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Curacavi
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.
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.
Curacavi is a commune nailed between hills of the mountain range of the coast in the central zone Chile, located in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, specifically in the Province of Melipilla, with an approximated surface of 693 square kilometers and limits with the following communes that include Maria Pinto, Melipilla, Penaflor, Stolen Father, Pudahuel, Lampa, Villa Alemana and Casablanca.
The present town of Curacavi included in the XVll century only two properties is one was from the cerrito of the cemetery to the today municipality and the other than followed from there to the bridge of the Puangue. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and gain enthusiasm in its natural beauty and populace. Curacavi enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers.
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