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Linares
South America is the fourth 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.
Linares is a Chilean city and episcopal see located in the Maule region and lies in the geographical center of the country, on the fertile central plain, 303 kilometers south of Santiago and 50 kilometers south of Talca, the regional capital. Linares is the capital city of the province of Linares. The municipality of Linares has a population of 83,249 as of 2002 census, of which 15,025 that is 18 percent live in rural areas while the urban population has reached 68,224 that is 82 percent. Women make up 52.3 percent of Linares urban population while men represent 47,7 percent.
Linares was founded on 23 May 1794 as Villa de San Ambrosio de Linares by Ambrosio O'Higgins, the then Viceroy of Peru and Bernardo O'Higgins' father. The city counts among its native’s important statesmen, politicians, poets, writers and musicians and is currently an active commercial, agricultural, industrial and service center. The city of Linares houses the artillery school of the Chilean army.
There are many famous places in the city. The cathedral church of San Ambrosio de Linares is one of the finest religious buildings built in Chile in the 20th Century. It was conceived after the Basilica of Saint Ambrose, in Milan, a noble building in the Romanesque style. Juan Subercaseaux Errazuriz, a visionary churchman and second bishop of the Diocese of Linares, was the bright mind that conceived the new Cathedral and gave beginning to its works.
Linares, due its various places of interest is one of the most visited places. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and gain enthusiasm in its natural beauty and populace.
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