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CURICO , a See also:

province of central See also:Chile, lying between the provinces of See also:Colchagua and See also:Talca and extending from the Pacific to the See also:Argentine frontier; See also:area, 2978 sq. m.; pop. (1895) 103,242. The eastern and western sections are mountainous, and are separated by the fertile valley of central Chile. The See also:mineral resources are undeveloped, but are said to include See also:copper, See also:gold and See also:silver. See also:Cattle, See also:wheat and See also:wine are the See also:principal products, but See also:Indian See also:corn and See also:fruit also are produced. On the See also:coast are important See also:salt-producing See also:industries. The See also:climate is mild and the rainfall more abundant than at the See also:northern See also:part of the valley, and the effects of this are to be seen in the better Other offices. The pontifical "See also:family." Pontifical See also:chapel. pasturage, See also:Irrigation is used to a large extent. The province was created in 1865 by a See also:division of Colchagua. The See also:capital is Curic6, on the Mataquito See also:river, in See also:lat. 340 58' S. See also:long.

71° 19' W., 114 m. S. of See also:

Santiago by the Chilean Central railway, which crosses the province. The See also:city stands on the See also:great central See also:plain, 748 ft. above See also:sea-level, and in the midst of a comparatively well-cultivated See also:district. It was founded in 1742 by Jose de Manso, and is one of the more cultured and progressive provincial towns of Chile. Pop. (1895) 12,669. Vichiquen, on a See also:tide-See also:water See also:lake on the coast, is a prosperous See also:town, the centre of the salt See also:trade.

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