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San Jose de Maipo
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.
San Jose de Maipo is located 50 kilometers to the east of Santiago of Chile and to 21.9 kilometers of high Bridge. It is situated next to the Mountain range of The Sandes, in the Mountain range Province. It does not have dwells than 10.500 people, with small demography, since this moving away of the civilization, to field pleases. It has a population of 10,950 inhabitants. The climate there has an average temperature of 14 degree Celsius, whereas in winter it is of 1 degree Celsius and in summer it reaches an average of 28 degree Celsius.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, San Jose de Maipo is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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