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Chimbarongo
South America is thefourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south. At its broadest point, near where it is crossed by the equator, the continent extends to 5,300 kilometers from east to west.
South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is washed on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Topographically the continent is divided into three sections namely the South American cordillera, the interior lowlands, and the continental shield. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
Chimbarongo, which means Place between fog in the language of Mapudungun, is a town in Chile in the Province of Colchagua. It is in the Region of the General Liberator Bernardo O'Higgins. Integra along with the towns of Peumo, Pichidegua, San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, San Fernando and the Electoral District 35 degrees north belongs to 9 Senatorial Circumscription. Its economy is based chiefly on the expansion of crafts in wicker and the culture of fruit trees.
Today, the city has added to its old and rich traditions by becoming an oasis of high technologies in the middle of northeastern Brazil. As it is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of South America, it is one of the most visited places amongst the most die-hard travelers the world over.
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