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Cruz del Eje
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.
Cruz del Eje is a municipality in the province of Cordoba, Argentina. It has about 28,000 inhabitants as of the 2001 poll. It is the head town of the department of the same name, which has a population of about 52,000. The area of the city was initially inhabited by Comechingon aboriginals, which were thoroughly displaced by the Spanish conquistadores by the end of the 17th century. The first official owner of the lands was Francisco de Baigorri, as recorded on 1735-09-22, which is taken as the foundation date of the city.
The settlement was linked by a road to the provincial capital, Cordoba, in 1878 and it was declared a city on 1890-05-08. On the latter year the train station was opened as well. Cruz del Eje's position as a railroad node would lead to a swift growth in importance, until the dismantlement of the railway workshops in the 1970s. It is a city with endless recreational opportunities, rich history, and modern day luxuries.
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