one of the most important centres of the Atacameño culture. The fertile land which surrounds ...

History of Copiapó
(Reads: 2040, 23-Ene-2004)

At the time of the discovery of Chile by Diego de Almagro in 1536 this area was occupied by the Diaguita people. This was ...

History of Coquimbo
(Reads: 1946, 14-May-2004)

Ever since it was discovered by the indigenous moluches, who occupied the lands from Copiapó to Chiloé, the cove was ...

History of Concepción
(Reads: 1386, 16-Abr-2004)

Concepción was founded in 1550 on the present site of the city of Penco, and was the second most important city in Chile ...

History of Angol
(Reads: 1242, 21-Ene-2004)

The first settlement founded in the place, in 1553, by Pedro de Valdivia, was called Los Confines. It was destroyed by the ...

History of Valdivia
(Reads: 1894, 26-Ene-2004)

The city was founded by Pedro de Valdivia on February 9th, 1552, on its present site. The place was chosen for strategic ...

The History of Osorno
(Reads: 1506, 23-Ene-2004)

Osorno was founded by the Spaniards, led by the conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, in 1553 on the site of the small native ...

History of Frutillar
(Reads: 1392, 26-Ene-2004)

The Village of Frutillar was officially founded by order of the President of the Republic, Manuel Montt, on November 23rd ...

History of Puerto Varas
(Reads: 1328, 26-Ene-2004)

The city was originally populated by German colonists, who made an important contribution to the development of the area. It ...

History of Puerto Montt
(Reads: 1541, 21-Ene-2004)

Puerto Montt was founded on the 12th February 1853, by Vicente Pérez Rosales, and named in honor of the president Manuel ...

History of Ancud
(Reads: 1164, 26-Ene-2004)

Ancud was founded in 1767 in order to protect its sea traffic to the south with forts and batteries. The city became one of ...

History of Chaitén
(Reads: 1215, 19-May-2004)

Chaitén grew from a settlement of three houses in 1933, and from 1938 a boat known as Tenglo, belonging to the state company ...

History of Puerto Aisén
(Reads: 1196, 23-Ene-2004)

The town was originally founded in 1914 as a port with the pier and warehouses of a cattle-raising company, SIA (Sociedad ...

History of Punta Arenas
(Reads: 1621, 26-Ene-2004)

Punta Arenas was founded in 1849 as a military fort to reinforce the Chilean claim to sovereignty over the Magellan Straits ...

The History of Valparaíso
(Reads: 2217, 22-Ene-2004)

There is no exact date for the founding of Valparaíso. It is said that it was about 470 years ago, when, during the Spanish ...

History of Quemchi
(Reads: 953, 30-Jun-2004)

The history of Quemchi is linked to the timber industry, as it was this activity that drew so many foreigners to the region ...

History of La Unión
(Reads: 988, 30-Jun-2004)

The city was founded by Cayetano Letelier who, in 1821, who petitioned the Supreme Government with the idea of forming a ...

History of Villarrica
(Reads: 1451, 30-Jun-2004)

Villarrica was founded by Gerónimo de Alderete who, under the orders of the governor Pedro de Valdivia, established the city ...

History of Vallenar
(Reads: 1255, 17-Jun-2004)

Vallenar, located in the valley of the Huasco river, was founded on 1789 by Don Ambrosio O`Higgins who originally called ...

History of Temuco
(Reads: 1934, 20-Ene-2004)

Temuco was founded on February 24, 1881, on a privileged site between the Cautín river and the Cerro Ñielol. Minister Manuel ...

History of Calama
(Reads: 1474, 26-Ene-2004)

Calama is situated at an intersection of the Inca road system, where the road from Cobija to Potosí meets the road from ...

History of La Serena
(Reads: 1773, 23-Ene-2004)

The city was founded by Juan Bohón as Villanueva de La Serena on September 4th 1944 and refounded on August ...

History of Licán Ray
(Reads: 1124, 30-Jun-2004)

Licán Ray doesn’t have a precise date of foundation, since it grew naturally with the arrival of the colonists. ...

History of Pucón
(Reads: 1983, 09-Jul-2004)

Pucón was founded on the 27th February 1883, as another stage in the pacification of the region and its people. Once ...

History of Ovalle
(Reads: 1107, 16-Jun-2004)

The city of Ovalle was founded in 1821, in the beginnings of the Republic. One of the reasons for the foundation of this ...

Traiguén
(Reads: 1280, 21-Ene-2004)

Its name means 'waterfall' in the Mapuche language. It is 68 km from Angol and 89 km from Temuco. From its very beginnings, ...

History of Chiloé
(Reads: 5034, 26-Ene-2004)

More than 10,000 years ago, these islands were still uninhabited by man. The first settlers were the Chonos, a nomadic ...

History of La Ligua
(Reads: 1363, 18-May-2004)

The city La Ligua was founded on 21 June 1754 by the Governor of the Kingdom, Lieutenant Colonel Domingo Ortíz de Rozas, who ...

History of Los Vilos
(Reads: 1187, 14-May-2004)

Los Vilos was built as a minor port for the import and export of merchandise, by means of supreme decree of the Treasury ...

History of Curicó
(Reads: 1191, 14-May-2004)

The city of Curicó was founded on 9 October 1743 by the Governor of the Kingdom of Chile, don José Antonio Manso de Velasco, ...

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