Pomaire is a Chilean town in the commune of Melipilla in Melipilla Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Abundant natural clay in the hills surrounding the town bolstered a thriving pottery industry in the community.
In the village there is a tradition of giving Chanchitos, little pig statuettes to friends and family members to bring good luck.
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Deportes Melipilla is a Chilean football club, based on Melipilla, a comune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on January 24, 1992 as a successor of Club Deportivo Soinca Bata. Currently the team competes in the Primera División after winning the Primera B promotion playoff in the 2020 season. The club has its classic rival, San Antonio Unido match known as “Clásico del Maipo” or “The Maipo Derbi”.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile is one of the five Latin Metropolitan sees of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile.
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El Quisco is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located in the country's central coast, it serves as a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago and forms part of the Coast of Poets, a cultural space named for four Chilean poets of world renown: Pablo Neruda, Vicente Huidobro, Violeta Parra and Nicanor Parra. El Quisco is home to La Casa de Isla Negra, the former house of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, which is now a museum and Neruda's burial site. The city's name comes from the quisco cactus, which in turn comes from the Quechua word khishka, a plant species belonging to the cactus family.
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The 2012–13 Copa Chile,, is the 33rd edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national cup tournament. The competition started on June 23, 2012 with the First Round and concludes on May 8, 2013 with the Final. The winner qualifies for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana.
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The 2008 South American Under-17 Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the South American Under-17 Women's Championship. It was held from 12 to 30 January 2008 in Melipilla, Peñalolén and Villarrica, Chile.
Chomedahue is a small town located in the Chilean commune of Santa Cruz, Colchagua province.
The 2005 Campeonato Nacional Clausura Copa Banco del Estado was the 78th Chilean League top flight, in which Universidad Católica won its 9th league title after beating Universidad de Chile on penalties, in the finals.
The St. Joseph's Cathedral Also Melipilla Cathedral Is the name that receives a religious building of the catholic church, that is in the city of Melipilla in front of the Place of Arms of the city in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago in the South American country of Chile.
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The 2006 Primera B de Chile was the 56th completed season of the Primera B de Chile.
