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Salamanca
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.
Salamanca is located within the Province of the Choapa of IV the region of Coquimbo, 30 kilometers of Illapel, provincial administrative center have left, and 333 kilometers to the south of the Night love song, regional capital. Its total land area is 3,398 square kilometers. This community is situated in the zone of cross-sectional valleys, belongs to the hydraulic hole of the Choapa river and it is located in the North shore of this one, waters you arrive of the confluence with the Chalinga river. These valleys are thin, with a fluvial origin in the zones riberenas and of rock decomposition in mountainous slopes.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Salamanca is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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