The Coquimbo Region is one of Chile's 16 regions. It is bordered by Atacama to the north, Valparaíso to the south, Argentina to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of the national capital, Santiago.
The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, often shortened to O'Higgins Region, is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founding fathers.
A province is the second largest administrative division in Chile with 56 in total. The largest administrative division in Chile is that of a region with 16 in total.
Jubaea is a genus of palms with one species, Jubaea chilensis or Jubaea spectabilis, commonly known in English as the Chilean wine palm or Chile cocopalm, and palma chilena in Spanish. It is native to southwestern South America and is endemic to a small area of central Chile between 32°S and 35°S in southern Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins, and northern Maule regions.
Postal codes in Chile are 7 digit numeric, grouped as NNNNNNN. It is administered by Correos de Chile.
The Chilean tinamou is a type of tinamou commonly found in high altitude shrubland in subtropical regions of central Chile.
Blennosperma is a genus of plants in the sunflower family. They are known commonly as stickyseeds; the name Blennosperma is Greek for "slimy seed."
There are several football rivalries amongst clubs in Chile.
Crocidosema insulana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Chile in Santiago, Masatierra Island, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Maule and Bío Bío.
The 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes, also known as the Libertador O'Higgins earthquakes, were a pair of intraplate earthquakes measuring 6.9 and 7.0 that struck Chile's O'Higgins Region on 11 March 2010 about 16 minutes apart. The earthquakes were centred 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the city of Pichilemu.
Mister Gay Chile is the national integral beauty title for Chilean gay men. The choice of candidates is based not only on physical attributes. Communication skills are measured from applicants, their form of expression and, above all, the level of commitment of each participant with causes and values of the gay community. The last Grand Finale of this competition was in February 2019.
The Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia primaries for the 2012 Chilean municipal elections took place nationally on 1 April 2012. 313,000 people voted in the Concertación primaries in 142 different communes. 142 out of 335 candidates were elected to represent the political conglomerate.
The Chilean Inca trail is a local and popular term among local tourism initiatives and Chilean anthropologists and archaeologists for the various branches of the Qhapak Ñan in Chile and its associated Inca archaeological sites.
Eupithecia sibylla is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the regions of Los Gatos, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Santiago, O'Higgins, Maule and Biobio in Chile. The habitat consists of the Northern Desert, Northern Coast, Intermediate Desert, Coquimban Desert, Central Andean Cordillera, Central Valley, Valdivian Forest and the Northern Valdivian Forest biotic provinces.
Solaria is a genus of South American plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae, tribe Gilliesieae, native to Chile and Argentina.
Ranunculus peduncularis is a large perennial buttercup that grows in Patagonia on the margins of woods, scrubs and along streams, with long stems and deeply divided leaves. In the wild it flowers from spring to summer.
This article consists of various statistical charts related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.
The 2012 Constitución earthquake was recorded on March 25, 2012 at 7:37 pm local time. It had a moment magnitude of 7.1 and its epicenter was located 23 km (14 mi) northeast of the city of Constitución, in the Maule Region, Chile. According to experts, it was a strong and late aftershock of the Great Chile earthquake of February 27, 2010.
