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Talagante
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.
Talagante is one of the popular tourist destinations and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments. It is the capital commune of the Talagante province, Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile. The name Talagante means bow of wizard. Topographically, Talagante is located at an altitude of 313 meters and has coordinates of 33 degree 40 minutes south.
Officially, Talagante was established on December of 1837, with the companies of the president of Chile, Jose Joaquin Prieto and Joaquin Tocornal Jimenez, with the name of Villa Santa Maria de Talagante. The economic activities of Talagante were in base of agriculture, since in this territory there were many properties, at the time of the Colony.
Talagante enjoys the sight of rivers Mapocho and Maipo, that lower from the central mountain range of Chile, embracing with magical legend the fields and cultures. The city has extended, by freeway, towards the main port San Antonio. The configuration of the city maintains the chessboard form, like most of the initial urban nuclei of the cities of Chile.
Presently, Talagante experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of South America. This fact has consolidated along with other adjacent municipalities, as a great alternative for residence.
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